We Need Your Help: Christmas Gift Box Appeal

We are inviting everyone to fill a shoebox with festive gifts and treats, to be delivered to an older person who may not have any friends or family around them this Christmas.

For many people, Christmas can be the most wonderful time of the year. But it can also be a difficult period, especially for people who are feeling lonely or isolated. That’s why this year, Care & Repair have teamed up with Age Cymru and Age Connects Wales to spread some seasonal cheer through the Age Cymru Gift Box Appeal.

The gifts don’t have to be expensive, and what you include is up to you. You may want to think about decorating your parcel, perhaps with some Christmas wrapping paper or other seasonal designs. This could be an activity that the whole family can get involved with. Please don’t seal the boxes, as we will need to check the contents. Simply use a string or rubber band to hold the lid in place.

You can get involved in the Age Cymru Gift Box Appeal with these simple four steps:

1. Find a shoebox and wrap the box and lid separately in Christmas paper.
2. Fill the shoebox with gifts (see suggestions below).
3. Don’t seal the box. Just place the lid on or secure it with an elastic band.
4. Attach a label marking whether your box is for a male, female or is neutral.
5. Drop it off at your local Care & Repair office – see list below (or contact them to see if they can arrange a pickup).

If you have any questions or need help with anything on this page, please contact David Jones: 029 2010 7580 david.jones@careandrepair.org.uk

Ideas For Your Gift Box

• Handkerchiefs
• Christmas decorations
• Calendar 2025
• Crossword/sudoku Book
• Socks / Gloves / Bobble-Hat
• Chocolate/sweets (check use by date)
• Playing cards
• Individual Xmas Pudding (check date)
• Bubble bath/shower gel
• Christmas Card

Have a look at Age Cymru’s Gift Box Appeal web page for some brilliant suggestions. At Care & Repair we particularly love the idea of including something that can help to keep an older person warm, not just at Christmas but throughout the winter months. Scarves, hats, gloves or cosy socks are always popular warming gifts. Or you could consider one of the many inexpensive gadgets now available such as hand warmers, heated insoles or insulating sleeves to keep drinks hot.

There are a few things that we cannot accept in the parcels. In particular, please remember that we can’t include used or second-hand items in the gift boxes. Also, please don’t include any personal information about yourself, although you are very welcome to include a festive message or a card as part of your gift.

Why not share your photos of your Gift Boxes on social media using the hashtag #GiftBoxAppeal.

Our Gift Box Drop-off Locations (A-Z):

Please note that the deadline for delivering to the below addresses is 6 December 2024.

Bangor

Gofal a Thrwsio Gwynedd a Môn, Unit 8/9, Llys y Fedwen, Parc Menai, Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 4BL (Google Map link)

Phone number: 01286 889360

Blackwood

Blaenau Gwent & Caerphilly Care & Repair, Unit 1A-1B, Foxes Lane, Business Park Oakdale, Blackwood NP12 4AB (Google Map link)

Phone number: 01495 321091

Bridgend

Care & Repair Bridgend, Avon Court, Cowbridge Road, Bridgend CF31 3SR (Google Map link)

Phone number: 01656 646755

Cardiff

Care & Repair Cymru, 1st Floor, Mariners House, Trident Court, East Moors Road, Cardiff CF24 5TD (Google Map link)

Phone number: 02920 107580

Ferndale

Care & Repair Cwm Taf, 38-39 Duffryn Street, Ferndale, Rhondda Cynon Taf CF43 4ER (Google Map link)

Phone number: 01443 755696

Llanelli

Care & Repair Carmarthenshire, 3 Eastgate, Llanelli, Carmarthenshire SA15 3YF (Google Map link)

Phone number: 01554 744300

Newport

Care & Repair Newport, Exchange House, High Street, Newport NP20 1AA (Google Map link)

Phone number: 01633 233887

Pontypool

Care & Repair Monmouthshire and Torfaen, S2, Sycamore Suite, Caerleon House, Mamhilad Park Estate, Pontypool NP4 0HZ (Google Map link)

Phone number: 01495 745936

St Asaph

Conwy and Denbighshire Care & Repair, Unit 10/11 Ffordd Richard Davies, St Asaph Business Park, St Asaph, Denbighshire LL17 0LJ (Google Map link)

Phone number: 0300 111 2120

Swansea

Care & Repair Western Bay, Llys Tawe Complex, Players Industrial Estate, Clydach, Swansea, SA6 5BQ (Google Map link)

Phone number: 01792 798599

More Info and More Drop-off Locations!

Age Cymru and Age Connects also have locations where you can send your gift boxes. Click the button below to go to the Age Cymru Gift Box Appeal web page with more information and more drop-off locations.