Hey everyone! I'm Natalie. A yoga, mindfulness and meditation teacher from Derby. I’m organising a Christmas presents collection for a local Derby charity, Children First, to support vulnerable children.

Who are Children’s First?

Established in 1974 by a Derby resident, the charity’s aim is to relieve the distress and suffering experienced by families and children. In particular, those who have suffered from, or are likely to suffer from, violence or maltreatment in their homes. They work to benefit children, young people and families to make life improvements in all sorts of ways, with their main services being:

• Supervised Contact Service for Looked After Children

• Family Support Services

• Mentoring Services for Young People

If you’re not in a position to purchase a present yourself for whatever reason (maybe online isn’t an option or you live somewhere far away from me), feel free to donate to this Just Giving page which will send your donation directly to the charity to support them in other ways.

If you are able to donate a present, here's all the information you should need.

The charity looks after both boys and girls and anything, whatever size, would be greatly appreciated. The different age groups are:

• 5 and under

• 5-7

• 8-12

• Teenagers

What presents can I give?

The only thing that’s different this year are the guidelines to keep everyone safe and stop the spread of Covid. 

Gifts we can’t give:

• Items that can’t be cleaned with antibacterial wipes, e.g. soft cuddly toys, clothes/fabric etc. 

• Already used/second-hand items.

• Inappropriate gifts, e.g. anything violent or offensive.

NOTE: The gifts can’t be wrapped up. Upon receiving them, Children’s First will clean, sort into the appropriate age group and then wrap it themselves.

Gifts we can give:

• Chocolate selection boxes

• Colouring/reading books

• Pencil crayons

• Toys/sensory toys/

• Footballs

• Lego

• Craft activities

• Board games

Along with so many other things!

The deadline for donations is 7th December, so please let me know anytime before then if you would like to give anything. I am available for local, socially distanced pickups or drop offs - whatever suits you. 

I understand that this is a difficult time for us all, but it would be amazing if we could come together and do what we can for those who don’t have much.

Any questions, just send me a message to ask, and please get in touch if you’d like to get involved.

THANK YOU SO MUCH for your support!!! 

Lots of love, Natalie xx

Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

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. So it's the most efficient way to donate - saving time and cutting costs for the charity.