Littleborough Boxing Club appeal for Christmas gifts

Photo: Littleborough Boxing & Fitness Club

Mark Oldham, Head Coach at Boxing Club, with Jane Fletcher-Mills, Adherent Children's Worker with the Salvation Army and Danielle Warcaba and Adele Greenwood, members of LABC

Littleborough Boxing and Fitness Club has joined the Salvation Army to be a collection point in Littleborough for their Christmas Present Appeal.

You can make a child's Christmas a happier one by purchasing one extra present for this appeal.

Many families will struggle this Christmas to buy presents for their children and the club wants to support The Salvation Army's beliefs that all children should receive a present at Christmas.

Julie Durrant, Centre Development Officer, said "We decided that we wanted to help these children and offered our premises to become a collection point for The Salvation Army's Christmas Presents Appeal.

"The nearest drop off points were in Rochdale and we wanted to make sure we had something in Littleborough."

They are accepting presents any time from Monday – Friday 9am – 4pm and 6 - 9pm each day until Friday 9 December.

Suggested gifts include:

• Up to three years
  Dolls, teddy bears, cot mobiles, baby clothes, bath toys, CDs of suitable music and nursery rhymes, puzzles
• Three to five years 
  Dolls and action figures, cars, lorries, DVDs and CDs (music and nursery rhymes), colouring sets, pencils, crayons, books, puzzles
• Five to nine years 
  Educational games and toys, stationery (colouring sets, pencils, crayons, school sets), CDs, family friendly DVDs, books, puzzles, word search, crosswords
• Nine to 12 years 
  Games and toys, stationery, CDs, DVDs, books, t-Shirts, hair accessories, gloves, scarves, hats
• 13 to 16 years: CDs, DVDs,
  Books, make-up and toiletries (please try to ensure non-allergic ingredients if possible), gloves, scarves, hats, t-Shirts, hair accessories

The Salvation Army only accepts new gifts so are unable to take used or second hand items for the Christmas Present Appeal. Your gift must be unwrapped so they can be sorted easily into age groups.