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Gift a local child a present this Christmas, the Epping Forest Christmas Giving Campaign is back for its 4th consecutive year.
It aims to ensure that no child living in the district goes without receiving a Christmas present.
Gifts will be provided for identified children, living in care, temporary accommodation and in personal circumstances or conditions that might deny them the kindness that other children experience this time of year.
Last year your generous contributions via funds and collected donations raised nearly £1,500.
The gifts were distributed to children, aged between 2 and 17, who had been referred by local schools and frontline children and family service providers, based in the district.
Ways to give a gift
Local residents and businesses can donate a gift or purchase funds in the following ways:
Donate online
- Donate to the Epping Forest Christmas Giving crowd funding page
- Select and purchase a gift from the Essex Police Amazon wish list
Buy a gift for us to give
Deliver an unwrapped gift to the reception desk at Epping Forest District Council Civic Offices. We are open weekdays from 9am to 5pm. The address is:
- Civic Offices, 323 High Street, Epping, CM16 4BZ
Please bring your gift before Friday 15 December for us to wrap.
Make Christmas extra special
With the rising cost of living having an increasing impact on many household budgets, we hope that the Epping Forest Christmas Giving scheme will make Christmas extra special for struggling families.
Find information about other local cost of living support.
Partners
This community initiative is organised by:
- Essex Police
- Voluntary Action Epping Forest (VAEF)
- United In Kind
- Epping Forest District Council
Further information
For more information about the Epping Forest Christmas Giving campaign contact Nick Robinson Community Response Hub Manager at VAEF:
- Email communityhub@vaef.org.uk
- Call 07967 726 851
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