Generous resort residents ‘help us to save lives’

The church and charity were also able to provide food hampers to disadvantaged families and a bag of gifts to each homeless and vulnerable person to see them through the Christmas

period.

As lockdown continues, staff and volunteers will maintain help for struggling families, the homeless and vulnerable as demand is expected to increase.

Corps officer Major Sandra Fisher said: “We wish to thank the people of the Fylde coast for their generosity.

“As well as a gift sack for children who would otherwise have gone without on Christmas Day, we gave food hampers to disadvantaged families. You, the local folk who care have been

amazing.

“What you enable us to do both changes and saves lives

“The donations of clothing, hats, scarves, gloves, sleeping bags, sweets, and chocolates showed that someone cared.”

Major Sandra thanked individuals and organisations who collected items on behalf of The Salvation Army and made monetary donations including Blackpool Council, the Blackpool Labour

Party, supermarkets, the department for work and pensions, Victoria Hospital, Garstang and Blackpool Foodbanks, building societies, banks, local businesses, shops, churches,

community groups and hotels.

She added: “Our support for the homeless and vulnerable continues, we also find ourselves called upon to help more and more families where children are at home and missing school

meals. Experience tells us that many local children will go hungry.”

To support, call (01253) 626114, email [email protected] or donate through www.justgiving.com/fundraising/the-salvation-army-Blackpool.

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