Supporting local charities with this year’s Christmas Wish Tree

You are invited to either donate physical gifts or to make a donation online, providing much-needed support to three local charities. Each charity has provided a wish list of items that would benefit their work - details of these items will be written on the gift tags on our Christmas Wish Tree. 

This year’s charities were chosen by representatives from Durham Students’ Union: 

• • Durham City of Sanctuary works to build opportunities for introductions and friendship between sanctuary seekers and local people, helping new arrivals to integrate into our communities. Aiming to create a culture of welcome for people seeking sanctuary from war and persecution. 
  • If U Care share provides a range of services fundamental to their three main aims of prevention, intervention, and supporting those bereaved by suicide.  
  • Rainbow Home supports LGBTQ+ people in the North East who are seeking asylum, providing a safe space with specialist knowledge.

 
How it works 

Donating a physical gift: 

• From Monday 24 November, you can pick up one or more gift tags from our Christmas Wish Tree in Bill Bryson Library (opposite the Help and Information Desk) 
• Buy and wrap the gift(s) written on the tags, and attach the tag to your gift(s) 
• Place your wrapped and tagged gift(s) back under the Christmas Wish Tree by Friday 12 December. 

Donating online: 

• Visit the donation pages for our chosen charities this year (see below) - you can choose to support as many of the charities as you like 
  • Donate to Durham City of Sanctuary 
  • Donate to If U Care Share 
  • Donate to Rainbow Home 

• Donate an amount of your choice, which will help the charity to provide items from their wish list 
• Donations should be made by Friday 12 December