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December 12, 2022

All Boxed Up for Christmas!

Families from Leighton Park have been galvanised by the Parent and Staff Community (PSC) to create Christmas gift boxes for families in need in Whitley. Whitley is adjacent to the School and has a significant number of homes where there are financial pressures, especially during December when the demands of the festive season can be too much to bear.

 

The Whitley Community Development Association (Whitley CDA) which is partnered with Leighton Park has an awareness of where the need may be greatest and is able to recommend a list anonymously. The PSC receive notice of individual family compositions and an idea of what sort of gifts might be well received. The Whitley families are assigned to an LP volunteer who creates a box containing an individual present for each family member as well as some general seasonal treats such as a board game or festive nibbles. The box drop off took place this morning at the Pavilion and it was a pleasure to see how many of our community had taken the time and effort to get involved with this generous initiative.

 

Stacey Corfield, Deputy Chair of the PSC and co-ordinator for the Christmas Box Appeal commented, “I think it promotes community; our school is in Whitley and the local residents, some of them do struggle and don’t always have enough at Christmas. To share and to give at this time of year is wonderful. It’s a really lovely thing to do. I’d like to say a huge thank you to all the parents and children who’ve got involved this year. The families of Whitley do appreciate these special boxes, they all look beautiful. To have this under your Christmas tree when otherwise there might not have been anything, to come down on Christmas morning and these lovely presents is really lovely so thank you to all our families who have given.”

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