PROMISE A CHRISTMAS EARLY
Make a promise now, discover their wishes later.
Presents need to reach your city’s drop-off point by Tuesday 1 December | See drop-off points
SPONSORSHIP IS NOW OPEN!
Choose a child to sponsor →
Sponsored a child? Send us your presents by Tuesday 1 December | See drop-off points
EVERY CHILD HAS BEEN SPONSORED!
Still want to support? Donate to our Christmas Dinner drive here →
Sponsored a child? Send us your presents by Tuesday 1 December | See drop-off points
Help us deliver Christmas for hundreds of children who would otherwise go without.
Through no fault of their own, over HALF A MILLION children across the UK are living in poverty and may wake up to NO PRESENTS and GO HUNGRY at Christmas.
Fighting child poverty over the festive season
There are more than four million children living in poverty in the UK right now, or to put it more bluntly, nine pupils in every class of 30.
More families, including those at work, are struggling to provide for their children and there will be so many young people waking up on Christmas Day without a present under the tree.
The Christmas Toy Appeal aims to stop this from happening by promising Christmas experiences to children across the UK.
Christmas Day promised and delivered to hundreds of children and families across the uk
20,000+ gifts. Hundreds of Christmas wishes.
One big promise.
Last year, the Toy Appeal delivered more than 20,000 gifts to children across the UK, working with 29 local charities and carers to make sure Christmas reached those who needed it most.
Children were able to share their wishes and receive gifts chosen with them in mind, from toys and clothes to books, arts and crafts and some of the season’s most-wanted presents.
And Christmas wasn’t just about what was under the tree.
We also provided £29,000 worth of Christmas dinners, helping families come together around the table and make memories of their own.
This year, the promise continues.
The Christmas Toy Appeal is back, and together we can turn more wishes into Christmas mornings
How IT workS
We work with local charities and carers to reach children and families facing circumstances beyond their control.
When you sponsor a child, you can choose them based on their name, age and interests, from a favourite toy or book to a colouring set or something they’ve wished for.
Then, it’s time to make their wish a reality.
Choose their gifts. Wrap them. Label them. Deliver them.
Bring your presents to one of our offices in Manchester, Leeds, London, Birmingham or Liverpool, and we’ll make sure they reach our charity partners in time for Christmas.
See the appeal in action
UPDATE
All of our Children have been given a Christmas morning!
And now we're giving them a festive afternoon with Christmas Dinner
If you didn’t get the chance to sponsor – or if you’re looking for ways to do ever more for the child you have supported – you can give a child and their family a Christmas Dinner for just £40 by sponsoring here…
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Christmas is a time for children to have fun and the thought of some not receiving any presents on Christmas Day is heartbreaking.
The Toy Appeal really is one of the most important things we do at the Foundation because it is a time when children facing societal disadvantage are forgotten the most.
Paul Cheetham-Karcz
CEO | SEDULO GROUP
Children sponsored last year
TARGET: 1,208 children in Manchester, London, Leeds. Liverpool and Birmingham
Unfortunately, the Sedulo Christmas Toy Appeal is needed now more than ever. This year, with your help, we are pledging to provide Christmas to 1,208 children facing societal disadvantage across the UK who ordinarily would wake up to nothing on Christmas Day.
Thank you to all of our individual and business sponsors so far
Without your support, initiatives like the Sedulo Christmas Toy Appeal cannot happen.
A huge thank to everyone who has given a child in poverty a Christmas Day so far…
A huge thank you to our Liverpool Toy Appeal partner, CEL Solicitors.
The Liverpool leg of our Christmas Toy Appeal would not be possible without the support of Jessica Hampson and the team at CEL Solicitors, so a huge thank you from us to every one of their team. You can learn more about CEL Solicitors below…
The Christmas Toy Appeal is a Sedulo Foundation initiative
The Sedulo Foundation is the result of years of working with our local communities to alleviate the devastating effect of poverty on children and young people across London and the north of England.
We work with regional charities and youth organisations to identify where and how we can make positive change for young people and collaborate to create maximum impact.
The Sedulo Foundation provides school essentials, food vouchers, seasonal gifts, hygiene, and sanitary products delivered in conjunction with local partners. Every year, our appeals reach thousands of children experiencing societal disadvantage.
