An Extra special day is in store
HI Sunshine News readers.
These weeks are passing by so quickly aren’t they – it will be Christmas before we know it!
As always, we have been working hard on our Christmas Appeal which will support our families from our October round.
This round topped £70k so while we have a lot of work to do we are confident the North East will get behind us and support us in any way they can.
We have our first Christmas event today at Tesco Extra Kingston Park with Stagecoach and our Santa bus.
We have a few schools taking time out of their day to visit us and we cannot wait to see their little faces!
Many children in the North East, especially those living with disabilities and additional needs, often miss out on seeing Father Christmas at other events and stores due to accessibility, personal needs and cost so we are super proud to be offering this free of charge to children in our region.
We will be at Tesco until 5pm today but if you don’t get a chance to pop by Santa will also be visiting the Killingworth Centre in North Tyneside on Sunday.
All of this would not be possible
without the support and kindness of Stagecoach, driver Jon Middlemiss, our trusty volunteers from the Sage Foundation and our friends at Tesco and the Killingworth Centre.
It would not be Christmas without our traditional Christmas Jumper Day on Friday, December 10 and we would love you to join us!
With us still adapting to a new norm, anything goes so whether you are back in the office, working in a café, hotel, supermarket or bar or still working from home please consider supporting us. We also hope schools and community groups become involved too – the more the merrier!
There is no need to sign up but contact our Events Coordinator Erin (erin. todd@reachplc.com) if you would like to share your story.
It is really easy to donate, you can text to donate £2, visit our website (www. thesunshinefund.org/christmas) or send us a cheque if your team has a nominated Christmas elf who can collect funds. Remember to tag us in your pics on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter using the tag #sunshinefundcjd.