2023 CHRISTMAS GIFT CAMPAIGN

Thanks to the extreme generosity of residents, schools, businesses and organisations across Barnet we are thrilled to be able to announce that in total over 2,500 wrapped gifts were distributed via 26 Barnet based organisations.    

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There are so many people that need to be thanked, starting with all residents who kindly donated gifts or money to allow us to purchase gifts and the 160 amazing wrappers who gave an amazing 402 hours of their time to support the campaign this year. To the team at BNY Mellon who took time of of their day to wrap gifts, as well as staff at Crown Worldwide Group, Barnet Council, NatWest Bank, Barnet Homes and Bright Horizons who took part in our volunteers day, and the amazing group of young people at JVN who did their own gift drive and volunteered an evening to wrap presents. 

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For the first ever time YBF took part in The Big Give's Christmas Challenge where we exceeded our target and raised £4,307 that enabled us to  acquire and distribute Xmas gifts to young people most in need locally in Barnet.  An huge thank you to Hadley Trust who supported us by match funding our campaign.

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To Waitrose for making a donation of £1000 as part of their our Community Matters Scheme, in line with with their theme of Connections at Christmas.

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We couldn't have done it without the donations received from local residents and those that purchased items from our purchased from our Amazon wishlist. A huge thanks to Bowmer & Kirkland, St Margaret's Nursery, NatWest Edgware, Brookside Methodist Church, North Finchley Tutors Ltd, Baggage World and many more who organised toy drives and donated gifts.

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26 groups that have benefited from all the kind generosity and been able to support the most vulnerable in our Borough are: 

• ​Action Youth Boxing Intervention

• Barnet Children in Care 

• Barnet Community Projects

• Barnet Council Social Care 

• Barnet Homes

• Barnet Lone Parent Centre

• Barnet Young Carers

• BEYA Children's Centre

• Chipping Barnet Foodbank

• Community Network Group

• Express Tuition Ltd

• Fun Unique Social Enterprise C.I.C

• Home-Start Barnet

• LBB Early Help East/Central Hub

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2022 CHRISTMAS GIFT CAMPAIGN

Thanks to the extreme generosity of residents, schools, businesses and organisations across Barnet we are thrilled to be able to announce that in total 2,568 wrapped gifts and over 50 activity packs were distributed via 31 Barnet based organisations.    

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There are so many people that need to be thanked, starting with all residents who kindly donated gifts or money to allow us to purchase gifts and the 60 amazing wrappers who donated over 124 hours wrapping gifts.   

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To Henrietta Barnett School in Hampstead,  East Barnet School – Christian Revivial Church and Christ Church Primary School for shoeboxes, to King Alfred School, Keren's Nursery Hampstead Garden Suburb, St Andrew’s Apostle School, Totteridge Academy and Richardson Healthcare who organised toy drives as part of the campaign. 

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Thanks to Co-op Friern Barnet for their support and donations, and again to all the residents that dropped off gifts or purchased from our Amazon wishlist. 

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To Morrisons Colindale whose previously donated wrapping paper meant we didn't have to purchase any, to the incredible In Kind Direct who continue to work with big name suppliers so charities like ours can get great quality products at a fraction of the retail price.