This is our third year of assisting Children North East in the annual collection of the Giving Tree Appeal donations.
Presents are kindly donated by businesses across the North East to help disadvantaged families. It is a fantastic cause to be involved with and one which we are very happy to help with each year. It is a lovely feeling to know that you have played a small part in putting a smile on a childs face on Christmas morning when they have a gift to open.
Here is a little more information about the charity…
Children North East is a vibrant and forward thinking regional children’s charity based in Newcastle upon Tyne.
The charity began way back in 1891 as the Poor Children’s Holiday Association (PCHA) when its remit was to take the poor children from the slums of Newcastle and Gateshead on a trip to the clean fresh air of the seaside. Over the years the work of the charity changed from these early seaside trips.
It went on to include training schools for boys and girls, night shelters for street children, a children’s sanatorium for consumptive children and children’s homes for children who, for one reason or another, could no longer live at home with their families.
120 years later Children North East is still working hard in the community to combat the effects of poverty, neglect and disadvantage on children, young people and families. The services offered today are very different from those of the past and they will continue to change to meet the needs and demands of the 21st century.
Children North East’s services are designed to support children, young people and their families to reach their full potential. We aim to support vulnerable people through difficult times and to counter the effects of life’s inequalities.
For further information about them visit their website at http://www.children-ne.org.uk/ or contact them on 0191 256 2444. Donations are still being gratefully received should you wish to help this cause.
