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Local charities hold Christmas appeals

Local charities hold Christmas appeals

LOCAL charities have held appeals over the Christmas period.

The Northern Ireland Hospice Lights to Remember appeal (see below) provides a way for people to remember a loved one. 

Over at the Northern Ireland Children’s Hospice its Little Stars Christmas Appeal is continuing (see below). The charity says donations will help them be there for their little stars — the children who will need hospice care over the festive period.

Foyle Hospice, meanwhile, is appealing for donations to its Light Up A Life appeal. 

Supporters can dedicate a light in memory of a loved one. For details of how to download a donation form, see below.

The Clic Sargent charity is seeking donations for its Homes from Home campaign (see below). The charity, which looks after children and young adults with cancer, is providing two homes in Belfast where families, who may have to travel long distances to hospital, can stay. The properties are being provided close to the Royal Hospital for Sick Children and Belfast City Hospital.

Meanwhile, the N.I. Chest, Heart & Stroke Association was hoping that people would do without a visit from Santa! Their Sack Santa campaign (see below) asked people to get their friends to make a donation to the charity instead of burying presents.

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul is seeking support for its annual appeal (see below) while over at St. Anne’s Cathedral in Belfast the annual sit-out by the Dean John Mann ended on Christmas Eve, but donations can still be made (see below).

The Friends of the Cancer Centre at Belfast City Hospital organised Wish Upon A Star for Christmas. For a small donation people can have a gold star placed on the charity’s Christmas tree dedicated to someone affected by cancer.

People will be able to include a personal wish, a message or simply a name on their star. The charity is suggesting a donation of £5. For more information please telephone 028 9069 9393.

Links

To make a donation to the Northern Ireland Hospice Lights to Remember, click here.

To make a donation to the Northern Ireland Children’s Hospice Little Stars Christmas Appeal, click here.

To download a donation form for the Foyle Hospice Light Up A Life, click here.

To make a donation to Clic Sargent’s Homes from Home, click here.

To download a donation form for the Black Santa Appeal at St. Anne’s Cathedral, click here.

To make a donation the N.I. Chest, Heart & Stroke Association’s This Christmas Sack Santa, click here.

To donate to the Society of St. Vincent de Paul’s Annual Appeal, click here.

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