The 2008 Christmas Appeal was a tremendous success not least to the involvement of so many Hinckley & Bosworth people. Thanks to all of you, we supported over 300 children with toys and gifts and 200 families and single people with food parcels, making a huge difference to their Christmas and lives.
2008 was the first time we had run the toy appeal in conjunction with the Salvation Army, and with such strong support from the Hinckley Times and Worklink. Needless to say it was an outstanding success.
We would like to say a big "thank you" for all your help and support. If you would like to make a donation towards next year's appeal or host one of our decorated collection bins at your premises, please contact Yvonne Clarke or Marian Upton on 01455 615962 or 01455 633002, e-mail enquiries@vahb.org.uk.
Greg Drozdz
Chief Officer
Voluntary Action Hinckley and Bosworth
Summary of the 2008 Christmas Appeal activity
The 2008 Christmas Appeal was a tremendous success not least to the involvement of so many Hinckley & Bosworth people. Thanks to all of you, we supported over 300 children with toys and gifts and 200 families and single people with food parcels, making a huge difference to their Christmas and lives.
2008 was the first time we had run the toy appeal in conjunction with the Salvation Army, and with such strong support from the Hinckley Times, Worklink and HBBC. Needless to say it was an outstanding success.
Toy Appeal:
Age of Child |
Number |
|---|---|
Total: |
284 |
2 months |
2 |
3 months |
4 |
4 months |
3 |
5 months |
1 |
6 months |
3 |
7 months |
2 |
8 months |
1 |
9 months |
3 |
10 months |
2 |
11 months |
2 |
12 months |
12 |
18 months |
10 |
2 years |
32 |
3 years |
32 |
4 years |
19 |
5 years |
21 |
6 years |
20 |
7 years |
14 |
8 years |
12 |
9 years |
12 |
10 years |
16 |
11 years |
11 |
12 years |
16 |
13 years |
11 |
14 years |
7 |
15 years |
8 |
16 years |
8 |
These figures include 17 children with special needs.
Area |
Number |
|---|---|
Hinckley |
128 |
Earl Shilton |
48 |
Barwell |
31 |
Burbage |
10 |
Groby, Markfield & Ratby |
18 |
Desford & Newbold Verdon |
14 |
Stoke Golding |
4 |
Other |
31 |
Donations & Support:
- The George Ward Foundation: £350
- Hinckley Fire Station Rudolph Fund: £500
- Burbage Methodist Church: £100
- Chapman & Bradshaw Industrial Supplies: £200
- St Peter’s Church: £100
- St Mary’s Parish Church: £54
- Barwell & Earl Shilton Lion’s Club: £500
- Heart of England Co-op: £100 of toys
- Tesco Community Fund: £1000
- Earl Shilton Methodist Church: £72
- Sketchley Hill Primary School: Launch, bin, lots of toys
- Worklink for delivering food & toy parcels
- Westfield Junior School: food donations
- St Francis Community Centre: bin
- Hollycroft Medical Centre: bin
- HBBC: use of bins and at Argent’s Mead, Florence House, Leisure Centre
- Westfield Community Centre: bin
- Higham Way Baptist Church: toy service & bin
- St Simon & St Jude’s Church, Earl Shilton: toy service
- Bosworth Free Church: toy service
- Kirby Mallory Church: toy service
- Newlands Primary School, Barwell: toy service
- Stoke Golding Church: toy service
- Westfield Girls Football Team: food donations
- Windsor Play group: food donations
- 4th Hinckley & TS Amazon Scouts: wrapping food parcels and putting parcels together
- Townlands School: food donations
- Barwell C of E School: food donations
- St John’s Church: food donations
- St Martin’s School: wrapping food parcels
- Copy Shop, Hinckley: leaflet donations
AND ALL THE PEOPLE OF HINCKLEY & BOSWORTH WHO DONATED THE MANY HUNDREDS OF TOYS AND GIFTS.
Food Parcels:
- Food parcels provided for 108 families made up of 242 people
- Food parcels provided for 56 single people
- Total food parcels provided = 164 for 296 people
