Procter & Gamble in Reading Donate £3000 once again

On Wednesday 27th August we were invited to visit Procter and Gamble's site in Reading to receive a 'large' cheque for this year's donation.
Early last year they contacted us and explained that we had been chosen as one of their charities of the year for last year and this year. 

Ruth and Sue went along and were presented with the cheque by Louise Pollard and Charlotte Carlisle and several other members of staff.

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Ruth gave a short talk to some of the staff thanking them for their generous donation and explaining about the work of Reading Family Aid in providing Outings for disadvantaged families in the Reding area as well as providing toys and gifts at Christmas for children who would otherwise be unlikely to receive anything. Ruth explained that the £3000 would be spent on buying gifts for some of the categories of children for whom we struggle to receive sufficient donations (eg. teenagers and those with special needs).

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As well as providing funds, P&G have also promised to support our Toys and Teens Appeal again this year, as last year, by holding an in-house toys and gift collection for the older children with Donation Point Bins around the site as well as providing some volunteers to help with the sorting and packing of the donated gifts during the "Toy Project Week" in early December.