We're going to spend some time this Christmas volunteering for the Crisis Christmas campaign. Over eight days, Crisis welcomes up to 2,000 homeless people to their nine special Christmas centers, offering a whole lot more than just a hot meal. When looking into how we could help, a few things really stood out at how such a seemingly small donation can have such a big impact.

What your donation could do

Just £50 could buy a Christmas Dinner for 100 people.

£25.64 could provide a place at one of our centres for one day, where a homeless person will get three meals, a bed if they need it, and the chance to leave homelessness behind for good.

£100 could go towards health treatment for up to ten people - and help them find out about counselling and  courses that could have an impact for a lifetime. 

So what we're asking you to do is take a few minutes to consider this, before buying that extra £5 stocking filler or box of chocolates, and perhaps donate it here instead.

Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving ? they'll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they'll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it's the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.

So please dig deep and donate now.

Thank you and Happy Christmas!

Ali & Lou