Costa Christmas Collection Urges Locals To Donate Gifts For Vulnerable Children

A Costa del Sol kindness is calling connected locals to thief make Christmas typical for children who would different spell without. Hadas Caradas, nan group down nan yearly Costa Christmas Collections, has launched its 2025 entreaty pinch an urgent telephone for gift donations earlier Sunday December 7.

Helping children this Christmas

The kindness supports children surviving successful safe houses, home unit shelters and families who trust connected nutrient banks crossed Malaga province. Many of these young group look Christmas greeting without a azygous coming unless nan organization steps in.

One of nan volunteers helping to beforehand nan run summed up nan request simply: “It’s truthful heartbreakingly sad location are truthful galore children without a loving location aliases a family. Please bargain a gift for 1 of our children this year.”

A elemental ask

The entreaty is straightforward but this mini motion tin mean nan world to a kid connected Christmas day. Residents are asked to bargain a caller gift, wrap it, explanation it intelligibly pinch nan child’s property and gender, and driblet it disconnected astatine 1 of nan galore participating postulation points stretching from Alhaurín el Grande to Estepona.

Drop disconnected locations

Drop-off points this twelvemonth include:

• Halo Spa Salon successful Alhaurín el Grande
• Martins Hair and Beauty Lounge and Fabric Boutique successful Torremolinos and Mijas
• Little Senses, Bar Tuta and Fabric Boutique successful nan Calahonda to Elviria area
• The Harbour Marbella, Harry’s Fish and Chips and nan British International School of Marbella successful Nueva Andalucía
• Urban Chai Café, Liam’s Quality Meats and Bazlama Restaurant successful San Pedro and Estepona

Overseas Supermarkets successful Puerto Banús and Fuengirola are besides accepting mince pies, chocolates and Christmas sweets for children and families who are struggling.

Rising request crossed nan Costa del Sol

Organisers opportunity nan adjacent fortnight is critical. With hundreds of children relying connected nan appeal, they fearfulness galore will miss retired unless donations increase. Anyone incapable to shop successful personification tin donate financially done nan charity, allowing volunteers to acquisition gifts directly.

The request for support has been heightened by nan ongoing costs of surviving pressures crossed nan region. According to caller location data, astir 35 percent of minors successful Malaga state unrecorded successful households astatine consequence of poverty. Rising rents, higher nutrient prices and unstable seasonal activity proceed to spot aggravated unit connected families. In Andalucía overall, terrible poorness affects much than 17 percent of households pinch children, a complaint importantly higher than for households without dependents.

Local organisations study that galore families are now turning to nutrient banks for nan first time, and request for children’s essentials specified arsenic nappies and schoolhouse supplies has surged. Volunteers opportunity nan Christmas entreaty offers not only applicable thief but besides a reminder to young group that their organization cares.

Find retired more

Hadas Caradas, besides known arsenic nan Food Fairies, useful year-round to present food, essentials and emergency support crossed nan Costa del Sol. The Christmas run remains 1 of its biggest yearly efforts, pinch volunteers collecting, sorting and distributing gifts successful clip for Christmas week.

Residents who wish to thief tin sojourn hadascaradas.org, travel @hadascaradas connected societal media aliases email jack@hadascaradas.org