In Giving We Receive....

Many individuals, schools, local businesses and other groups helped make Christmas a little brighter for thousands of disadvantaged people by answering our appeals for donations during SVP Week in December.

Pupils and staff of St Joseph's College, Ravenhill Road, Belfast presenting a cheque and hampers
Pupils from Belfast Institute and Our Lady & St Patrick's College Knock sorting toys at the Family Appeal HQ
Presentation of hampers by Halifax Call Centre staff and organised by Business in the Community	Tony Nicholl of the Ulster Society of Chartered Accountants and Gene fitzpatrick presenting £10,000 worth of toys to Aileen Coney (SVP and Cpt Rhian Havercroft (Salvation Army)
Selection of toys bought with generous donation from Bombardier and presentated to SVP and Salvation Army Pupils and staff of St Malachy's College, Antrim Road, Belfast with selection of freshly made hampers for distribution

Thousands of toys, gifts and food hampers were kindly donated to the Society in response to our Annual Appeal for help during SVP Week.

We wish to extend our gratitude and thanks to all those individuals and companies who bought a gift or contributed some food to a hamper or made a financial contribution.

Praising all those who helped in this mammoth task, Aileen Coney, SVP Regional Administrator said;

"Without your continued help and support (especially at this time of year) we would be unable to help those living at the fringes of society at Christmas".

Our network of volunteers worked tirelessly to ensure that all requests for toys, food and any other assistance over the Christmas period were fulfilled.

Selection of toys bought with donation from the Irish Childrens Fund in America and hampers awaiting distribution at our headquarters in Belfast just before Christmas