CHARITIES are partnering this Christmas to launch an event today to help those most in need for Christmas.
Itsion is launching a £5 fundraiser today with Social Bite, an event aimed at giving homeless people a Christmas dinner or a gift for families hit hard by Covid-19.
Itison’s fundraiser is aiming ensure that homeless people, individuals and families can have a hot meal this Christmas
The annual Christmas fundraiser has been running since 2014 and has raised over £2.6 million and 500,000 donations to those who need it most.
In Scotland, Social Bite’s Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen cafes will open their doors to the homeless on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day to serve Christmas dinners.
Itison is extending the campaign to Manchester and Newcastle again this year
Oli Norman, CEO at itison said: “Every year we’re blown away by the generosity of our members. Tomorrow, we need your help more than ever.
“No one has been harder hit by the global pandemic than the most vulnerable in our society.
“By donating £5 you’ll be making sure vulnerable families and homeless people have somewhere to go and a present to open this Christmas after what’s been an incredibly hard year.”
In addition to allowing Social Bite to provide meals for the homeless throughout the entire year in all their cafes, itison’s annual Christmas fundraiser also contributes to the development of Social Bite’s Nationwide housing projects.
Josh Littlejohn, Co-founder of Social Bite said: “In 2014 we started working with itison on our annual fundraiser, with a target of 800 Christmas dinners.
“We ended up receiving over 32,000 donations meaning we could feed homeless people for the whole year.
“Our annual itison fundraiser continues to exceed our expectations every year and has dramatically shaped the work we can do at Social Bite.
“We couldn’t do it without you, so this year especially, we’d love you to get behind the campaign, share it with all your friends and help the people who need it the very most this year.”
To donate £5 to buy a Christmas dinner for a homeless person or give a Christmas gift for children, families and vulnerable individuals visit www.itison.com/donate today
