Support the Trussell Trust and War Child this Christmas
As 2022 draws to a close and the season of giving arrives, we’re asking members to once again help change lives.
The donations from the 2021 Christmas campaign helped our partners carry out vital, life-saving work in a time which has been tough on everyone but brutal for some. The challenge this year is even greater.
The war in Ukraine has added significantly to the work of War Child. Sadly, one in six children across the world are now affected by armed conflict. You can read some of the children’s stories on the War Child website.
Closer to home, the Trussell Trust has issued an emergency appeal to help keep foodbanks going this winter. We hear daily dreadful stories about children going to school hungry and of the growing numbers of people being forced to choose between heating and eating.
We know that this Christmas will be an exceptionally tough one for many people, we are therefore asking our members to show that the spirit of solidarity is not just a workplace cause, but a societal one too.
Donate your £10 member recruitment incentive
We are also encouraging members to donate their Member Recruit Member vouchers to our charity partners.
£10 will help the Trussell Trust deliver compassionate and practical support to people in crisis, with six emergency food parcels needed every minute during winter. For that money, War Child could feed 12 children, provide textbooks for three children in school or drive a vulnerable child from the border back to their home.
We’re so proud of all the work our members have been doing to support colleagues as we continue to navigate a world changed forever by Covid. Charitable giving has always been a strength of trade unions, and we’re proud to be able to continue that.
This Christmas we’re asking that we continue to help each other in whatever way we can, because when we come together we can make a real difference in the world. Any contribution, however small, will enable our charity partners to reach and save more lives.