Tuesday 2 December 2014

Giving Tuesday 2014

Hey guys,

Today is Giving Tuesday, a day where we put the excess of Christmas to one side and try to give back to our communities, so I thought I would summarise a few ways people could get involved.  Please take 5 minutes out of your day to do spare anything you can to ensure someone receives a special gift this Christmas, and ensure you end up on Santa's nice list!

Here are a few ideas of what you can do to take part today:

Cancer Research UK - of course I have to mention the charity close to my heart! Text GIVE1 to 70200 to donate £3 to help beat cancer sooner.

CLIC Sargent - My friend Luke Claxton is fundraising for this brilliant charity with his Target 50K project. There are so many ways to take part. You can click the link and donate or you can find out other ways to get involved at https://www.justgiving.com/target50k/

The George Pantziarka TP53 Trust - My beautiful cousin, Georgie, has sadly passed but our family is working tirelessly in his memory. You can find out more at www.tp53.co.uk

Local Food Banks - Many families are living below the poverty line so if you are able to add a few items to your weekly shop and donate them to your local food bank you could provide a family with some much needed food during the festive season.

Crisis - €21.62 could provide a homeless person a homeless person with a place at a shelter, including hot food, health checks and some support to enable them to hopefully make a fresh and positive start in the new year. You can find out more at http://community.crisis.org.uk/facebook

There are so many ways to do something selfless and amazing today. Christmas is a time for family, love, food etc.... but it should also be a time where we are grateful for what we have and try to help those who are sadly less fortunate then us. Please let me know if you do anything to mark the day!

As well as donating to CRUK and Luke's Target 50k I shall be using today to donate to Crisis to help some of the homeless and I am planning a trip to deliver Christmas presents at my local Children's Hospital. 

xxx