The team at Mecca Southport has launched an amnesty for customers to donate any extra Christmas gifts to a good cause.
The staff at the Garrick Parade bingo hall are now inviting customers to drop off any unneeded gifts to be donated to a local charity
Continuing their longstanding partnership with the Carers Trust, any presents donated by customers to the club will be passed onto the charity.
Carers Trust works to improve support, services and recognition for the seven million unpaid carers in the UK.
Recent research showed that 40% of Brits expected to receive unwanted gifts this year, with a total value of almost £27bn (Money Facts, 21 November 2016). Instead of these gifts going to waste, Mecca Southport is instead encouraging customers to give them to a good cause and carry on that festive feeling of goodwill and kindness.
The Southport club is looking to help make a difference to local carers and anyone looking to drop off a gift can do so by popping into the club on Garrick Parade.
Brian Hennigan, manager at Mecca Southport, said: “Christmas is all about sharing and feeling generous but we know that some of us do receive gifts that aren’t suitable or that we already have.
“That’s why we are launching this amnesty campaign to save presents languishing in the back of the cupboard and instead be donated to a worthy cause.
“There are no words to describe the importance of what carers do in our community, and it’s an honour to continue supporting Carers Trust and help make life that little bit easier for the many unpaid carers across Southport.”
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