In the run up to Christmas, the Foundation will again be supporting our community through the Together for Christmas campaign! Whilst this period is the happiest time of year for many, for some it can be a lonely, challenging time. We aim to help these people by providing food hampers, toiletries and toys to families across the Falkirk area. This will ease the burden on local families and mean that more children have a present to open on Christmas morning.Whether you are a local business, part of a team or just a member of the public, there are many ways you can help in order to spread some festive joy this Christmas!
How you can help
Businesses
• Hold a collection of items amongst your staff
• Make a financial donation to allow us to provide more hampers
Teams
• Hold a collection night where each player brings a bag of donations to training
General public
• Hand in donations to one of our collection points
• Donate £15 to allow us to provide a hamper to a local family in need
https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/falkirk-foundation-festive-hamper-appeal
What to donate
Food
We would be happy to accept non-perishable items such as:
• Biscuits/Chocolate
• Diluting Juice
• Condensed Milk
• Tea/Coffee/Hot Chocolate
• Sugar/Sweetener
• Tinned Soups/Tinned Meat/Tinned Fish
• Pasta/Rice
• Selection Boxes
Toiletries
We can accept the following items if unused/unopened:
• Shampoo, shower gel, soap, handwash
• Toothbrushes and toothpaste
• Deodorant/body spray
• Period products
• Razors, shaving gel/foam
• Nappies, baby wipes, baby shampoo
• Make up or toiletry gift sets
Toys
We are happy to accept new small toys for kids of all ages.
Where and when to donate
We’re accepting donations throughout the month of November. Packing will commence on Monday 30th November so please have all donations in before then. You can hand in bags of donations to:
Woodlands Community Sports
Reception area, Woodlands Games Hall, FK1 1QE
Weekdays 5pm – 9pm or weekends 10am – 12pm
Falkirk Foundation Office
Suite 2B, Falkirk Stadium, FK2 9EE
9am – 4.30pm Monday – Friday
Who we help
We provide hampers to local groups across the Falkirk Council area such as:
• Community halls
• Food charities/food banks
• Organisations supporting vulnerable people
These groups work directly with their local community and identify people in their area who would benefit most from receiving a hamper. If you know a group who could benefit from these donations, please get in touch.
For more information, please contact info@falkirkfoundation.org.
