BCM urge the public to start giving early for the Christmas food and toy programme

 One extra gift from you this festive season could make all the difference to a family or older person in need.

Belfast Central Mission (BCM) distributed over 1900 toy parcels and almost 1000 food parcels to local families and older people in need  last Christmas and due to the current economic climate we feel that there will be an even greater demand this year.

With mass redundancies across the country and an increasing number of families facing a festive period without many of life’s little luxuries, BCM is hopeful that once again the general public will dig deep to donate food and toy items to help those in need.

Although the preferred route for donations is to leave them into BCM’s Glengall Street, Belfast HQ, BCM also understand that many people now purchase their festive gifts online (instead of visiting the high street stores), so another suggestion is that those interested can simply have an item purchased online sent to BCM directly for distribution to the boy/girl or family that it will suit best.

Suitable items are non-perishable food and gifts suitable for boys/girls aged 1-16. Gifts/toys suitable for ages 1-3 are always welcome.

Those wishing to post a gift to BCM can do so by sending it to:

Christmas Programme 2011, BCM, Grosvenor House, 5 Glengall Street, Belfast, BT12 5AD.

For more information on the Christmas Programme please contact Janet Sewell on 028 9024 1917.

For more information on suitable toys please see the attachment below.