Christmas can be a difficult time of year, especially for families who are struggling to make ends meet. The cost-of-living crisis, financial worries, the desire to provide the best for your children, and high expectations around the holiday period can cause a great deal of stress. For families living in poverty, providing basic necessities like food and heating can be a challenge; sadly, many children will wake up with no presents on Christmas morning. At Christmas, we help to spread a little cheer, by providing gifts for children in our area.
We started our Christmas toy drive in 2020 and could not support so many families without our amazing supporters from businesses, individuals, family, friends & trusts and foundations.
We started our Christmas toy drive in 2020 and could not support so many families without our amazing supporters from businesses, individuals, family, friends & trusts and foundations.
Christmas 2024
For Christmas 2024 we delivered 1,621 gifts (an increase from 2023, when we delivered 836 gifts) for children and families who would otherwise have struggled to receive anything at Christmas.
“I would like to thank Sunshine Wishes Children’s Charity for providing Christmas gifts for twelve of the families that I work with. In total Sunshine Wishes donated 92 presents.This aliveates the anxiety and stress that the pressures Christmas can bring particularly when families are struggling financially. It was a pleasure to meet you and the team when I came to collect the Christmas parcels and see first hand the work you guys do. The feedback I received from the families was with sincere gratitude and very heartwarming as the children concerned would have woken up with very little on Christmas morning.”
Caroline, Alexandra Parade Social work Department, Glasgow.
“I would like to thank Sunshine Wishes Children’s Charity for providing Christmas gifts for twelve of the families that I work with. In total Sunshine Wishes donated 92 presents.This aliveates the anxiety and stress that the pressures Christmas can bring particularly when families are struggling financially. It was a pleasure to meet you and the team when I came to collect the Christmas parcels and see first hand the work you guys do. The feedback I received from the families was with sincere gratitude and very heartwarming as the children concerned would have woken up with very little on Christmas morning.”
Caroline, Alexandra Parade Social work Department, Glasgow.
Christmas 2023
Christmas 2023 we delivered 836 gifts (an increase from 2022, when we delivered 723 gifts) for children and families who would otherwise have struggled to receive anything at Christmas.
“Thank you so much for your help in providing Christmas gifts for two of the families that I work with, who were struggling to give gifts to their children. The families were overwhelmed with the fabulous gifts, and they have told me what a difference it made to them being able to give their children presents. The families felt that your kindness and generosity reduced the pressure that they experience at this time of year. I would personally like to thank you for making the whole referral process so straightforward and for delivering the gifts to my office. You really did go above and beyond at very short notice. Christmas can be a very challenging time for many families, and you made Christmas brighter for both families.”
Marie Ann Kerr, Young Carers Development Worker, Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership
“Thank you so much for your help in providing Christmas gifts for two of the families that I work with, who were struggling to give gifts to their children. The families were overwhelmed with the fabulous gifts, and they have told me what a difference it made to them being able to give their children presents. The families felt that your kindness and generosity reduced the pressure that they experience at this time of year. I would personally like to thank you for making the whole referral process so straightforward and for delivering the gifts to my office. You really did go above and beyond at very short notice. Christmas can be a very challenging time for many families, and you made Christmas brighter for both families.”
Marie Ann Kerr, Young Carers Development Worker, Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership
Christmas 2022
Christmas 2022 has been our busiest yet, we were honoured to have been able to deliver 723 gifts.