******************Important thread - please read - EVERYONE********************

[soapbox]

OK!

I'm distressed reading about those of you who are worried sick about Christmas and having no money to buy things for your children!

Rather than sit of my ample backside and do nothing I have the following proposal to make.

Those of you who have old toys/gifts which are in good condition, or who are willing to buy a new gift for a child can register your contributions with me.

Those of you who are down on your uppers can send me your details - name, address, age and gender of children, what kind of things they like!

Those lovely MN who will send me Christmassy things will be matched up with those people who would like a bit of a hand with Christmas.

Those giving pressies will wrap the pressie and label it 'To XXX from Santa', and then send it to the address given to them.

If people receiving presents want to remain anonymous then I can ask people to send their contributions to me, and I will forward them onto the gift receiver, I will bear the postage cost of the onwards posting!

If people want to help, but have no toys etc to do so, then a small amount on a gift voucher for woolies, argos or the like can be sent instead!

Please post on this thread whether you think it is a winger - if we get at least 10 givers and 10 receivers then I will go ahead with it, and will post my email address to start the ball rolling!

Receivors must be regular MNetters, in case we are deluged from other sites

So it is over to you guys - good idea or not???

god everyone's so supportive again!

hiya sister of soapy! this really is a global effort now then!

glad you're getting some help soapy making thing run easier.

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soapy

Dh is willing to approach his employers about distribution BUT can't guarantee anythinga s A) they were bought out alst month (apollo, formerly known as TNT) and B) we're in the wrongr egion, but if you want him to can you let me know and he will talk to them Tuesday when the bosses are in. In the meantime if anyone is atalkingt o TNT lonson can they mention his anme, Mark Peach at the patchway depot. Might just help.

Also, he says Hasbro boast about their charity givings cheme (toys) but is reluctant toa sk as he wants a job there LOL! If anyone e-mailing though.....

Sorry TNT London

DOH

Mascaraohara don't worry, she's only as far as D I think LOL!

BUMP FOR SOAPY XXX

Jingle bump

Thanks for the link to the walking stick site. I've just ordered my gran a red one for Xmas. I am going to get her a pink trolley for her birthday - they are really funky. They gave me a mumsnet discount of 10% - every little helps doesn't it? Thanks mumsnet!

bumping this back up again-altho slightly concerned that the whole thing will break at 1000 posts

Nah.. we have exceeded 1000 lots of times I'm sure.. usually on the less feel-good threads it has to be said!

Thank you so much for me email giver!! You are a star x

PC - I'm firmly of the view that if you don't ask then you don't get

I would be very grateful if he did ask - they can only say no!

As for Hasbro - will get one of my dsis's on the case

Pamina - I'll sort it out

IwantamatchIwantamatchIwantamatch

(no,I will sit quietly and wait for the magic spreadsheet to make its way down to me)

has anyone else opted to be a giver and a receiver??

I went to the PO and posted my box of stuff off today, so hopefully the recipient will get it on Monday! Thanks again for organising this, Soapbox.

yes i'm a giver and receiver......

haven't heard from soapy since the first email nominating me but i am sitting quietly and waiting patiently and enjoying the way this is growing and growing and growing!

i had originally opted to be a giver, and as things have progressed money has become tighter and tigher and yet the list of presents that they would like seems to keep growing.

hurry up and match me with someone i cant wait till next week!

Ah i see people are coming forward RE distrubtion. If it dosen't work out I was going to see about emailing some of the ones on ebay as suggested on the other thread. My plan was to see if they wanted to help at a discounted (or maybe free!!) rate. let me know if plans don't come together and I can try!

Amtrak deleted email without reading - nice

Flossam - I think you should try anyway