Christmas hampers donated to local care home and charity

All of the students at Giles Academy have joined together to give their season’s greetings by creating Christmas hampers for residents at a local care home and people in need at a local charity.

This week, we delivered Christmas hampers to both The Minstrels Care Home in Wrangle and the Haven Domestic Abuse Service. This is an annual tradition for the school where students in every form donate an item into a Christmas hamper.

Every form in the school created their very own Christmas hamper, which they decorated in their very own Christmas theme and every student then donated an item to put in the hamper. The range of items donated included chocolates, biscuits, tea bags, coffee, hot chocolate, marmalade, jam, tinned food, toiletries, socks and festive items.

When all of these small items come together in one hamper – it becomes a very generous and appreciated gift at a time of year when some people may be lonely or in need.

Thank you to all of the students, families and staff who generously donated to this worthwhile initiative to spread some festive cheer.