Can you help bring a smile to patients in East Surrey Hospital this Christmas?
A resident from Horley is hoping to create hundreds of gift bags for elderly patients within the Redhill hospital as well as older people living across East Surrey.
Claire Osborne is asking people to donate a gift bag filled with small gifts which can be handed out just before Christmas.
Bags need to be donated by December 8th.
All items must be new and suggested presents include:
- Soap and shower gel
- Body and hand lotion
- Biscuits
- Chocolates and sweets
- Slipper socks
- Gloves
- Pens
- Calendars
- Puzzle Books
o All edible gifts must be completely sealed and in date. Handmade edible items such as cakes etc. cannot be accepted.
- Gifts should be unwrapped in a small Christmas gift bag
- On the external gift tag please mark your bag as female, male or unisex
- How children can get involved: Ask them to make a Christmas card, ask them to write a message and sign it with their first name (only) and age.
Donation points, include :
- Horley
o Cuts and Clippers Barbers, 91 Victoria Road, Horley, RH67QH. Open Mon -Fri 8-6pm Sat 8-4pm.
o The Age UK Charity Shop in Horley (please make clear when dropping them off that they are for the Give a Christmas Gift appeal and not a donation directly for the charity shop)..
- Reigate
o GERRARDS fashion boutique, Reigate High Street (next to dreams bed shop )
- Redhill
o Pistachios in the Park café, Redhill
- Merstham
o Age Concern Day Centre, The Merstham Centre, Weldon Way, Redhill, RH1 3QB. The day centre is open Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays between 9.30am and 4pm.