Rural Christmas Hamper Appeal

Rural Support and wind energy company, Simple Power, have teamed up to launch the local charity’s first ever ‘Christmas Hamper Scheme’ aimed at helping farming and rural families in need this festive season.

Rural Support and Simple Power are coordinating a hamper scheme and are appealing to the agricultural community to assist in helping hard-hit farming families this Christmas.

Those across the agricultural community are being called on to contribute items for the hampers with local food and drink producers and suppliers asked to donate suitable items.

In this first year, Rural Support hopes to be able to deliver approximately 50 hampers to hard-hit families throughout Northern Ireland.

Rural Support’s Development Director, Jude McCann, said “Every year, families throughout Northern Ireland’s rural community face a difficult Christmas. Our hamper appeal aims to provide a little lift for these families that can make all the difference at this time of year. We plan to distribute in the region of 50 hampers across Northern Ireland and are calling on the many successful and vibrant local food producer and suppliers here to make a contribution. By kindly donating only 50 items of your product, you can make a huge difference to a rural family in need this Christmas.”

To get involved in the Rural Support ‘Christmas Hamper Scheme’, in partnership with Simple Power, call  02890 918 420 or email: sarah@jagocommunications.com.   For additional information, visit: www.simplepower.co/CSR.

Rural Support provides support for farmers and rural families through a helpline offering a listening and signposting service. It deals with a range of issues including emotional distress, suicide risk, physical and mental health, farming paperwork and bureaucracy.

Simple Power is committed to an on-going partnership with the local charity, providing financial support alongside fundraising activities.

Simple Power Chief Executive, Philip Rainey, commented, “We are delighted to launch this Christmas Hamper Scheme in partnership with Rural Support. Christmas can be a very special time for many but it’s important to acknowledge that it can also be a difficult time of year for those in hardship, particularly within the rural community.  We hope the Hampers will go some way towards providing a little Christmas cheer, alongside Rural Support’s very beneficial support service.”