Christmas Hamper and Shoebox Appeal
FCC is appealing for donations to fill 100 shoeboxes for people without permanent homes in Swindon and reach as many of our FCC families as we can with hampers for the Christmas period.
Students can hand donations to their form tutor between 20 November to 10 December.
Below are the kinds of items we request. This is a guide and other items are welcome.
Tea bags or coffee sachets
Shampoo and conditioner
Toothbrushes and toothpaste
Packets of biscuits
Small bottles of water
Sanitary products
Roll-on deodorant
Baby wipes
Hand sanitiser
Chocolates
Snack bars
Cartons of juice
Small long-life milk cartons
Socks, gloves and hats
Small packets of tissues
Tinned fruit and veg
Tinned fish or meat
Biscuits
Cereal and porridge oats
Custard
Pasta
Rice
Gravy powder
Long-life milk cartons
Jars of peanut butter, jam, marmite etc
Cartons of juice
Bottles of squash
Toilet roll Sanitary products
Toiletries
Tea and coffee
Healthy snacks
Dried fruit
Ketchup and sauces
Flour and sugar
Cooking oil
Tin foil/cling film
Baby food
We are incredibly conscious of the pressures on families to manage with prices going up across all areas of life. If you are in a position to help us, we would really appreciate it but we understand not everyone will be able to do so this year.