Christmas is a magical time of year but for some families, it’s additional stress & pressure on what’s an already challenging time with rising energy bills and a struggle to put food on the table, never mind presents under a tree.
So, this year, our Charity Committee decided to give a helping hand to The Gift of Christmas Appeal Fife with over £700 worth of toys and £500 to the local Trussell Trust food banks in each of KDM s four UK locations.
The Gift of Christmas Appeal Fife is now in its 7th year running and they aim to ensure that every child and young person in Fife, aged between 0-18 years, have gifts to open on Christmas morning.
The Gift of Christmas Appeal Fife is run entirely by volunteers, 5 of whom are also trustees. They don’t receive any money for their time, petrol, expenses, or any sponsorship. Every penny of all cash donations they receive is spent on gifts for the children and the young people they support.
With the rising costs, Food banks are under serious pressure due to not getting the same amount of donations as they previously would have done. The Trussell Trust has declared it an emergency with a food parcel being given out every 13 seconds. We wanted to give our support to the Trussell Trust food banks and have donated food to the Dunfermline, Leeds, Warrington and Chelmsford food banks.
