I used to give to the Gift Appeal. Are these Christmas Gifts going to actually buy the gifts for children at the Foodbank? 

These gifts act as a representation of how your donation will be spent within our frontline services. The Gift Appeal helped us cover the cost of the toy vouchers we gave to Bath Foodbank families over the Christmas period and these new gifts will do exactly the same thing. They will provide funds to cover the costs of our Christmas activities and into the New Year. This includes the toy vouchers for Bath Foodbank and Christmas meals and presents for clients at Genesis Life Projects.

 

Will my donation be spent on the gift I’ve chosen?

These gifts are a representation of how your donation will be spent within our projects. We will spend your donation on our frontline projects at Genesis Trust and Bath Foodbank, where the need is greatest. This is because if we had 70 people buy Christmas dinners and we only needed 40, this wouldn’t work. The gifts can help you show others how Genesis and Bath Foodbank are making a difference locally. And it’s a way to share Christmas with your community.

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Why are you not running the Gift Appeal this year? 

We wanted to try something new which incorporates the Gift Appeal, but offered a wider selection of gifts people could buy. Our hope is that it helps people understand a little more about what we provide, spread the word a bit wider and engage some new people in supporting Genesis Trust’s projects. 

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Can you send the cards straight to my friends and family? 

Unfortunately our website doesn’t have the capability to capture that information from you, but if you want to send it to Emma (emma.drew@genensistrust.org.uk) in an email, please tell her the recipients name and address, and what message you’d like written in the card. 

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Can I buy more than one gift? 

Yes you can. Just add each gift you want to your basket and then pay for them all together.

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Do I need to pay postage and packaging? 

If you buy a gift and want a gift card sent to you we are asking for a donation of £1.50 toward the cost of printing and posting. This is optional.

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Can my church or business buy these gifts? 

Yes, if you want to use these gifts as a way of fundraising as a community then please do! The gifts have different costs attached to them to cater for different people or groups who might want to support our work. If you’d like to talk to us about this please email Hilary (hilary.long@genesistrust.org.uk)