{"id":4572,"date":"2021-04-05T17:32:42","date_gmt":"2021-04-05T16:32:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/swindon-and-district\/?p=4572"},"modified":"2024-03-24T21:14:13","modified_gmt":"2024-03-24T20:14:13","slug":"xmas-gift-boxes-donated-in-lockdown-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/swindon-and-district\/2021\/04\/05\/xmas-gift-boxes-donated-in-lockdown-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Gift Bags Presentation 6th Year Running"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Even more important after the issues of Lockdown, Swindon Soroptimists maintained their support of the Swindon Nelson Trust Women\u2019s Centre by presenting their Christmas gift boxes \/ bags for the 6<sup>th<\/sup> year running.<\/p>\n<p>The Club have few members but have had great support from friends and also Marlborough Ladies Who Latte club in donating unwanted and freebie items that can be included!\u00a0 Fortunately two members are in a bubble so were able to do the mammoth task of sorting and filling all the boxes, each containing 28 different items collected over the year.<\/p>\n<p>As Lydia Cardew, Club Project Officer says \u201c<em>These women have challenging lives, often made worse by the lockdown situation so we want them to know that people do care. We always make the boxes useful and fun, with items such as scarves, toiletries, and pads \/ pens as well as a Christmas gift, crackers and chocolate and a Christmas Card with a message from members\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Women\u2019s Centre, set up in 2014, provides a lifeline for women who are homeless, addicted or at risk of involvement with the criminal justice system.\u00a0 The service has greatly expanded recently and now has many more permanent staff, due to the recognition and funding received for the work they do.<\/p>\n<p>The staff offer a wide range of services, ranging from Lunch Club, practical help, support in dealing with other agencies, to one to one counselling, group activities and peer support. \u00a0The Nelson Trust\u2019s ultimate goal is to reduce re-offending and help women to become safe, confident and free from abuse, addiction and other dependencies.\u00a0 They have continued to remain open and offer support throughout the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>On hearing the news Niki Gould, Head of Women\u2019s Community Services commented \u201dThank you so much for your support.\u00a0 That\u2019s amazing news that we will gratefully receive 25 boxes\/bags for the women at Christmas.\u00a0 They absolutely love the gift boxes and something tells me they will be extra special this year with the additional struggle of the pandemic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Swindon Soroptimist Club members Jackie Webb &amp; Lydia Cardew with the 25 Christmas gift boxes <\/em><\/p>\n<p>The boxes were handed over outside to the staff at the Nelson Trust Women\u2019s Centre, who will arrange appointment times for the ladies to collect their boxes. \u00a0Rae, senior keyworker at the Centre said after our delivery \u201cThank you so much for the presents, they look amazing!\u00a0 We really do appreciate all of your support.\u201d[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_gallery type=&#8221;image_grid&#8221; images=&#8221;4562,4565,4563,4561&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Even more important after the issues of Lockdown, Swindon Soroptimists maintained their support of the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":729,"featured_media":4563,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[114,3],"tags":[121,119],"class_list":["post-4572","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-114","category-club-news","tag-christmas","tag-nelson-trust"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Gift Bags Presentation 6th Year Running | News | Blog | Events | SI Swindon and District<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"SI Swindon and District : Blog &amp; News : Gift Bags Presentation 6th Year Running : Keep up to date with the latest news, articles and events from the Soroptimists of SI Swindon and District . 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