Edinburgh-based renewable energy company donates £20,000 and time to local charity as applications for help reach record numbers
Red Rock Renewables and its Edinburgh-based team are proud to support Cash for Kids’ ‘Mission Christmas’ campaign for a second year running.
In addition to a £20,000 donation to the cause – funding enough gifts for around 800 children across Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife & Falkirk – a group of employees also collected a huge haul of gifts and spent the day volunteering at the charity’s Mission Headquarters.
In the City of Edinburgh alone, 17,907 children are living in poverty (20.4 per cent of local children) – almost enough to fill Tynecastle football stadium.
Cash for Kids works to tackle child poverty all year round and is currently holding its annual Mission Christmas campaign to provide presents for local children who have been identified as being at risk of not receiving any gifts to open on Christmas morning.
This year, a record 23,368 local children have been applied for with just 2 days to go to ensure that every one of these applications is fulfilled.
Red Rock Renewables CEO, Xiaomeng Chen, said: “Christmas should be a joyful time for children, and it saddens us to think of those who may not have presents to open or something to look forward to.
“Our Edinburgh team is proud to support Mission Christmas again this year and help the dedicated Cash for Kids team spread joy this festive season.”
Charity Manager, Victoria Hendry added: “We cannot thank Red Rock Renewables enough for such a generous donation to our Mission Christmas campaign. £20,000 will allow us to ensure we have enough gifts to support hundreds of local children who would otherwise wake up to nothing at all for Christmas.
“Families are struggling for all sorts of reasons, whether they are living in poverty, homeless or fleeing domestic abuse and Christmas can increase the pressure they’re already feeling.
“By supporting Mission Christmas you are giving these children and their families more than just a gift, you are giving them special memories that will last a lifetime. They will know they are loved and cared for and that they haven’t been forgotten. Christmas will be a day that they receive a present and share the joy like everyone else.”
For more information on Mission Christmas and how you can support the campaign, visit www.forth1.com/mission