'Operation Christmas' for young carers in Dorset
A local charity's needs your support
Would you like to help a Christmas party for young carers in Dorset go with a bang?
The charity MYTIME is staging a virtual event for over 600 in the county.
As well as organising the virtual event, the MYTIME team are going one step further, delivering goody bags, including Christmas jumpers and presents, to every child invited.
But it needs donations and volunteers to help with this task.
MYTIME support carers as young as five years old, who may be carrying out anything from cooking dinner to laundry to physically helping their family member get up and dressed every morning.
Penelope Day, Fundraising Director at MYTIME Young Carers, said:
"These remarkable young people work incredibly hard to take care of their families, day in and day out. And that includes Christmas.
"Many of them never get a day off and that can be exhausting and lonely. So we want to make sure all the young carers in Dorset get to enjoy themselves over the holidays and receive the recognition they deserve for what they do.
"Throwing them a party and giving them a chance to celebrate together is our little way of saying thank you to them.
"We know we’ve set ourselves a challenge: hosting a party for every young carer in Dorset is a big job. That’s why we need help.
"We’re looking for our very own Christmas elves to help us with everything from writing a Christmas card to delivering Christmas jumpers. If you want to help us spread some Christmas cheer, please get in touch!"