{"id":586,"date":"2021-11-11T15:37:41","date_gmt":"2021-11-11T15:37:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ed\/colquhounparkearlyyearscentre\/?p=586"},"modified":"2021-11-15T10:38:36","modified_gmt":"2021-11-15T10:38:36","slug":"glasgow-spirit-of-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ed\/colquhounparkearlyyearscentre\/2021\/11\/11\/glasgow-spirit-of-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"Glasgow Spirit of Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"

This year we have decided to get involved!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Here at Colquhoun we believe that no child should ever do without, so we have decided to scrap our usual workplace Secret Santa and instead help make a difference to those who need it most! If you would like to get involv<\/em>ed as a family or perhaps take this idea into your own work place, all the<\/em>\u00a0details you need are below.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Lots of Love,<\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

from your Colquhoun Park Family xx<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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CHRISTMAS CHILDREN’S CAMPAIGN LAUNCH POST<\/strong>2021\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

We are delighted to announce that our doors are now officially OPEN for Glasgow’s Spirit of Christmas 8th Annual Children\u2019s Gift Campaign<\/p>\n

It\u2019s been another incredibly challenging year for us all. Despite our difficulties Christmas can provide a vital opportunity and antidote to our wellbe<\/p>\n

ing when we practice appreciation, gratitude, love, connection, community, compassion and giving. Especially for those who are having a difficult time… let’s do what we can to include them.
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\nThe best feeling in the world is bringing the magic and gift of Christmas to a local child suffering hardship or living in poverty. It lifts their<\/p>\n

