Charity giving this Christmas

[LocalEditorLambeth]

Hi everyone!

I thought it might be nice to start a thread where we can gather ideas on where we can give charity donations this festive season.

Feel free to add as many schemes you come across - in Lambeth or beyond.

Thanks!

Vauxhall Food Bank are collecting advent calendars for children this November - still just about time to drop one off!
vauxhall.foodbank.org.uk/news-events?newsid=68153

Of course, there's always still the option of donating food for families in need as usual.

There's a Santa Dash on Clapham Common on 6th December to raise funds for Great Ormond Street Hospital - there's a 5K route and a 10K route.

It's listed on the site - more details here:
local.mumsnet.com/lambeth/other-local-events/494437-santa-dash

Project Shoebox:
www.facebook.com/ShoeboxGiving/
or
www.indiegogo.com/projects/project-shoebox-2015#/

"Project Shoebox is a charitable community that re-homes unneeded toiletries and cosmetics to women and families in domestic violence refuges."

Norwood & Brixton Foodbank are looking for volunteers on 3rd/4th/5th to help with food collection Brixton and Streatham Tesco stores:
norwoodbrixton.foodbank.org.uk/

St Stephen's Children's Centre are collecting donations to make Christmas hampers for local children - see poster for details...

Can you knit?

Age UK Lambeth needs help with their Warm & Well in Winter campaign...
www.ageuk.org.uk/lambeth/news--campaigns/lambeth-big-knit-2015/

Brixton Soup Kitchen are raising money this winter to provide hats and scarves for homeless people:

www.indiegogo.com/projects/hats-scarves-to-the-homeless-this-winter--2#/