We are open for more donations to support Afghan families
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Thank you!
We’d like to say a huge thank you to everyone for their incredibly generous and kind donations to support Afghan refugee families on 20 and 21 January. Wow! We were absolutely blown away by the response. It’s so heart-warming to see Fitzrovians and neighbours further afield coming together to show support for the newest members of our community.
So far, we have distributed items to 28 families with 93 children. They asked us to extend their thanks to you all, they were overjoyed. And we were so happy to see some of them using your scooters and buggies to come into our Centre to join in our activities last week. We call that a success!
We couldn't have done it without our volunteers and Trustees who helped with the mammoth task of sorting the items and preparing them for distribution. What an amazing team effort!
Your cash donations are being put to good use, buying ingredients for the families to enjoy the comfort of home-cooked traditional Afghan food at the Centre. It’s the first time many of our families have eaten their own cuisine since they moved here last autumn, and for others, these cooking sessions have been the first time they have gone outside from their hotels.
Sadly, there are still a lot of families that we haven’t yet been able to help and we are organising another donation day on Thursday 10 February, 10am-8pm. A list of the items we are collecting this time is below. If you have already donated, please help us spread the word.
Thank you all so much, you’ve made a huge difference!
Wanted:
While we appreciate the good intentions, we ask that you do not bring in any items outside of this list as they are no longer needed.
Used (clean and in good condition):
Suitcases
Laundry/Storage bags
Bicycles (for primary school-age children only)
Scooters (for primary school-age children only)
Buggies (single and double)
Laptops (maximum 3 years old with all data wiped and a fully functioning charger included)
Mobile phones (unlocked smartphones only)
Sewing machines (fully functioning only)
New (brand-new, unopened, and in original packaging):
Undergarments/socks for all ages, children and adults, male and female
Toiletries (sanitary pads, soap bars, shower gel, toothpaste, toothbrushes, lip balm, hand cream)
Nappies and wet wipes
Stationery - pencil cases, pencils, colouring pencils, pens, erasers, notepads for school age children and adults
Food containers & lunch boxes for children (plastic boxes, paper boxes)
Duvets, pillows, blankets and bed sheets
Cash donations:
You can also make a cash donation to support our Afghan families. These will go towards things like purchasing cooking ingredients so they can cook their home cuisine at our Centre and take back to share with others in their hotels. We are also looking to support them to branch out from the hotels they have been staying in for months by raising funds for activities like:
Trips to London Zoo
Trips to local areas so they can get used to travelling on buses and trains
Santander bike sessions
Organising sewing classes
Self-care days
We will have a contactless card reader available during the donation days, or you can bring cash. You can also donate directly from our website using the button below:
Next donation day:
Thursday, 10 February 2022
10am to 8pm
Fitzrovia Community Centre, 2 Foley St, London W1W 6DL