spirit and fills their hearts with hope\u2026and ours!
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\nBecoming a Secret Santa and making a difference to a child\u2019s life is a very special feeling. Our charity\u2019s aim is to spread as much hope and joy as we can again this year for those less fortunate around us.
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\nWorking with our amazing partners to reach more children and with your wonderful support our community aims to save Christmas for 19,500 referred children living locally in Glasgow and all surrounding areas. This is a large increase of 26% at this early stage in our campaign versus last year! #savechristmas2021
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\nAs expected with ongoing world events this number may increase as we move towards Christmas so as Facebook won\u2019t allow us to change our settings to a public group. Please help our campaign by sharing with everyone you know whom you think would like to become a Secret Santa and help us save Christmas for all these children suffering hardship this year or living in poverty.
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\nSimply copy and past our link to your own FB profile.\u00a0<\/strong>https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/613947025394004\/<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0or our public page here;\u00a0https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/glasgowspiritofchristmas\/<\/a>.<\/strong>
\nJust one share from every member could make such a difference as we rely solely on word of mouth and sharing to increase awareness of our campaign year on year.
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\nTo help us #savechristmas2021 for so many children and families in desperate times this year, please read the following donation process carefully;
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\nENTER THE CHRISTMAS PORTAL
\nby visiting our website here;\u00a0https:\/\/www.cultivatingmindfulness.org.uk\/gsoc<\/a><\/strong>
\n1. Click the \u2018PLEDGE A DONATION HERE\u2019 button to take you to our Christmas Portal and make a donation.
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\n2. Once in the Christmas Portal click the, \u2018PARTICIPATING CHARITIES\u2019 tab from the homepage menu and then \u2018MORE INFO\u2019 to check the charity\u2019s address, gift drop off delivery window, days and opening times to make sure it is within reach and easy drop off days and times.
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\n3. Please read our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ\u2019s) tab on the top menu and if you still require help allow 48 hours for any queries to be answered by our student volunteers. Please be kind, patient and understanding with our team as this year\u2019s requests are significant for a small team and mostly volunteer led campaign.
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\n4. When you have selected a charity of your choice, click the red \u2018MAKE A PLEDGE\u2019 button.
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\n5. Next add the number of children you wish to donate to by gender and age group. This number will decrease every time a member pledges for a child until all children have their very own Secret Santa this year.
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\n6. You will then be asked to confirm your pledge and enter your details to check out.
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\n7. Next you will receive an automated email confirming your pledge details and the address to take your gifts to alongside the opening days, times and delivery window. Please keep this email safe as it contains a QR CODE for your charity to scan the barcode to be receipted into our system so that we know that you have delivered them.
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\n8. We are very grateful to our team of Facebook Moderators and to have a team of volunteer degree students from Strathclyde University joining us again this year as part of their Social Responsibility Pathway. The students will be answering questions or queries from Monday 4th October for a number of allocated partners and their email will be included in your gift pledge confirmation email. Please be patient, kind and understanding with our volunteer team and wait 48 hours for a reply as they have a big task and attend University during the day and work part-time.
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\n9. We would encourage all of our members if your gifts are ready to go, to deliver them at the start of your chosen charity\/organisation\u2019s delivery window which is confirmed on your email confirmation.
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\n10. Please note that Gifts this year will go directly to our partners and not to our premises at The Wellbeing Centre in Muirend as we will be delivering mindfulness and wellbeing courses for teens and young adults to help improve mental health as well as movement and keep-fit classes for adults.
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\n11. We will be looking for volunteers from the first week in December to help us at The Wellbeing Centre to organise, pick, pack, quality check and allocate gifts purchased from cash donations for our partners where there are shortfalls in gift requests to ensure as many children as possible receive a Gift Made with Love to open on Christmas Day.
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\nWe have 94 Christmas Partners participating in our children\u2019s campaign this year. More information on their addresses, delivery times and windows and the number of children requiring a Secret Santa can be found on our Christmas Portal;
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\nGSOC OFFICIAL CAMPAIGN PARTNERS;
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\n1. Aberlour – Glasgow Southside
\n2. Aberlour – South Ayrshire
\n3. African Relief Support
\n4. Alcohol and Drug Recovery Service
\n5. ASSIST
\n6. Baby Bank Scotland
\n7. Barnardos – East Ayrshire
\n8. Barnardos – Easterhouse
\n9. Barnardos – Glasgow Intensive Family Support Services
\n10. Barnardos – Glasgow
\n11. Barnardos – Lanarkshire
\n12. Barnardos – North & South Ayrshire
\n13. Blairvadach Childrens House, West Dunbartonshire Council
\n14. Caledonian Team – Glasgow HSCP
\n15. Children 1st – East Renfrewshire
\n16. Children 1st – Girvan
\n17. Children 1st – Glasgow
\n18. Children 1st – North Ayrshire
\n19. Circle – FABI
\n20. DRC Youth Project
\n21. East Dunbartonshire Council
\n22. East King Street Children’s House – Helensburgh
\n23. East Park
\n24. East Renfrewshire Young Carers Centre
\n25. Eastwood Health Centre \u2013 Youth Intensive Support Centre
\n26. Family Nurse Partnership – Drumchapel
\n27. Family Nurse Partnership – Dumbarton
\n28. Family Nurse Partnership – Easterhouse (Team A)
\n29. Family Nurse Partnership – Easterhouse (Team G)
