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A CHARITABLE CHRISTMAS
From Helen Duval 2022
CATCH has been dedicated to improving opportunities for the local community and young people for over 10 years. As an organically grown charity the team helps to provide safe spaces for children and young adults to develop. Promoting unity and acceptance, they provide volunteering and community based opportunities across the Leeds area.
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Christmas tends to make us think of family, celebrations, carol concerts and all the wonderfully warm feelings it brings with it.. For many, this year will feel the pinch on our wallets more than ever given the current economic climate. Once again however, Christmas for the NFA team is all about giving but it is noticeable this year how the big supermarket chains have reined in their budgets to reflect the times we are currently living in.
For a lot more people this year, those cheery times are tinted with huge concerns over the price of everyday living. Many of our national charities bring to mind that there are still those who really need us at this time of the year.
The NHS continues to have a pretty rough time of it and for the nurses, doctors, auxiliary staff who turn up for just another shift at Christmas and the New Year in hospitals and hospices, it has probably never been more important to show them some support. Trying to bring a little heartwarming Christmas cheer is still so important, particularly for those who will be struggling to cope over the season. As ever, with this in mind, Lee, and the whole NFA team have been hard-working Christmas elves once again, in a bid to help support the Leeds based CATCH charity.
For children especially, as well as their families, this year could prove to be an overwhelmingly difficult time to handle the stresses and strains brought about by worry, mental health issues and fear of the future. Therefore, this year sees the NFA team, headed up by Lee, ensuring that the donations made by some very generous business leaders in the glass and glazing sector will help to raise some Christmas cheer.
We would all like to say a huge thank you to those who have contributed to this year’s Christmas cause.
Wishing you all a very merry Christmas!
