does ur town have a giving tree?

[honey08]

in scarborough in the shopping centre theyve a grt tree then theres a massive box *the giving tree* u put an upwrapped pressie in for those who dnt have anything etc

last yr i put a couple of things in it, this yr ive heard on r radio that dnt just think of kids ......... so this yr im sorting out all my make up that ive never opened and will never used

i hate to think of sum1 opening nothing/sat with no one at xmas time
theres a 94 yr old man who lives near us , bless him , i make dinners and take him 1 over a few times a wk cos hes on his own, he has carers but says he gets sick of seeing them


does ur town have a giving tree? if so do u put anything in it ?x

 

[louisaL]

I know i've just said it to you but i publically want to say that is so so nice of you giving meals to that old man louise and I'm so proud of you!!

we probably do have a giving tree but it will be up the city shopping centre if we did have one, i try and stay away from there at the best of times as it gets so busy and xmas will be even more so! but if i find out there is one i would make a special trip

 

[honey08]

aww louisa


listern to ur local radio station see wot there saying , if they do take it in to the station thingy X?

 

[Char&Bump-x]

Never heard of one before, but its a great idea. It actually breaks my heart to think of anyone alone at christmas.

I want to cry when i see people eating alone

 

[Kiddo]

Our town doesn't have one but our church does. You take a tag off it and that tells you what gender and age to buy for. You take the gifts to the church and the St Vincent de Paul group distributes them.

 

[honey08]

i think every twn/city shud have one x

 

[Harveysmum369]

Our shopping centre has one xx

 

[jenny_wren]

our town does the same but you take the
gifts to radio station/church/school wherever
there's a collection point x​

 

[honey08]

its gud 2 know i wud hate to think someone on there own or kids with nothing

 

[jenny873]

we have them in shops the local radio station is running something called the toy appeal. I will be putting something in before it finishes. Its really sad to think some children dont get a present, I think if I knew of any locally id have the whole family round christmas with gifts for them all lol. Everybody should feel the special-ness (is that even a word lol) of christmas, especially children x

 

[honey08]

ur so right

 

[smiley44]

I live in Scarborough its a great tree!

 

[bump_wanted]

i dont think we have one but if we did id donate must be horrible to be alone at christmas ive never thought of it before xx

 

[honey08]

I live in Scarborough its a great tree!

omg do u !! pm mex

 

[Blah11]

No, I dont think so but its a great idea. I'm going to start doing the shoeboxes too. My mum used to do them when we were little but I missed teh cut off date for this yr.

 

[Laura2919]

I dont think we have anything like that but it would be so nice to be able to give something to someone who doesnt have anything at all to open. I dont like to think that while I am sitting with all my family and enjoying the festivities there is someone there who cant do that..

 

[Scally]

I dont think there is any in this area, i wonder if there is somewhere i can find out about it?

 

[amie-leigh]

i dont think theres one in this area

 

[honey08]

aww im so glad theres one here then nice to feel im doing my bit,,,,,albeit not much

 

[maccy]

We have The Santa Appeal, you ring you andthey give you the name and age of a child and you buy for them...it's for all the kids in our area in care or refuges etc where they don't get much if anything..so sad. x