Christmas Hamper Appeal- Uclan SU Charity

As many of you will be aware, the effects of the credit crunch are having a really big impact on the lives of people living within Preston.

·         Families are struggling to balance paying rent and other bills with purchasing food and other items for their children.

·         Individuals are finding it harder to find work and are becoming homeless - this is on the increase in Preston.

Poverty is generally on the increase.

It’s easy to think that, as an individual, we cannot make much impact on this. After all, even those elected to Government are struggling to handle the economic problems in the country. However, there are small, significant things each of us can do which have an immeasurable impact on the lives of individuals and families living locally. To this end, the Union is collecting the following items within the Opportunities Centre, so that collectively our small contributions make a bigger impact.

We would like you to donate the following items:

·         In-date, tinned food, dried goods (cereals and pastas), soap and toiletries

·         Warm winter woollies – hats, scarves, gloves, socks, sleeping bags or blankets

·         Good quality or new toys

We will donate these items to agencies within Preston who are in contact with people in need for Christmas and will continue the food collections throughout the year.

The Opportunities Centre is open weekdays between 9am – 9pm. Please spread the word to your friends and group members. Your group may wish to collectively purchase some of these items.

Thank you,

The SU Team. 

Contact Details

Tel: 01772 89 3000

Email: suinformation@uclan.ac.uk 

Address

SU Uclan

Fylde Road

Preston

Lancashire

PR1 2TQ