The Great Salisbury Toy Appeal has received a boost today thanks to some wonderful local businesses.
Salisbury Radio has donated £800 of funds raised so far from local businesses who are advertising on the station’s virtual Advent Calendar next month.
The Toy Appeal seeks to raise £3,000 to provide a Christmas present for children from families who might otherwise go without this Christmas.
Organisers say over 500 children could benefit from this year’s Appeal.
Business that bought a ‘virtual Advent Calendar door’ - to be opened each day on the run-up to Christmas - have contributed to the Appeal. So far, these include:
Thruxton Circuit and
Many local families are relying on Foodbanks and Pantries to help them get by on a weekly basis. Hundreds of local families are registered at the Pantries that cover Salisbury, Old Sarum and Longhedge. the Appeal aims to help these families make their Christmas a little more magical.
Gemma Phillips from the Old Sarum & Longhedge Pantry told Salisbury Radio, "Every child deserves a magical Christmas. It doesn't have to be hundreds of pounds worth of toys or anything like that, but something to open on Christmas and to have that experience of Santa... just that magical feeling that we all had as children.
"We are working with Osweld International and the Pantry in Salisbury to try to get every child a toy."
Salisbury Radio breakfast show host Craig Hicks added, “It’s with grateful thanks to storage and recycling giants Guaytts of Salisbury that we’ve been able to do this, and I have every expectation we’ll be able to donate a total of around £2,000 to the Appeal.
“That means, along with the generosity of the great people of Salisbury who have already donated around £1,500, I trust we'll help exceed the target of £3,000.”
Once the money has been collected, the team will complete a trolley dash at Symths Toys in Salisbury before the presents are handed over to the Pantries for distribution.
If you have brand new toys to donate, you can drop them off at:
Cholderton Rare Breeds Farm - Amesbury Road, Cholderton
Fexco Property Services - 84 Fisherton Street, Salisbury
JCP Engineers - Mills Way, Amesbury
Ozweld International - Barnack Industrial Estate, Wilton
Pro-Tyre - Edison Road, Churchfields Ind Estate, Salisbury
Porton Garden, Aquatic & Pet Centre - Porton
Snow Bar - Salisbury's Guildhall Square
The deadline for donating to the Toy Appeal is Friday 13th December 2024 so toys can be sorted before distribution.
To make a financial donation to the Great Salisbury Toy Appeal, please click here:
https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/great-toy-appeal-salisbury-2024
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