Charity shop Christmas gift plan for Raquel Paya school children

FOR the last 30 years the Original Charity Shop of Jávea have assisted Santa to supply individual gifts which have been on the wish lists of the children at Raquel Paya special school in Dénia. We also provide for the school's wish list too, wherever possible.

To raise the funds to do this, we hold our huge and very popular Christmas raffle. Thanks to the generous gifts and donations supplied by local businesses, hairdressers, restaurants, shops etc., we have been able to do this extremely well all these years.

Now we have Covid19. Unfortunately, Santa will not be able to visit in his usual manner and we are not asking our generous business donors for help as in the past, as we know that they, like us, have been struggling financially throughout 2020 too.

However, we have a plan, and this is where you come in. We are asking everyone to pop the € 3 that they would have spent on five raffle tickets, into a collection pot instead. This will go a long way to purchasing individual gift vouchers from Carrefour ( opposite the school) for every child, to be exchanged for toys, clothing, food or whatever is necessary for them to have a merry Christmas. No better prize than that, I hope you agree.

Obviously, if you wish to pop in more than € 3 we will be delighted!

Many thanks in

Please remember there are now Christmas cards for sale in both the charity shop and library and also a selection of calendars and diaries.

All proceeds go to the charities we support. anticipation.