North Wales MS Mark Isherwood is all ‘knitted up’ in support of Save the Children’s annual Christmas Jumper Day, which will be held this year on Thursday 12th December.
Since launching in 2012, Christmas Jumper Day has raised over £37 million to help transform the lives of children around the world. The money raised supports children in Wales, the UK and around the world to stay safe, healthy and learning.
Save the Children is urging the nation to celebrate its annual Christmas Jumper Day fundraiser as sustainably as possible, by re-using, re-cycling and shopping more consciously.
This week, Mr Isherwood attended a Save the Children Senedd event to promote the day and is encouraging people of all ages across North Wales to get involved.
He said:
“Everyone can take part in Save the Children’s Christmas Jumper Day on 12th December whether it’s by adding decorations to an old jumper, re-wearing last year’s knit or swapping a woolly wonder with a friend. During these challenging times let’s help make this world a better place for children by simple wearing a sweater.”
Donating £2 or whatever people can afford can truly help to make a difference:
- £2 could buy a packet of seeds for a family in Kenya to grow their own food, after drought has destroyed their crops
- £8 could buy a blanket to keep a child in Ukraine warm through the winter
- £10 could buy a supermarket voucher for a family in Wales.
- £36 could provide water for six weeks for two children in school in Somalia so that they can continue with their education.
- £85 could buy two goats for a family in Somalia so that a family has a source of income and to provide healthy milk to drink for the children.
For more information and to sign up, visit - christmasjumperday.org .
For more on the work that Save the Children Cymru does, please visit: Wales | Save the Children UK