Some people have asked me about sending Christmas gifts to Bedline. We will be sending a small gift and card to Bedline for Christmas. Below is the list of things which can be sent:
- postcards
- photographs
- paper stickers
- small note books
- small books
- coloured papers
- maps
- posters (folded)
- small calendars
- drawings or paintings
The following items cannot be sent, due to customs’ restrictions:
- musical greetings cards
- pencils, crayons, pencil cases (children will have access to colouring materials at the projects)
- jewellery, hair clips, ribbons
- clothing
- toys
- balloons
- leather or fabric bookmarks
- stickers which are foam or fabric (not paper)
- glue or craft tools
- oversized books or paper items that cannot be folded to fit into an A4 envelope
Compassion give the following information about financial gifts:
‘You can also send financial gifts to your child, their family and their project. This has the added advantage of helping your child’s community by introducing funds into the local economy.
Financial Gift Options:
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Individual Gifts are for your sponsored child – between £7 and a maximum of £60 (including birthday gifts). Two individual gifts can be sent per calendar year (i.e. an annual maximum of £120). The project staff will use the money you send to buy a suitable gift for your child.
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Family Gifts are for your child’s family – between £15 and an annual maximum of £600. Project staff will help the family to use the money wisely.
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Project Gifts are for the project your child attends – between £60 and an annual maximum of £1,200 per year. Staff at the project will use this money for the most pressing needs they have.
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Graduation Gifts are for your sponsored child during their final year in the Child Sponsorship Programme – between £7 and £1,200.
The entire amount of your gift will reach your child, their family or their project.’