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Help us fill our Festive Family Hampers

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Will you help us send out thousands of gifts to seriously ill children and their families in time for Christmas?

This year we need to source over 10,000 gifts for our…

  • 1,000 Festive Family Hampers full of items for the whole family to enjoy, including a hand wrapped gift for each child, art, games and other treats.
  • Christmas boxes full of toys, treats and games for our 39 NHS hospital partners to to give out to children across the wards over the festive period.

It’s a mammoth task and to do it, we really need your help! Here’s what to do

  • Take a look at our Amazon Gift List here
  • Choose which gifts you’d like to send and make your purchase
  • Your gift(s) will be sent directly to us to help bring some festive cheer to seriously ill children and their families

Please email smile@spreadasmile.org if your company can donate larger quantities of gifts.

Our Festive Family Hampers are created to bring moments of shared joy to families facing the challenges of living with serious illness. More than just presents, they are a way of bringing families together and showing them that they are not on their own and that others are thinking of them this Christmas.

Please do take a look at our gift list or contact the team to find out how you can help spread joy and laughter to seriously ill children and their families this festive season. Thank you so much for your support.

Help spread smiles this Christmas

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It’s that time of year when Spread a Smile kicks off its preparation for the festive season and this year we are aiming to do more than ever before to spread smiles in the lead up to Christmas. And to do that we really need your help! 

We’re aiming to send out a record number of 1,750 personalised Festive Smile Hampers to seriously ill children, young people and their siblings, spreading joy when it is needed most. 

Our Smile Hampers are packed full of gifts, hand-picked with each child in mind, and are delivered directly to their home or to hospital. We’ll also be delivering thousands of gifts to our NHS hospital and hospice partners to be shared with children and young people on the wards, helping to bring smiles, distraction and normality during the festive period. 

Please buy a gift to support a seriously ill child this Christmas. 

Our Amazon wish list has lots of lovely gifts to buy for children and young people of all ages. All gifts purchased will be sent straight to us so we can add them to our Smile Hampers and have them delivered in time for Christmas. 

If your company can help by supplying larger quantities of gifts, we’d love to hear from you.  

Please email the team at fundraising@spreadasmile.org to get the ball rolling. We are looking for all sorts of small and medium sized brand new items for children of all ages. Ideas include jewellery, water bottles, stationery, fluffy socks, beanie hats, toiletries, lip balms, art sets, portable speakers, phone accessories, gaming stuff, headphones, books, rattles, teethers, soft and sensory toys. 

For the seriously ill children and young people we support, Christmas can be a difficult time, spent in hospital away from the comforts of home. Each year Spread a Smile helps to bring back the magic of Christmas. 

A huge thank you to the individuals and companies who have donated gifts so far and please get in touch if you can help in some way. Thank you. 

Buy your Christmas gifts here.

Festive Smile Hamper Appeal 2023

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Christmas is always a busy time of year for Spread a Smile because it’s a time when the families we support need us most. For children and young people battling serious or terminal illness, Christmas can mean time spent in hospital, undergoing treatment and separated from family and friends.

Please join us in our mission to bring the magic of Christmas and as much joy and laughter as possible to the thousands of children we support and their families as we send out over 1,400 personalised Smile Hampers for children and their siblings. A Smile Hamper is a complimentary gift box containing a selection of toys, games and treats. Each hamper is personalised and handpicked for each child.

Please donate £25 to help fund a Smile Hamper for a seriously ill child or their sibling.

“Folakemi’s heart condition is life-limiting and as she grows we just don’t know what will happen. Spread a Smile shines a little light through all the worry and darkness, particularly at Christmas time. Folakemi and her sister Temitope are so looking forward to receiving their Smile Hampers. The excitement and joy are wonderful and it brings a tear to my eye watching them laugh and unwrap their gifts. It means the world to all of us.” Anita, Folakemi and Temitope’s Mum

The children we support deserve a special treat and with your help, we can give them just that. Please give what you can and help us reach every family who needs us with a little bit of Spread a Smile joy this festive season. Thank you.