The Annual ‘Blantyre Toy Drive’ is back! From tonight until mid December 2022, we’re raising funds to buy new Christmas toys which will be donated this festive season to Blantyre children.
Once again, in conjunction with Glen Travel, Blantyre Telegraph hopes to buy many hundreds of toys and have Santa once again give them out for FREE to local families in on Saturday 17th December, just ahead of Christmas.
As with previous years, this major campaign aims to benefit as many local children as possible and with a cost of living crisis underway, is as important as ever to reach out to all families within the community, regardless of background.
We’re hoping to light up loads of little festive faces (from babies to age 12) and hope YOU can help either by buying a toy or making a small financial donation. The Blantyre Toy Drive has been a tremendous success in previous years, with kids delighted at their gifts. Some festive kindness will surely be welcome and it should be another memorable campaign.
There are 4 different ways YOU can directly help! >>>>
- Businesses or individuals can make a financial contribution of ANY amount you choose by Paypal or card here: https://theblantyretelegraph.com/campaigns/blantyre-toy-drive2022/
- or why not Subscribe to become a Blantyre Telegraph Supporter for only £1.79 which will unlock loads of extra news AND with full subscriptions going to the Toy Drive next month. Subscribe here: https://www.facebook.com/271133402907727/support/
- or why not directly hand a new toy into Glen Travel’s shop on Glasgow Road, Blantyre. Toys should be unwrapped, brand new and to the value of £5 or so.
- Can your organisation help in any way to make the event more successful? Volunteers? Donating something or a service perhaps?
We’ll be teaming up with Glen Travel to arrange a visit from Santa for local children and hopefully one or two other surprises along the way. We’ll kickstart donations putting in the first £200 at the end of October. Those who took part in previous years, you will know what a highlight this is for local children in such difficult economic times.
The links will be live right up until 16th December. Please join us by helping to give something back to the children of Blantyre. Thanks.
