Tameside Toy Appeal 2024
Many of the families living in our communities are facing hardship and living in poverty.
Christmas is, as always, a difficult time of year for many families in Tameside, and the pressure to ensure their children wake up to presents on Christmas morning is huge.
Recent research showed that more than a third of Tameside children are living in poverty.
'Heat or Eat’ will be a real choice for so many families this winter and Christmas is something they simply can’t afford.
So, it's back for 2024, the annual Tameside Toy Appeal and we need your help to reach those children living in poverty...your donation could make a difference this Christmas!
For those looking for support this year, please download the Nomination Form here
How can you help?
Donations are needed of new and unwrapped toys/gifts for children aged 0-18. The appeal will run from Monday 11 November 2024 until Friday 13 December 2024 (the last day donations will be accepted).
See website here for location details of all drop-off sites. Every gift donated to the Tameside Toy Appeal will be given to a child in Tameside whose family is experiencing poverty.
Independent Collections
If you would like to host a private Tameside Toy Appeal 2024 collection for your employees, volunteers, students, service users, etc please email Saman Nisar: saman.nisar@actiontogether.org.uk
Arrangements can be made for a volunteer 'Toy Taxi' driver to collect your donations and take them to the nearest Tameside Children's Centre.
If you have a considerable number of toys, the team from Tameside Radio will come and collect them in the Radio Van. Just let us know by emailing community@notreallyheremedia.com
Or, if your organisation/group/school plan to carry out some festive fundraising for this year's Appeal you can donate any money that you raise directly to the dedicated Just Giving Page.
You can make a monetary donation to the Just Giving page here:
The money raised will be used to purchase gifts for the categories of children where the least donations have been received. The Just Giving page will remain open for donations until Monday 23 December 2024.
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