2026-11-02 · BBC News
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Children across Staffordshire who might otherwise go without a Christmas present are set to receive gift-filled shoeboxes through a new appeal encouraging residents to donate locally.
The initiative, organised by World Give, is asking people to pick up empty shoeboxes from supermarkets, fill them with gifts and return them for distribution to families through schools, charities and Staffordshire County Council.
Trustee Adam Contoret said the appeal was launched after the charity recognised growing levels of hardship closer to home.
"We look around the shops, we see everyone going about their business, but you don't see the people that aren't there," he said. mixed
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