\n30. Family Nurse Partnership – Govan
\n31. Family Nurse Partnership – Johnstone
\n32. FARE
\n33. G15 Youth Project
\n34. Glasgow City Council – Housing & Welfare
\n35. Glasgow North West Carers
\n36. Glasgow Southeast Foodbank
\n37. Glasgow’s No1 Baby & Family Support Service
\n38. Govan Community Project
\n39. Health Visiting Team \u2013 Thornliebank
\n40. Homestart – Glasgow North
\n41. Homestart – Glasgow South
\n42. Hope Project Scotland
\n43. Include Me 2
\n44. Jeely Piece Club
\n45. Kempsthorn RCU Pollok
\n46. LES Hoey DreamMaker Foundation
\n47. Love & Light Recovery
\n48. Money Advice & Rights Team East Ren
\n49. North Ayrshire Foodbank
\n50. North United Communities
\n51. North West Children & Families Duty Team
\n52. One Community Scotland – Violence Reduction Unit
\n53. One Parent Families
\n54. Parkhead Health Centre
\n55. PEEK Project
\n56. Preshal Trust
\n57. Rosemount Lifelong Learning Nursey
\n58. Saheliya Playgroup
\n59. SAY Women
\n60. Scottish Syrian Association for Integration and Relief (SARIF)
\n61. Sean’s Trust
\n62. Social Work – Argyll & Bute
\n63. Social Work – Barrhead
\n64. Social Work – Drumchapel
\n65. Social Work – Easterhouse
\n66. Social Work – Govan, Gorbals, Castlemilk and Pollok
\n67. Social Work – Parkhead
\n68. Social Work – Partick
\n69. Social Work – Possilpark
\n70. Social Work – South Lanarkshire
\n71. Social Work Youth – West Dunbartonshire Council
\n72. St Thomas Primary School
\n73. Stepping Stones – Power of Play Project
\n74. Stepping Stones for Families – Community Support
\n75. Stepping Stones for Families – Family Wellbeing Service
\n76. SWAMP & G53 Together
\n77. Temple Shafton Youth Project
\n78. Turning Point Homeless Outreach
\n79. UBUNTU
\n80. Waist Not Want Not
\n81. Well Fed Scotland CIC
\n82. West Dunbartonshire Community Foodshare
\n83. Whiterose Community Hall
\n84. Women’s Aid – Dumbarton District
\n85. Women’s Aid – East Ayrshire
\n86. Women’s Aid – East Renfrewshire
\n87. Women’s Aid – Glasgow
\n88. Women’s Aid – Glasgow East
\n89. Women’s Aid – Monklands
\n90. Women’s Aid – Motherwell & District
\n91. Women’s Aid – North Ayrshire
\n92. Women’s Aid – North Lanarkshire
\n93. Women’s Aid – South Lanarkshire
\n94. Young People’s Futures
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\nThe total number of children requiring our support by age and gender is as follows;
\nTotal Children requiring Gifts = 19,577
\nGirl 0-6 months x 454
\nGirl 6-12 months x 559
\nGirl 1-2 years x 942
\nGirl 3-5 years x 1222
\nGirl 6-8 years x 1473
\nGirl 9-12 years x 1834
\nGirl 13-16 years x 1676
\nGirl 16+ years x 1514
\nTOTAL GIRLS GIFTS REQUIRED = 9,674
\nBoy 0-6 months x 460
\nBoy 6-12 months x 564
\nBoy 1-2 years x 1032
\nBoy 3-5 years x 1261
\nBoy 6-8 years x 1544
\nBoy 9-12 years x 1874
\nBoy 13-16 years x 1708
\nBoy 16+ years x 1460
\nTOTAL BOYS GIFTS REQUIRED = 9,903
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\nPlease DO NOT email your chosen charity directly to donate gifts as this will result in duplicate gifts being allocated to the same charity through the CHRISTMAS PORTAL which means less children will receive a gift this year.
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\nWe are a unique Christmas campaign in that we only request the number of gifts required to support the number of children referred to us as suffering hardship or living in poverty by our partners.
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\nEach year we move into this campaign with nothing but big hearted volunteers and hope in our hearts that our community can make a difference to a child\u2019s life. That feeling on Christmas day makes all the giving worthwhile and we couldn\u2019t do it without YOU\u00a0\u2764\ufe0f<\/span><\/span>. We are so incredibly grateful for our member\u2019s support and to everyone who has helped this annual campaign to grow over 8 incredibly hard working, heart-warming, emotional and rewarding years.
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\nThis campaign has been built on volunteers and supporters contributing their time, gifts, love, energy and care for an uplifting and meaningful cause which is protecting the spirit, hope and magic of Christmas for all children.
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\nWe have added some images of a small selection of the lovely gifts donated in previous years by our members for inspiration. Please give what you can small or large even if it\u2019s one selection box, it will light up a child\u2019s day.
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\nPlease continue to share your beautiful Gifts Made with Love in our Facebook group to help new members and inspire others with ideas for their gifts. Please also share your own gift creations by uploading your photo\u2019s to the page and when you drop your gifts off to keep us all updated. We love to see the journey and the gifts arriving to be sent to their new forever homes.
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\nWe have some fun Fundraising Events this year to do with family and friends including a SANTA SPRINT and a MAKE A CHRISTMAS GINGERBREAD HOUSE COMPETITION.
\nDownload your PDF for more info here;\u00a0https:\/\/www.cultivatingmindfulness.org.uk\/fundraising-events<\/a><\/strong>
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\nWe will continue to post updates throughout the campaign to keep you up to date and to celebrate the kindness and caring of our community.
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\n#theplacewherekindnesshappens<\/strong>,\u00a0#<\/span>glasgowsspiritofchristmas<\/span><\/span><\/a>,<\/strong> #savechristmas2021<\/strong><\/em>
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\nARE YOU READY TO ENTER THE CHRISTMAS PORTAL AND BECOME A SECRET SANTA?\u00a0\ud83c\udf85<\/span><\/span>\ud83c\udf85<\/span><\/span>\ud83c\udf85<\/span><\/span>
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\nTO PLEDGE A GIFT MADE WITH LOVE OR MAKE A DONATION please visit our charity website here;
\nENTER THE CHRISTMAS PORTAL
\nhttps:\/\/www.cultivatingmindfulness.org.uk\/gsoc<\/a><\/strong>
\nClick the ‘PLEDGE A DONATION HERE’ button to access the CHRISTMAS PORTAL homepage and follow the instructions.
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\nWe hope you enjoy being a Secret Santa with Glasgow\u2019s Spirit of Christmas this year! Grateful thanks to everyone who makes this group possible and\u00a0#<\/span>theplacewherekindnesshappens<\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>Lets\u00a0#<\/span><\/strong>savechristmas2021<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0\u2764\ufe0f<\/span><\/span>\ud83e\udd70<\/span><\/span>\u2764\ufe0f<\/span><\/span>\ud83e\udd70<\/span><\/span>\u2764\ufe0f<\/span><\/span>\ud83c\udf85<\/span><\/span>\u2764\ufe0f<\/span><\/span>\ud83e\udd70<\/span><\/span>\u2764\ufe0f<\/span><\/span>\ud83e\udd70<\/span><\/span>\u2764\ufe0f<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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