The students and teachers of Lee Tai Chi are collecting items to make up Christmas care packages for the homeless. We've been thinking about how we can bring some cheer to many people who do not have even the basics.

Simple things we take for granted are a luxury when you have nothing. Most of us have nearly new items which we no longer need or surplus toiletries and these are all appreciated. A list of items we are collecting is on our website .

As we would like to keep the gifts of similar content, we will use any financial donations to buy items such as socks, pants, toiletries or whatever is needed to keep the gifts as equal as possible. Receipts for items purchased using monetary donations will be scanned and posted on the Lee Tai Chi website.

Please help us to give a homeless person in Edinburgh a hopeful Christmas.