Guidance on how to Give A Gift this year

●toys and gifts –gifts should be newand unused andleft unwrapped.this year we would ask supporters not to donate cuddly toys as the charities may have difficulty placing these for health andhygiene reasons.

this year,given current Covid restrictions it would be appreciated if as many items as possible are handed in by the endofnovember to ease the timetable for handling and distribution, however items will still be welcomed after this point.

Vouchers –given the current pandemic, we are also giving the option of donating gift cards and vouchers to offer some flexibility to both those donating and to the charities. Please mail vouchers and cards, marked‘give agift’, to stirling Observer, 34 upper Craigs,stirling, FK8 2DW. Please include details of the valueof the gift card or voucher. if you would like a confirmation of receipt,provide your name and postal address or email address.

●Drop-off points -the Observer office is closed for the time being and will not act as oneof the drop-off points this year. however, we are grateful to the many other drop-off points who will be happy to accept the items.

these include: stirling – Morrisonssupermarket, springkerse retail Park;barber Co, 20 upper Craigs FK8 2Dg; Nationwide Building society, Port street;jintz Express, 1, 5 Munro rd, stirling Fk77sy; ABERFOYLE – stationcoffee shop, Mainstreet; BALFRON andrew anderson& sons, 64B Buchananstreet g63 0tw; BANNOCKBURN – Jintz Express/post Office,17 Quakerfield; Callander - tesco Express,main street; DUNBLANE – Beechtree Cafe,2beech road; raploch andrew anderson&sons90 Drip road FK8 1rn. Please note some of these may be subject to change given current Covid restrictions.