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The #ChristmasTogether campaign is supported by members of the Together Coalition, which includes Royal Voluntary Service and other charities.
They urge the public to reach out to someone who could be facing loneliness this Christmas or to help others by becoming an NHS Volunteer Responder.
Ms Sturgeon spoke with 70-year-old Chris Smith, from Springfield in Fife, Scotland, who is registered blind, this week.
Mr Smith had a stroke in April and after being discharged spent lockdown alone at home, with support from a Kindness Call volunteer from Chest, Heart and Stroke Scotland.
“It was great to speak to Chris. We talked about the passion he has for food and how much the calls he shares every week matter to him,” Ms Sturgeon said.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson calls up Cramlington pensioner as part of campaign tackling loneliness
Boris Johnson and his partner Carrie Symonds spoke to Christine Bound who has been isolating during the pandemic
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