Would you like to be a Secret Santa for a local child in Donegal this Christmas?

Would you like to volunteer as a Secret Santa to help a local child this Christmas?

Lifestart Services, a non-profit based in Newtowncunningham, has worked with families across Donegal delivering a wide variety of programmes to help families. This year, they are offering to help families experiencing poverty is the Christmas Toy Appeal.

The Volunteer Secret Santas sign up for the Christmas Toy Appeal and are matched with a child. Each Secret Santa is given the child’s age and some anonymous information about them. They are recommended to spend €50-€70 on the child’s gifts. Lifestart will be collecting gifts from collection points across Donegal in late November and distributing them to the families in time for Christmas.

Make someone’s Christmas and sign up to be a Secret Santa today by emailing ChristmasToyAppealDonegal@gmail.com or signing up directly online here.

“Running the Donegal Toy appeal in partnership with Lifestart Services, who are a lifeline for so many families in Donegal for over 30 years now, is one of the most rewarding projects to volunteer with,” Louise McCormack, a volunteer for the Christmas Toy Appeal, says.

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“The generosity of the people who sign up for this appeal is incredible. It’s not just about toys and consumerism, we encourage buying toys that have educational value for these kids. It’s more than toys, it’s about the spirit of Christmas. The reality is that you don’t know what card life will deal you in the future, but you know that you live in a county where people look after each other when they need that support, that's the Donegal Christmas spirit.”