Christmas Care is looking for volunteers over the Christmas season

By Claire Dukes - 14 November 2017

Charity

Would you like to do something different this Christmas?

Would you like to be a part of something which will put smiles on faces, gives you a glow and new friends, and makes you part of a very special team?

Christmas Care are a not-for-profit charity first founded in 1988. The organisation provide food, warmth and hospitality for the homeless and vulnerable over the Christmas period.

Christmas Care is looking for adults over 18 to help provide a caring, hospitable shelter for homeless and vulnerable adults, from 11am 24 December to 10am 28 December.

Applications are now available for which volunteers can apply for either kitchen or general positions.

Beforehand there will also be two donations days: 16 December and 23 December, between 10am and 3pm. Children under 16 can take part in donation days, but must be accompanied by a responsible adult.

You can also help by donating any of the following items:

• adult clothing and shoes in good condition, new underwear and socks, sleeping bags, toiletries and towels

• tinned food - meat, fish, beans, tomatoes, other veg, rice pudding etc

• dried food – rice, pasta, breakfast cereals, biscuits, tea, coffee, sugar, drinking chocolate etc

• perishable and frozen food (closer to Christmas) - bacon, sausages, eggs, cheese, fresh veg

• books and board games

• monetary donations are always very welcome - cheques should be made payable to Christmas Care

The above can be delivered to Buckhurst Community Centre, Walcot, Swindon SN3 3BS (The Dome) on Saturday 16 December and Saturday 23 December between 10am and 3pm.

For further details, and to submit applications to volunteer, visit Christmas Care's website: www.christmascareswindon.org.uk

Alternatively, you can go to Christmas Care's Facebook page: @ChristmasCareSwindon

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