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Generous donations to Christmas Tree Wish Appeal
Our annual Christmas Tree Wish Appeal is once again helping Christmas wishes come true for local families. Students and staff generously donated over 260 gifts, that will now be distributed across County Durham through our charity partners.
This year’s appeal worked with three local charities, chosen by representatives of Durham Students’ Union:
- DASH - an independent charity that provides accommodation with support to people who are homeless or about to become homeless in County Durham
- Feeding Families – a charity based in North East England that offers support, hope and security to those experiencing food poverty
- RSACC - offering free, confidential and specialist support to sexual violence survivors in Darlington and County Durham
Each charity provided a wish list of items, written on gift tags which were hung on the Christmas Wish Tree in Bill Bryson Library. Students and staff were invited to pick a tag and buy the gift written on the tag, returning it underneath the tree ready for the charities to collect.
Online donations
The Appeal also allowed the option for students and staff to make an online monetary donation to the Christmas Wish Tree, in lieu of a gift. With current contributions totalling over £100, there is still time to make a donation by visiting any of the charities websites.
The gifts and funds donated will allow all the charities to provide much needed support to their service users throughout the festive season.