Child Poverty
Celebrating the launch of Santa’s Black Country Toy Appeal
Today we were excited to officially launch our new Charity – Santa’s Black Country Toy Appeal in the presence of all four Black Country Mayors, who kindly attended to hear about our plans for Christmas 2021. The event was held at Resonance Education on the Waterfront, supported by our friends at Black Country Radio. In…
Read MoreA message from the Chief Elf – It’s a wrap and THANK YOU😊 Covid hasn’t stopped us this Christmas!
I am delighted to announce that Operation Santa is officially over for this Covid Christmas 2020 and what a ride it’s been. The last few collections have been made and there have certainly been a lot of those this year. We have given gifts to 6204 children and young people this year, and received a…
Read MorePlease don’t leave it too late to help Operation Santa Dudley borough!
First of all thank you so much to all the lovely people who have been supporting us so far with this year’s appeal. It’s been a real challenge with the multiple Covid restrictions, but we are doing our very best. As you are aware we do not deal direct with families, but take support requests…
Read MoreWe’ve got a new grand total thanks to Poundland
I am delighted to say that we have just finished counting the huge pile of donations from the two Poundland shops in Dudley. With other donations from Blaze Hair and members of the public we are doing really well. Thank you so much everyone we now have plenty of stocking fillers, but still need main…
Read MoreWe need YOUR help to ensure that no child thinks Santa has forgotten them this Christmas! #Covidwontstopus
2020 has been a challenging year for everyone and we have all been affected. Our annual Operation Santa Dudley borough appeal has been bringing smiles to children’s faces for over 40 years. We want to make sure that no child thinks Santa has forgotten them. This year Christmas will be tougher than ever for those…
Read MoreDoes your child need a coat for the winter season? Coats for Kids is now in Stourbridge and collecting now! @WeAreBCR
Let me tell you about an amazing community project called Coats for Kids. This is a nationwide project which takes donations of new and used children’s coats to give to others in the community for free, no questions asked. The project aims to: Ensure that every child enjoys outdoor play with warm clothing Tackle financial…
Read MoreOperation Santa Dudley borough 2019 – another epic adventure!
Dudley CVS which is a registered charity, has run its Operation Santa appeal for over 40 years and in 2019 was proud once again to work together to connect, collaborate and build partnerships with individuals, organisations, groups and businesses across Dudley borough, and beyond! It was been another whirlwind of activity with 12994 donations and some amazing support, and…
Read MoreOur final donations total @WeAreBCR
Ending on a high with 12746 donations @WeAreBCR
So as Operation Santa closes for 2019 let’s celebrate another amazing year with a huge number of donations = happy faces for local children and young people on Christmas morning. Here’s to all you lovelies who’ve supported – the amazing elves – Trev, Jayne, Steve, Sarah, Phil and the people who popped in for coffee…
Read MoreA phenomenal day at our first of three Christmas parties
So today we had a wonderful party at DY1 with lots of happy children enjoying a turkey dinner, entertainment and a present from a Santa. This is why we do what we do
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