Ho, Ho, Ho! Operation Santa Is Back

The festive season is fast approaching, and with it is the return of Caerphilly County Borough Council’s annual Operation Santa appeal. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Operation Santa aims to provide Christmas gifts for over 600 local children. These children are not helped by any other appeal, and have been nominated by social workers who work with families across Caerphilly county borough. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

The pledge line opens on Tuesday 1st November and closes on Wednesday 30th November. Gifts then need to be delivered to one of the collection centres by Friday 2nd December. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Collection centres are at: – ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

• Penallta House, Ystrad Mynach
• Caerphilly Library
• Apex Estate Agents, Bargoed
• YMCA, Bargoed
• Lloyds TSB, Rhymney
• Blackwood Housing Office, The Market Place
• Barclays Bank, Ystrad Mynach
• Risca Family Centre, Brookland Road, Risca
• Pontlottyn Customer First Centre

Cabinet Member, Cllr Robin Woodyatt said, “Every year we are blown away by the amount of donations people donate, and every year these gifts help spread a little festive cheer to local young people at Christmas. On behalf of Caerphilly County Borough Council, I would like to thank everyone who has supported this appeal in the past, and hope we can count on the same level of support once again this year. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

To get involved in Operation Santa by pledging a gift, please email operationsanta@caerphilly.gov.uk or call the pledge hotline on 01443 866 577 by Wednesday 30th November. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​