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Christmas Day Dinner Richmond raised £8,157.87 from 146 supporters
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Closed 06/01/2019
Weʼve raised £8,157 to give 50 young care leavers a Christmas Day to remember
- London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, UK
- Funded on Sunday, 6th January 2019
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Story
On 25 December 2017 a group of very special people came to Richmond to celebrate Christmas. Our guests were all young people who had grown up in care, didn't have families to go to, and faced Christmas alone.
We had a magical day in a stunning location in the heart of the borough, complete with a scrumptious homemade Christmas dinner, games, crafts, activities and chocolate. Every guest received a selection of carefully chosen gifts and a fabulous Christmas stocking to take home.
This was achieved thanks to the many, many wonderful people who generously donated food, gifts and cash , or spent hours wrapping and prepping and clearing up, and the generosity of companies which donated their goods and services for free.
And now we are doing it all again.
Can you help? A donation will help pay for all the bits and pieces that can't be found for free, and we will be truly grateful.
For more about The Christmas Day Dinner, please check out our website, Twitter, Instagram or Facebook page.
Updates
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9 months agoChristmas Day Dinner Richmond
9 months agoAs we move into December and Advent we are also starting our final preparations. We have had a fantastic response from the community for our appeals for donation of everything from turkeys to taxis, but more to the point we are very much on track to have *every* seat filled at our Christmas dinner, and to have a very special day.
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- 10 months ago
Christmas Day Dinner Richmond
10 months agoWell - what can I say! In just a few weeks we have secured a fabulous venue, been promised some incredible food, and have had dozens of people getting in touch to volunteer their time. Even more exciting, we have lots of interest from young people. We have increased the fundraising target as some items are going to be more expensive this year, especially transport. If you would prefer your donation to go directly to purchasing Christmas presents, why not check our Amazon wishlist?
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- 1 year ago
Christmas Day Dinner Richmond
1 year agoWe have already had some incredible offers of food, chocolate and mince pies. Christmas 2018 has begun!
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Supporters
146
Anonymous
Jan 4, 2019
£20.00
Jenny b
Jan 3, 2019
Congratulations on setting up this very worthwhile cause which has benefited many care leavers in the community.
£20.00
Caroline Hadley
Jan 2, 2019
Hope everyone had a great time.
£10.00
Jane Newman
Dec 30, 2018
What amazing work you are doing. Here's a small contribution to help start the fundraising for Christmas Day Dinner 2019; I'm sure your special guests are looking forward to it already.
£50.00
Bethan Pink
Dec 24, 2018
Wishing everyone at the Richmond event a very merry Christmas!
£50.00
Vicky and Richard Peirson
Dec 23, 2018
What a wonderful idea! So sorry not to have chosen a gift but please add our donation to your celebration.
£100.00
Molly Hawn
Dec 22, 2018
£100.00
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Christmas Day Dinner Richmond
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, UK
The Christmas Day Dinner Richmond is organised by an informal group of volunteers. Donations to this crowdfunder will be managed by our generous charity partner, the Richmond Parish Lands Charity.