A TEAM at Royal Berkshire Hospital has launched its Christmas Tree gift appeal for 2022.
The voluntary services team at the RBH NHS Trust is seeking support from the community to help them on their mission to make sure every patient receives a gift on Christmas Day.
It is seeking to collect over 900 donations before Wednesday, December 14.
Donations can be made at collection points which can be found at Royal Berkshire Hospital’s main reception, or the Link Café in Tilehurst.
There are also collection points at Reading Central Library, Lower Earley Library, Caversham Library, Woodley Library, Pangbourne Library, and Theale Library.
Donations can be made via The Works in Broad Street Mall, where you can buy a gift and hand to a member of staff.
There is also an Amazon wishlist available for direct online donations which can be delivered directly to the hospital.
Sukhi Sidhu, the trust’s voluntary services manager, said: “the last few years have been very difficult and challenging and we continue to live in challenging times,”But I am absolutely humbled to be part of a community that shows so many acts of kindness and generosity.
“Together we are making a stronger community that is capable of achieving great things and together we can make a positive difference to those that need it.
Sidhu continued: “The ‘Gift Tree’ is another lovely opportunity for people to support their local hospital and to bring joy to patients and wards on Christmas Day.
“A gift kindly donated by someone in your local community can make all the difference to a patient who’s in hospital.
“We aim to collect over 900 gifts to ensure every patient receives a present and we hope our amazing local residents and businesses will help support us again as they have done so before.”
The team asks that unwrapped presents are delivered to collection boxes or the hospital by Wednesday, December 14, so that members can sort, wrap, and deliver them to the wards before Christmas.
For older patients, toiletries, puzzle books, jigsaws, books, chocolates or biscuits, scarves, hats, and gloves are all recommended.
Toys, books, or colouring books are recommended for younger patients.
More information about the appeal is available by calling the Voluntary Services Team on 0118 322 8396 or emailing voluntary.services@
