{"id":18216,"date":"2016-12-02T14:25:19","date_gmt":"2016-12-02T14:25:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=18216"},"modified":"2016-12-02T14:25:19","modified_gmt":"2016-12-02T14:25:19","slug":"toy-appeal-offers-you-the-opportunity-to-become-santa-claus-this-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/global-city\/toy-appeal-offers-you-the-opportunity-to-become-santa-claus-this-christmas","title":{"rendered":"Toy Appeal offers you the opportunity to become Santa Claus this Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Counting down three weeks to Christmas, would you fancy to donate some toys and share your happiness with children in need?<\/h2>\n<p>St David&#8217;s Cardiff is now hosting toy donation campaign to benefit South Wales children this Christmas.<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The mall\u00a0sets up donation stations and encourages shoppers to buy an extra gift for a child in need, which will be delivered to charities in time to celebrate the big festival.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Christmas is such an exciting time for us all as we give and receive gifts with family and loved ones, but for many children across South Wales this is a luxury that they don\u2019t have,\u201d said Steven Medley, general manager for St David\u2019s.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWe are asking those who are coming to the centre to buy gifts and stocking fillers to pick up something extra that will make a big difference to a child in need,\u201d he added.<\/span><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18239\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18239\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-18239 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/Toy-Appeal-St-Dewis-03-625x416.jpg\" alt=\"Toy appeal, donation option\" width=\"625\" height=\"416\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18239\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18239 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/Toy-Appeal-St-Dewis-03-625x416.jpg\" alt=\"Toy appeal, donation option\" width=\"625\" height=\"416\" \/><\/noscript> On top of the regular shops operating in the mall, more temporary stores are set up to provide more options for customers.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The campaign first launched last year and received over 5,000 donations, far outran the original target of 4,000.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The manager wants the campaign to grow even bigger this year.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">12 charities are participating the campaign, including Ty Hafan, Home Start, Sparkle, Barnado\u2019s Cymru, Y Bont and Valleys Kids.<\/span><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18230\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18230\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-18230 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/Toy-Appeal-St-Dewis-02-625x416.jpg\" alt=\"Donation Station, Toy Appeal\" width=\"625\" height=\"416\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18230\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18230 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/Toy-Appeal-St-Dewis-02-625x416.jpg\" alt=\"Donation Station, Toy Appeal\" width=\"625\" height=\"416\" \/><\/noscript> The eye-catching bright-red donation stations are set up near the Clogau store and next to the Christmas tree in the centre.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kally Davis, 26, worker of the Capital Firm who runs one of the the donation stations in the centre, said the response from customers was very positive.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWe are looking for toys and gifts from any shops, they don\u2019t have to be from this mall but they have to be brand new and completely sealed,\u201d she said.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cSo far we already have more than 1,900 donations and it has just been slightly over two weeks,\u201d she added.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kally said she would love to take part as a donor as well.<\/span><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18225\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18225\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-18225 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/Toy-Appeal-St-Dewis-01-625x416.jpg\" alt=\"Toy donor, Toy Appeal\" width=\"625\" height=\"416\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18225\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18225 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/Toy-Appeal-St-Dewis-01-625x416.jpg\" alt=\"Toy donor, Toy Appeal\" width=\"625\" height=\"416\" \/><\/noscript> Although this is the first time Susan participates in Toy Appeal, she has always been an active participant in similar donation campaigns elsewhere.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Susan Morris, 63, a first-time donor for Toy Appeal, just donated a Cinderella doll today.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI\u2019ve bought so many presents for my grandchildren, then why not the other kids across the country? \u201c she said.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The campaign will last until Dec 22 and the donated toys will be delivered by Christmas helpers.<\/span><br \/>\nGift ideas recommended by the St. David&#8217;s:<\/p>\n<div data-url=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/thecontentemporium\/docs\/sd_toyappeal_2016\" style=\"width: 1200px; height: 844px;\" class=\"issuuembed\"><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/e.issuu.com\/embed.js\" async=\"true\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Wales children are getting a fabulous treat via St David\u2019s Cardiff\u2019s toy donation campaign this 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