The teams at local estate and
letting agents, Alasdair Morrison & Partners are starting a Christmas
fundraising effort that they hope will encourage their customers and the local
community to think about and donate to others less fortunate than themselves this
Christmas.
For the month of December,
Reverse Advent Calendars have been placed in their Newark and Southwell offices
and customers and staff are being asked to donate a much-needed item each day of
December to fill the advent calendars up.
Said Dawn Cox, Office Manager
at Newark:
“We’ve had a very successful year in business and
have been able to help many people move into their dream homes. But that got us
thinking about those who won’t be so lucky this Christmas and who might be in
need of a little extra help.
“So instead of a traditional Advent Calendar where you
take something from it each day in December, we thought it would be a good idea
to reverse the calendar and add something to it each day. And why not make it
items that can help our local community who are in need?”
The items being collected at
Alasdair Morrison & Partners will be donated to Newark Foodbank, who have
been helping local people in crisis for over four years by helping to combat
poverty and hunger in our community.
Lesley Marshall, Newark
Foodbank Manager said:
“We don’t think anyone in our community should have
to face going hungry. And this is especially poignant during the festive
period. This is a lovely idea and we are very grateful to the teams at Alasdair
Morrison & Partners and everyone who can donate to the Reverse Advent
Calendar for their thoughtfulness and generosity.”
Business Development Manager
and Valuer, Chris Pick said:
“We’re really hoping that the local communities in
Southwell and Newark will help us collect lots of non-perishable items so we
can help as many local people as possible this Christmas.”
The items added to the Reverse
Advent Calendar will be donated to the Newark Foodbank on 18th
December to allow enough time for them to be given to those in need in Newark,
Southwell and the surrounding areas before Christmas.
If you are able to help, then please bring non-perishable items to the offices of Alasdair Morrison & Partners at 26 Kirkgate, Newark or 22 King Street, Southwell before 18th December. A shopping list of items can be found on the Newark Foodbank website: https://newark.foodbank.org.uk/give-help/donate-food/
