Put a gift under the Tree of Kindness
This year we are installing five Trees of Kindness – Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Dundee, and London
We are asking you to donate a gift to someone experiencing homelessness and bring it to one of our Trees of Kindness. We will then distribute tens of thousands of gifts in Scotland and throughout the UK to homeless people, families, and children. See our gift wishlist and tree locations below:
Edinburgh
Castle Street
Glasgow
Vinicombe Street
Aberdeen
Bon Accord Centre
Dundee
Union Street
London
Junction of the Strand / Villiers Street
The Tree of Kindness how–to…
Do:
- Choose a gift from our wishlist on the right
- Donate your gift in a gift bag – please don’t seal the bag
- Include a hand-written message of kindness for the recipient
- Add a note to the gift detailing the type of gift and the intended recipient (man / woman / children / boy / girl / either) so that we can arrange distribution to the right beneficiaries
Don’t
- Wrap gifts
- Give second-hand donations
- Give alcohol
- Provide home-baking or donate food items
- Drop off your gift out with advertised opening times for the trees
For security reasons, we need to be able to see exactly what your donated gift is. It also helps us match it up with the right recipient.
We do not have the capacity to wash, sort, and distribute second-hand items. Please do not bring these types of donations to our trees of kindness.
Gift Wishlist
The following items have been identified by people experiencing homelessness and support staff as the gifts that will have the biggest impact:
ADULTS
- Warm gloves & hats
- Warm clothes
- Winter jackets & raincoats
- Blankets
- Beauty and grooming products
CHILDREN
- Warm gloves & hats
- Warm clothes
- Winter jackets & raincoats
- Children’s toys
MISCELLANEOUS
- Walking boots/trainers
- Soaps & toiletries
- Selection boxes
- Hot water bottles
- Arts & crafts sets
- Mobile phone top-ups & sim cards
- Thermos flasks
- Sleeping bags
- Torches
- Earphones
- Board games
- Shopping / supermarket voucher
- Bedding sets
- Mobile phone
- Laptop
Please add a note to the gift detailing the type of gift and indicate if the gift is for – Men, Women, children (girls/boys/either). This will allow our team to categorise the gifts for arranging distribution.
Visit the Virtual Tree of Kindness
Despite such testing times, hundreds of businesses and their staff have come forward to help the nation’s most vulnerable people this Christmas.
A massive thank you to all the organisations represented on our virtual tree of kindness for all their generous support.