Surviving Christmas has been helping vulnerable and homeless people in the Hastings and Rother Districts for a great many years. 2020 presents us with our most difficult year yet – Covid19 means that our focus will have to change dramatically, whilst continuing to cope with the undoubted increased need for our help. This year, we plan to distribute in excess of 700 Christmas hampers for the most vulnerable in our area through nominations by local Government agencies.
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Safeguarding our volunteers will be vital – social distancing measures will be in place and carefully observed, and although we will, as ever, welcome every bit of help offered, there will be restrictions on what we can do, and the amount of volunteers we can welcome.
We are disappointed that we cannot provide the level of Christmas cheer for which we have become renowned, and it is with great sadness that we have had to cancel our normal Two Day Event over Christmas Day and Boxing Day. We are focusing on providing the greatest good with fewer resources and within the scope of Government guidelines.
Further, due to the need to keep both our volunteers and the people whom we help safe, this year we are not accepting donations of any of the following:
- No gifts toys
- No clothing
- No groceries
Covid has also meant that we have not been able to have any of our fundraising events this year, so we are starting our campaign already drawing on our reserves, and with expenditure which is likely to be far in excess of a normal year. To that end, we would particularly welcome monetary donations in place of the things listed above which we cannot accept. Any help in this area would be so much appreciated – donations online or by cheque would be very welcome. Another very concrete way you might help would be to sponsor a hamper, at £35: the hampers bring Christmas cheer to many families, and will feed a family of four. Whatever you can do to help, no matter how small, will support many of our most vulnerable residents. You may donate via bank transfer, using the following details:
Account name: Surviving Christmas
Sort Code 09 01 28
Account number 95632396
Or via our crowdfunder, www.crowdfunder.co.uk/surviving-christmas-2020
Please keep in touch via Facebook and our website. www.survivingchristmas.co.uk, for the most up to date news. We wish you all a safe and happy Christmas, and thank you for thinking of us in this difficult time.
