MISSION CHRISTMAS UPDATE 2025

MISSION CHRISTMAS CASH FOR KIDS 2025

You’ve helped Santa visit 14,300 children across the South Coast, West Sussex and Salisbury.

In what proved to be a very challenging year for the Appeal we were pleased to make sure that over 14,000 local children, living in poverty, woke up to presents on Christmas day. Thank you to everyone who supported this year – we couldn’t do it without you.

For our part, Trustees Tom and Richard once again were entrusted to be the collection team for Dorset, picking up gifts from donation points across Dorset during December and taking them to the sorting warehouse in Havant. In addition, through the year we managed to purchase and donate gifts to the Appeal with a value in excess of £150,000 which we bought for just £17,000. In addition to the large consignment of Cotton Boulevard clothing, we supplied toiletry and cosmetic sets, toys including a large quantity of Lego and 250 toy elephants and 250 jigsaw puzzles from the Sheldrick Trust, thereby supporting another of our chosen charities.