3SG are delighted to be supporting the delivery of the #ChristmasCompassion card project for the fourth year in a row, in partnership with Connect Bath (formerly Bath Open Christmas).
More than 30 schools across B&NES supported the #ChristmasCompassion Christmas Card project over the last four years, creating some 7,000 individual cards which were sent to care homes, hospitals, individuals and charities, such as Bath Mind and the RUH, in order to bring some festive cheer to those in need.
Originally created to help tackle loneliness during the ‘Covid Christmas’, the project is continuing to send smiles to the faces of those who may find the Christmas period particularly challenging. Receiving a thoughtful, hand-designed card from a local school child is a small gesture of kindness, compassion and inclusion, which can really make a difference to those who may otherwise feel isolated at Christmas.
Several participating organisations shared their joy and gratitude on behalf of the cards beneficiaries last year:
“The cards were such a delight- they really did lift people's spirits reading the heartwarming, kind and sometimes hilarious messages each child had written. We were all saying, when planning who to deliver them to how much we wish they were written to us!"
“My clients loved their cards and read out each one to each other. Fantastic project. Thank You.”
“The Christmas cards were ALL very well received. The cards brought lots of smiles and the patients particularly loved the jokes. There were a lot of comments about the effort, love and care that had gone into making the cards and it was really appreciated. A few patients welled-up that children would be thinking of them in hospital. I loved taking the cards round and spreading joy around the hospital. Thank you for organising a really kind gesture for lots of our patients!”
Connect Bath and 3SG are eternally grateful for the school children's participation, and the winning 8 designs from the last 3 years are all available to view, and even send via e-card, on the Connect Bath website here.
This years' blank cards are already with many local schools, who are busy working their magic on them ahead of collections by Thursday 5th December.
We will then be delivering the cards on the week commencing Monday 9th December, with the invaluable help of volunteers, to all those who have requested them in B&NES.
To get involved - whether by requesting cards for your organisation, or for an individual, friend or neighbour - please click here to fill out the relevant form.
Alternatively, if you'd be keen to help deliver the cards to their recipients, we'd appreciate your support any time that suits you between Monday 9th and Friday 13th December. Please let us know by emailing contact@3sg.org.uk.
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