insideKENT Magazine Issue 93 - December 2019 | Page 180

CHARITY
GIVE A GIFT
That Keeps on Giving
IF TRYING TO COME UP WITH IDEAS WHEN PEOPLE ASK YOU WHAT YOU WANT FOR CHRISTMAS FILLS YOU WITH DREAD,
YOU ARE UNSURE WHAT TO BUY FOR A LOVED ONE THAT REALLY DOESN'T WANT ANYTHING AND YOU ALL REALLY
DON’T NEED ANYTHING EXCEPT FOR A HAPPY, HEALTHY FESTIVE PERIOD, WE’VE GOT THE PERFECT SOLUTION FOR YOU.
WHEN SOMEONE ASKS YOU WHAT YOU WANT, ASK FOR A CHARITY GIFT AND ENCOURAGE CHARITY GIFTING TO OTHERS.THIS
SELFLESS ACT WILL MEAN THAT CHARITIES ACROSS KENT CAN BENEFIT, AND YOU’LL FEEL GREAT ABOUT IT. HERE ARE
SOME OF THE AMAZING WAYS TO DONATE; EITHER THROUGH GIFT GIVING, OR BY GETTING INVOLVED IN THE RANGE
OF ACTIVITIES, EVENTS AND FUNDRAISING MISSIONS YOU CAN SIGN UP FOR (OR BE SIGNED UP FOR IF YOU PREFER) - FIND
YOUR PERFECT CHARITABLE GIFT THIS CHRISTMAS.
Porchlight // www.porchlight.org.uk
Porchlight helps homeless people across
Kent. The charity’s vision is to help people
find the stability they need to rebuild their
lives, reducing homelessness as much as
possible, and including everyone who
would be excluded otherwise. It does this
by preventing homelessness in the first
place, where it can, by stepping in to help
those most at risk; providing housing,
education, employability and personal
development support to the most
vulnerable and isolated people in our communities, and by challenging negative
attitudes towards people who are homeless, living with mental ill health, or living
in poverty.
Gifts include:
Essentials Pack: £25
Pay for a pack of essentials for someone moving into their new home so their
Christmas can be a happy one
Get involved:
The Kent Christmas Cracker 5: Betteshanger Country Park, 15 December
The festive 5-mile challenge for the perfect pre-Christmas fundraiser! Suitable
for experienced runners and beginners.
Registration Fee: £18 + sponsorship
Demelza Hospice Care for Children // www.demelza.org.uk
Demelza Kent provides professional,
specialist, one-to-one care and
support, and access to life-enhancing
facilities; for babies, children and
young people up to the age of 19.
Gifts include:
Personalise a bedroom for a child
receiving end of life care: £15
Get involved:
Celebration of Christmas:
Canterbury Cathedral, 16 December
Join Demelza for an evening of joyful celebration at the stunning
Canterbury Cathedral. The beautiful arrangement of carols, readings and
musical performances, the evening is set to be a truly uplifting occasion.
From £8. Doors 7pm for 7.30 start.
Kent, Surrey & Sussex Air Ambulance // www.aakss.org.uk
ellenor // www.ellenor.org
ellenor provides the best hospice care and
support to families facing terminal illness
in Kent. They are the only charity in the
county who provide hospice care for
people of all ages. Their care includes
pain and symptom relief, palliative care,
end of life care, respite, bereavement
support, and emotional and spiritual care.
Get involved:
ellenor Merry Christmas Market: ellenor, Gravesend, 7 - 8 December
Enjoy traditional Christmas food, music and cakes, and shop for locally made
gifts for your family and friends. With over 30 stalls on the day there will be
something for all the family!
Entry: £2
The ellenor Santa Dash: Gravesend Cyclopark, 15 December
Perfect to get you in the holiday spirit, choose from a 5k or 10k route, to run
with family and friends. Sign up and receive a Santa costume and special
Christmas themed medal.
Registration Fee: £15* (*does not go to ellenor) + sponsorship
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Air Ambulance Kent Surrey Sussex are always ready to provide world-class, fast-
response, emergency medical care every hour of every day. Their missions have
saved thousands of lives and are only possible thanks to their amazing supporters.
Gifts include:
Provide fuel for one of the six missions the crew get called to in a
24-hour period: £50
Pay for one unit of blood to treat a patient with life-threatening injuries: £10