Plea to support final push for 2020 Mission Christmas toy appeal

The Yorkshire Evening Post-backed Cash For Kids Pulse1 radio Mission Christmas appeal aims to make sure all disadvantaged children in Leeds and West Yorkshire have a present to open this Christmas.

People are being asked to buy one extra gift before Friday December 18 and hand it in to a number of drop off points, including the charity's partner B&M's stores.

The appeal is particularly short of gifts for boys and girls aged seven to 12.

Pulse1 charity manager Lisa Sullivan said items like board games and jigsaws are ideal for that age category.

Lisa said: “We are so very grateful to everyone who has supported us so far but if we can just ask one last time, for anyone that can afford to support us this year to help us in whatever way they can.

"It’s been a devastating year for many of the families that we support and the stories that I have heard are heartbreaking.

"Together we can show these children some love and show them we care and hopefully bring back some Christmas magic to their lives”

Mission Christmas, which is the largest Christmas toy appeal in the UK, is an annual campaign run by Cash For Kids, which is supported by Bauer Radio’s regional stations, including Pulse 1.

Collectively, Cash for Kids raised more than £20.9m in 2019 in gifts and donations which were distributed to more than a million disadvantaged children across the UK, including 26,143 in West Yorkshire.

Brand new and unwrapped gifts can be dropped off at any B&M, Wickes and Bensons for Beds.

Crown Point Shopping Park is supporting Pulse 1’s Mission Christmas appeal

]Gifts can be donated at stores across Crown Point, including: Hobby Craft, Argos, Poundland, Specsavers, Card Factory, and New Look, all of which have donation boxes waiting to be filled with gifts.

Other drop off points can be found on their website at www.pulse1.co.uk/mission .

Or text ‘PULSE’ to 70910 to donate £10 and a gift will be bought on your behalf.

This year Pulse 1’s Mission HQ, which acts as a hub for the receipt, sorting and distribution of gifts, is at The Store Room, Millshaw, Leeds LS11 8EG.