This year’s Christmas Hamper Appeal was a success with 1,400 hampers packed and sent out all across Manila to deserving families. Volunteers flocked to this years packing which saw a record amount of bags packed in a record amount of time. Just goes to show that many hands make light work.
We would like to send a massive thank you to the following for their outstanding generosity towards the Christmas Hamper Appeal: Springboard Foundation Germany, British School Manila, Sunrise Resources Ltd., British Women’s Association, Colliers, Arcadis and thank you to all of you who made personal donations. No matter how large or small the donation was, at least one family got to enjoy a Christmas Dinner this year.
Also a special thanks goes out to Union Church for letting us use their facilities for packing and to Lane Moving and Storage for providing transport for the day. Finally, a special thank you to Lois Winters and her team who spent the months leading up to the Christmas Hamper appeal making Christmas cards. All proceeds from the cards went towards the appeal. Also Sarah McLeod, deserves thanks for organising the Christmas Bazaar and Garage Sale and the Christmas Hamper Appeal.
Contents of this year's Christmas Hamper
The distribution of the Christmas Hampers have taken place across many sites both within and outside of Metro Manila. From schools to flooded communities to communities living by the railway, the Christmas Hampers have reached an eclectic range of distribution sites.
Organisation: Go Forward
Distribution sites: 5
Total number of Hampers received: 210
Hampers are transported by ambulance to the different distribution sites
Organisation: Wella Day Care
Distribution sites: 1
Total number of Hampers received: 45
Wella Day Care students wait in line
Organisation: D-Clan Youth Organization
Distribution sites: 1
Total number of Hampers received: 100
Many families live on the side of the railway tracks
Organisation: Cashew
Distribution sites: 1
Total number of Hampers received: 152
The children of Cashew put on a festive performance
More photos from the distributions will follow soon, so watch this space for updates. In the meantime, you can read about last year’s Christmas Hamper Appeal here and here.