Gloucestershire teams up with Operation Community Hamper
5 November 2024
Gloucestershire is once again teaming up with Operation Community Hamper to help make dreams come true for those who most need it most this Christmas.
Started in 2020 by Charlotte Churchill, a kind-hearted mum from Keynsham, each year Operation Community Hamper, formerly Operation Christmas Hamper, embarks on a mission to assemble, wrap and deliver Christmas hampers to people in need in Bristol and surrounding areas. The entirely volunteer-run project puts smiles on the faces of families across the Greater Bristol area each Christmas Day, supporting hundreds of individuals who otherwise may go without any presents to open on December 25th.
Gloucestershire Cricket, alongside its city neighbours Bristol Rovers, Gas Girls and Her Game Too, is pleased to be supporting the festive campaign for a third consecutive year. Shire Members and supporters are encouraged to donate food, drinks and hygiene products as well as gifts to go towards the creation of bespoke Christmas hampers. Find a full list of suitable items for donation HERE
Donations can be made at Gloucestershire Cricket Reception, Seat Unique Stadium, Nevil Road, Bristol, BS7 9EJ, between Monday 9th December and Thursday 12th December (9am - 5pm).
Charlotte Churchill, Director of OCH, said: “I would like to thank everyone who carries on to support OCH this year. We have 1000 referrals in so we have an enormous amount of food to collect.
We have made 1000 bags of bespoke Christmas gifts for every family which is a huge achievement but we now need the community to support us in the way they have previously.”
Pete Lamb, Head of Community at Gloucestershire Cricket, added: “Taking part in Operation Community Hamper each year is always an incredibly humbling experience that allows us to make a big difference to the lives of local people. At Gloucestershire we feel passionately about helping others and we jumped at the opportunity to assist Charlotte and her team with this amazing initiative for a second year to help make a difference again this Christmas.”
To find out more about Operation Christmas Hamper and how you can get involved, click here
