CHRISTMAS EVE LATEST
If you are coming to St. Andrews Hall tomorrow and you have any coat hangars for which you have no further use, please could you bring them with you.
NON-PERISHABLE GOODS REQUIRED
Every year we like to give all the guests a goody bag to take away so that they are set up for the rest of the festive season and we are asking for your help to find up enough stuff to fill these bags:
Festive fare like individual Christmas puddings, “Posh” biscuits, and small fruit cake (e.g. Dundee),
Jars of jam and marmalade
Small Jars of coffee and small boxes of Tea Bags
Bags of sugar
“Cup o’ soups” and packets of instant custard
Small tins of stew, sausages & beans, salmon, ham, potatoes, peas and other vegetables
Small Fray Bentos steak & kidney pie
Small tins of fruit salad
Savouries like crisps in individual and large variety bags
We also need:
Socks (adult size and unisex)
Warm gloves, scarves and hats (unisex)
Any warm winter clothing new or used in good condition
Sleeping Bags or waterproof bivouacs for those who sleep rough or on a friend’s floor are especially popular
Boxes or tins of biscuits for use by the refreshment team on the day would also be much appreciated.
NB
Items should be non-perishable and the best before date should be February 2009 or later
Most guests live on their own so “small” items are more appropriate.
Clothing should be in good condition. If it is in a condition where you wouldn’t wear it yourself, please don’t give it to Open Christmas.
If you have collected items or are planning to do so, please bring them to St. Andrews Hall on Christmas Eve afternoon between 2PM and 5PM. Unless you have notified us previously, we are unable to collect them at this late stage.
OPEN CHRISTMAS ON 99.9FM Radio Norwich
Listen out for Colin Harper, one of the NOC organisers being interviewed on Radio Norwich on Christmas Eve
DRIVERS REQUIRED
Latest 21st December: We now only need drivers for the afternoon shift from 2PM to 6PM to provide transport for our guests. Many of our guests make their own way to St. Andrews Hall during the morning but like a lift home in the afternoon when it is dark and they have the NOC goody bag and any clothes they have collected to carry.
HALL VOLUNTEERS
We have had many offers of help this year and are very grateful for the interest shown. At the end of October, a month earlier than last year we closed our books to general volunteers and have no current vacancies.
Please note that we have been informed that the Salvation Army, the Aylsham Care Trust and the Fountain of Life Church in Ashill also have sufficient volunteers. We are sorry to disappoint people but we have been heavily oversubscribed this year.
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