Serving our community is the essence of Rotary and our Christmas collections with Father Christmas are the highlight of our year. We just love to bring Santa to so many roads in Carshalton and Wallington. Every year for nearly 60 years we have brought a little Christmas cheer and fond memories to generations of mum’s and dad’s and their kids. Many parents tell us their parents brought them out to see Santa when they were children and the folk we meet respond with smiles and many are happy to donate to our collection on behalf of Local Charities.
Small local charities have been hit especially hard. For them, fundraising is difficult in the best of times but during a pandemic this is almost impossible. In each of the last two years' Christmas collections, we passed-on close to £10,000 each year and we were able to claim Gift Aid and pass this on too. Here are the charities we supported from our Christmas 2019 collections:-
- Sutton Mencap
- Sutton Night Watch
- Sutton Women’s Centre
- Sutton Eagles Special Needs Football Club
- Sutton Branch of National Autistic Society
- London Borough of Sutton Mayor’s Charity Appeal
- Diamond Riding Centre
- Gary Mason Trust
- Jigsaw 4 U
- Multiple-Sclerosis Therapy Centre
- Oaks Way Centre
- Sutton Community Transport
- Sutton St John Ambulance
- Sutton Sea Cadets
- Scouts 1st Wallington
- Carshalton Beeches Yulefest
Anything you could donate would be so welcome. Charities serving our community are also essential workers and they carry on in the most difficult of circumstances. They are presently starved of funds and many are fighting to survive.
Finally THANK YOU for visiting our DONATE page and if you are able to donate, thank you for supporting these most deserving causes.