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Christmas Hamper Appeal
Make Christmas brighter for a family in need
Every year Cambridge City Foodbank partners with Cambridge Sustainable Food and Cambridge City Council to deliver Christmas treats, household essentials, fresh vegetables and Christmas toys to households in need across Cambridge. This year, with the need for foodbanks growing steadily in Cambridge, the impact of our hamper appeal will be ever greater. This is the tenth year of the project, and over these ten years we have collected over 6000 hampers!
We ask members of the public like you to put together a Christmas hamper that contains Christmas treats and some essentials that will last until the big day, and our partner agencies help us distribute them to people in Cambridge who are going without the basics. Cambridge Sustainable Food takes care of the fresh vegetables that are given to households in need shortly before Christmas, and the City Council arranges for toys to be distributed to families with children.
By putting a hamper together, you can make a huge difference to a household in Cambridge this Christmas. The winter months can be a particularly tough time for people who are struggling financially, but together we can join together and make Christmas a bit brighter for those going without the essentials.
Donate a hamper
To get involved please sign up through our Eventbrite page. Please use the sign-up form if you would like to donate, so that we can plan to receive, store and distribute your donation. We distribute hampers that are appropriate for a range of dietary requirements. If you would like to, please sign up to donate a special diet hamper to help us ensure that everyone who needs a hamper can have one.
Organise a collection
We welcome members of the public who wish to organise a hamper collection. The best way to do this is to encourage others to sign up to donate individually and, if you’re able, arrange to collect donations from those you know and drop them off on your selected day. Make sure everyone you collect from chooses a ticket for the day you plan to drop off the donations on. You can use this poster to help promote your collection.
Donate a toy
If you would like to donate a toy, you have several options.
Toys can be donated in several ways. We have two wish lists to help you choose, with John Lewis and Lighthouse Toys.
Please arrange for delivery of mail order gifts from wish lists or other suppliers to: Christmas Project, Brownsfield YCC, 31A Green End Road, Cambridge CB4 1RU.
New toys and games can be dropped off at the NatWest bank on Petty Cury, CB1 3NE in opening hours or City Council Community Centres; Clay Farm on Hobson Square, The Meadows on Arbury Road or Brownsfield on Green End Road, in opening hours.
Donate online
If you are unable to donate a hamper but would like to support Cambridge City Foodbank’s hamper appeal with a cash donation, you can do so on the Donate Funds webpage.