This year’s must-have gift
Providing a life-saving blood service doesn’t stop over Christmas, although there is often a seasonal drop in donations. Over the festive season over 200,000 whole blood donors and 12,500 platelet donations are needed to make sure that hospitals have the stocks that they need to treat patients. A single blood donation can save or improve the lives of up to three people. If you’ve never given blood before, you can find out more information and book an appointment online at www.blood.co.uk or by calling 0300 123 2323. So why not make 2015 the first year that you give this important gift to those who need it?
Support Oxfam
Instead of spending your hard-earned cash on gifts which can often end up unwanted, why not help to change the lives of those less fortunate by choosing an Oxfam Unwrapped gift? There is a large range of gifts to choose from starting at just £5. Options include providing a well or buying mosquito nets, as well as one of our favourites, buying a goat for a family in need for just £25. This goat can then produce milk to drink and sell, fertiliser for crops and goat kids to take to market. Oxfam Unwrapped gifts are available at Oxfam shops, online at www.oxfamunwrapped.com or by calling 0300 200 1252. Simply choose a gift, add a message and send to the recipient by email or post. Your gift will then go to where it’s needed most.