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Layla, 8, Maisie, 10, and Courtney Jordan-Wood, 11, receiving donations from this year s Shuttle Christmas Gift Appeal A STAGGERING 3,120 Christmas presents have been donated to vulnerable children in Wyre Forest - more than double the number received by last year s Gift Appeal. Despite a difficult year for many families financially due to the coronavirus pandemic, the 16th annual Shuttle Gift Appeal with charity Home-Start has been yet another record-breaker thanks to generous donations from our readers.
Home-Start co-ordinators Joanne Shinton and Donna Scriven out delivering Gift Appeal donations In just four weeks, more than 3,000 gifts have been dropped off at our drop-off points by individuals, local companies and community groups, ensuring that every child supported by Home-Start Wyre Forest and many of those supported by local school safeguarding leads have a present to open on Christmas day.
Daz Wilkes, three-year-old Maximus, Lizzie Ward with baby Mylo, four-year-old Maisie-Grace and Home-Start s Kelly Hurst receiving gifts from last year s appeal HUNDREDS of children from disadvantaged families in Wyre Forest will have presents to open on Christmas day thanks to donations to this year s Shuttle Gift Appeal with charity Home-Start. With just two days to go before the donation deadline, we re taking a look back at one of the family s helped by last year s appeal. Daz Wilkes family in Kidderminster had been receiving Home-Start s support for four years. He told The Shuttle last December: If it wasn t for this appeal, there wouldn t be any presents under our tree now.