Christmas Bag Appeal Brings Hope To Local Children In Care Across The Costa Blanca

A section inaugural successful Calpe is erstwhile again calling connected residents crossed nan Costa Blanca to thief brighten Christmas for children surviving successful care.

Lucy and Tony, good known arsenic nan owners of The Bed Centre Calpe, besides founded Make A Smile, a kindness created successful 2008 during nan financial situation to support section attraction homes. What began arsenic a mini neighbourhood effort has now go a year-round lifeline for astir 130 children successful attraction crossed nan region.

Each twelvemonth nan organisation launches its Christmas Bag Appeal, inviting group to capable a container pinch caller items specified arsenic pyjamas, toiletries, schoolhouse supplies and mini treats. In addition, vouchers and donations guarantee that each kid receives a Christmas gift of their ain choosing.

How to return part

Residents are asked to capable a container pinch caller items including:

pyjamas, socks aliases underwear

toiletries specified arsenic ablution gel

colouring books aliases schoolhouse supplies

small, wrapped treats

Bags tin beryllium dropped disconnected astatine immoderate of nan pursuing postulation points from November 10 to January 3:

The Bed Centre (Calpe)

Amigos de Make A Smile (Teulada)

SR Print (Ondara)

Café Cortados (Jávea)

For those preferring to donate gift vouchers, Amazon “E-Cheque Regalo” tin beryllium purchased astatine amazon.es and emailed to info@makeasmile.es Carrefour vouchers tin besides beryllium delivered to immoderate of nan postulation points.

Anyone wishing to make a financial publication tin petition PayPal aliases slope transportation specifications via nan aforesaid email address. Lucy and Tony emphasise that each euro genuinely makes a difference.

“Thanks to nan generosity of section residents, each kid not only gets a Christmas container filled pinch essentials and treats — they besides get nan joyousness of choosing a gift for themselves,” said Lucy. “Together, we tin make Christmas brighter for children who request it most.”

For much information, sojourn makeasmile.es, telephone (+34) 695 708 101, aliases travel facebook.com/makeasmile.es