More than 20,500 children across Edinburgh, the Lothians and Fife will wake up to a Christmas present, thanks to the generosity of thousands of people throughout the region. This year’s Mission Christmas campaign, organised by Radio Forth’s Cash for Kids, has broken new records, with £1.1 million raised in gift and cash donations over the last six weeks. Continue reading Record breaking Mission Christmas helps thousands of local children
The streets of Edinburgh City Centre were even noisier than usual yesterday as a group of bikers arrived in town on a mission to help disadvantaged children in Edinburgh, the Lothians and Fife. Continue reading A roaring success: volunteers get on their bikes for Cash For Kids
ONE IN FOUR CHILDREN ARE LIVING IN POVERTY THIS CHRISTMAS
| Please help us make Christmas special for thousands of children across Edinburgh, the Lothians and Fife this year, in partnership with B&M |
| Mission Christmas is well under way! We’re asking you to buy an extra gift and take it to B&M or one of our other drop off points across the region, so Cash for Kids can give it to a local child who could otherwise wake up to nothing on Christmas morning. Visit the website to find your nearest drop off point.
We’re also looking for organisations and schools to join in by becoming a drop off point, anyone who would like to donate and fundraise or take part in Christmas Jumper Day on Friday 8th December, as well as those who could benefit by receiving gifts and support from the appeal. Find out more at forth1.com/mission. Together we can make a difference to local children this Christmas |
In 2016 with your amazing support we raised £1 million in gifts and cash and made Christmas special for over 18,000 local children, and we want to do even more this year.
We’re asking you to buy an extra present that we can give to a disadvantaged local child to make their Christmas morning special. We need new and unwrapped gifts suitable for children and young people aged 0-18 years, and you can donate at our drop off points across the region. See the map below to find your nearest location.
We’re also looking for local organisations and schools to sign up and collect gifts during the appeal as well as anyone who’d like to fundraise, take part in our Jumper Day on 8th December, receive gifts and support from the appeal or just make a donation – go to https://planetradio.co.uk/forth/charity/events/forth-mission-christmas/ to get involved!
Together we can make a difference to local children this Christmas.
A young local pipe band are doing their bit to bring Scottish traditional music to a wider audience by releasing their own version of Ed Sheeran’s Castle on the Hill. Davidson’s Mains & District Pipe Band first played the chart-topping hit in the freestyle category of the Scottish Schools Championship – and the performance attracted so many hits on Facebook that the band decided, with Sheeran’s approval, to record his song in the studio and raise money for charity. Continue reading D Mains Pipe Band charity single makes castle rock!
Crewe Toll company collaborates with Forth One Radio to address Holiday Hunger
Going hungry in the school holidays is a harsh reality for many youngsters across the UK, and the All Party Parliamentary Group on Hunger recently warned that too many children have to survive on crisps and energy drinks when school kitchens are closed.
A huge thank you from Forth 1 Cash For Kids!
#SuperheroDay #Supervan
Forth 1’s Cash for Kids goal is to support disabled, disadvantaged and vulnerable children living across our area. Every penny you donate helps to make a real difference to local children so they can live life to the full and reach their potential.
Friday 13 May was Superhero Day – and thanks to your generosity Cash for Kids raised over £77,000 for vulnerable children in Edinburgh, the Lothians and Fife – and there’s still time to donate!
To donate £5 text FORTH to 70808
Young people from Leith’s Citadel Youth Project have been rockin’ Glasgow Central Station, with the help of Justice Secretary Michael Matheson MSP and Glasgow City Council leader Cllr. Frank McAveety. Continue reading Go West: Citadel crew just keeps on buskin’!
Mission Christmas 2015 is well underway and THANK YOU if you have already donated; your money will ensure Christmas Day is a different day for thousands of kids across Edinburgh, the Lothians and Fife. Continue reading Friday is Forth 1 Cash For Kids Christmas Jumper Day!
Giving children the chance to be kids on Christmas Day
In Edinburgh the Lothians and Fife there are an estimated 45,872 children living in poverty. Continue reading Forth 1’s Mission Christmas
