A band of Santa’s little helpers is on hand at Manchester’s Arndale centre to wrap Christmas presents for shoppers and raise money for charity.
Customers can pay from £1 for wrapping in aid of Home Start, one of UK’s leading family support charities which is active in the city.
Our charity gift wrap is open!!! All in aid of @gmhomestarts and their amazing work in the Greater… https://t.co/pdPG1sTSBt
— Manchester Arndale (@manarndale) November 26, 2015
Volunteers help families with young children deal with the challenges they face, and they help more than 1,700 children who are struggling to cope and may be at crisis point.
Since 2008, the number of families relying on food banks has largely increased.
“We support parents as they learn to cope, improve their confidence and build better lives for their children.”
The money raised by Manchester Arndale this year will be helping fund training for more volunteers to help more families across the city.
Make your presents look perfect this Christmas & head to our charity gift wrap in Halle Square; you'll help raise money for @HomeStartuk too pic.twitter.com/FUy5wEC7ud
— Manchester Arndale (@manarndale) December 2, 2016
Manchester Arndale will also be taking on classic fundraising events such bake sales, sponsored runs and fancy dress days, all year round.
Santa’s little helpers at the Arndale have been working hard. One said “We have a small team here who gift wrap any size of present for different prices, depending on what it is that they want wrapping.”
“We want to raise so much money this year, because each year we earn more and more, so each year we want to smash the target.”
To keep up-to-date with Arndale Centre events check its social media and website.
For more information on the work of Home-Start in Greater Manchester, visit http://www.gmhomestarts.org.uk/home.html.
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