DORSETMUMS CHRISTMAS GIFT OF LOVE APPEAL

Welcome to our community Christmas Gift of Love Appeal!

There are thousands of older people living in Dorset and many of these lovely people sadly won't receive a visit from family or friends on Christmas Day.  Our dream is to unite the community to ensure as many people as possible have a small gift and card to open on Christmas Day.

In the last 5 years, approx 5.5K gift bags were donated and given to various organisations across Dorset including care companies, care homes, care assisted housing, Age UK,  Pramacare and more who hand delivered them to clients in the home and care home residents so they had something to open on Christmas Day.  We couldn't of done this without the help of the community and can't thank everyone enough.

If you would like to get involved then you can see some of the wonderful things we acheived in previous years in the Gift of Love Facebook group.

From Christmas 2024, the community is now encourages to find a person to gift to rather than everything going to a central point for delivery.  If you would like any more information, please Email: [email protected]

GIFT IDEAS 

Socks, adult colouring in book with pencils & pencil sharpener, large print puzzle book & pen, handkercheifs, soap & flannel or sponge, lip balm, nail manicure set, hair comb, hand cream, eau de toilette/aftershave, travel tissue packs, knee blanket, calendar, foldable shopping bag, small umberella, small artificial plant in a pot, notepad & pen, box of chocolates, mug with tea & biscuits.

Gifts don't have to be expensive, it really is the thought that counts but please avoid alcohol, hot water bottles, candles, fresh food and plants, boiled sweets, fiddly puzzles and games which may require more than 1 person to play.

TO NOTE

Please use the smallest gift bag possible and place tissue paper over the top of the gift in your bag rather than wrapping the items.  This helps those with dexterity problems and also so that carers can allocate a gift bag to a suitable person.

Please write on the bottom of the bag if it is for Male/Female/Unisex and either 'No Sugar' or 'Contains Sugar'.

Don't forget a Christmas card - ie To a lovely lady/gent and your names.  Please do not include any of your personal contact details so there is no pressure for a recipient to reply with thanks.