One ActivityOver the years we have been able to build relationships with many families, who have been empowered to succeed. With the help of numerous partners, we have been able to bless many families in Brighton and Hove and beyond through our Christmas Cheer Project. We have provided hampers to families who most need the help and support over the Christmas period.
The individuals, organisations and churches appreciate that their donations go to people we are in relationship with and they value this principle. From the feedback received it is evident that families very much appreciate and value the Christmas hampers. Many recipients shared the contents of the hamper with other friends and family. |
Many RecipientsFor Christmas 2019 we received donations of new gifts and monies from 13 individuals and 18 organisations and churches in the Sussex area, which enabled us to provide 85 overflowing hampers that directly impacted 206 individuals. We were able to give a minimum of 3 substantial gifts to every recipient. The number and quality of the hampers continually improves. We use InKind Direct to purchase many of the gifts and this has enabled us to save £3,527.92 from the estimated value of goods ordered at £3,943.17
Appreciation was expressed not only for the hampers but also for the human interaction as the hampers were delivered or collected. Due to the generosity of many individuals, we were able to provide fresh ingredients for a traditional Christmas dinner for 35 families. |
Donations for Christmas Cheer
Donate ItemsCall our phone line to arrange a delivery time to our centre.
Christmas gift trolley set up for Fresh Start at Asda Hollingbury.
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What to DonateGifts for all ages and genders.
We Do Not Take
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Donate MoneyYour donation for Christmas Cheer will help us empower more families. We use PayPal for the payments, but you don't have to have a PayPal account to donate:
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Our response to Covid-19This year we find ourselves in vastly different circumstances because of the Covid-19 pandemic. But the families are in greater need than ever before. Therefore, we are going to run this project and have produced a video on social media to encourage donations. We are planning to put the hampers together starting on Monday 7th December. Please contact us if you wish to donate any new items so that safe arrangements can be made in line with government guidelines.
Donated by an individual
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Feedback"Thank you so much for our hampers. They have made such a huge difference to our family; we were really worrying about how we were going to make ends meet. You make a massive difference to our life all year round. We are forever grateful for you and all you do. I was so overwhelmed when I received them, I cried. This means so much to us. Thank you again."
Family of 3 "Thank you so much to you and everyone involved with Christmas Cheer, we are so grateful. You have enabled us to have an amazing Christmas. Thank you to you all." Family of 8 "Thank you to everyone involved in enabling us to receive a hamper this year. This has really helped us out this year, as we have had a lot of unexpected bills and outgoings so we wouldn’t have had much of a Christmas if it wasn’t for the personal and well thought out gifts presented to us by the Fresh Start team. Many thanks to all those who made this possible." Family of 5 "I cannot express my gratitude enough. You have made my children’s Christmas amazing yet again. At the time, when things are really challenging and tough.... Please, spare me the tears of joy and gratitude. I can never thank you enough. Merry Christmas and much love!" Family of 5 "Thank you so much for the hamper and the gifts that were inside. The past 12 months have been a very challenging and emotional rollercoaster. Christmas was the last thing on my mind. The hamper was a true blessing. Thank you." Family of 3 |
