This week, intu Milton Keynes has launched a community campaign to support older people alone this Christmas by creating ‘festive packages’ – and the centre needs your support.
The ‘Thinking of You’ idea is to let people alone this Christmas know that they have not been forgotten by sending a hamper with a letter from someone that cares. intu Milton Keynes is buying over 100 boxes and seasonal goodies to fill them, but is asking people in Milton Keynes to write or type a letter to be sent with this.
“We know that many more people will be spending Christmas by themselves this year after such a challenging 2020,” said general manager at intu Milton Keynes, Shelley Peppard. She adds: “The Thinking of You campaign will hand deliver a small treat, and most importantly, a letter for them to read. We need people of all ages to put pen to paper and write a letter that lets an older person know they’re being thought of.”
The letter can be handwritten and be of any length. The content can include anything, but suggestions include an introduction from the author, who they are and information about themselves. It can talk about the past twelve months, what the writer is looking forward to or even dreams for 2021. The conversation can be as freely written as preferred and could include photographs, although this is not essential. Please do not seal the envelope or card.
intu Milton Keynes has teamed up with Age UK Milton Keynes to help identify the individuals in particular need this year and will help to deliver the packages safely.
Paula Ayers, Development Manager at Age UK Milton Keynes said: “It will make a huge difference to older people suffering the mental health effects of isolation and living alone. Just knowing that somebody cares and has taken time to write a letter however long brightens someone’s day. We can never thank organisations such as intu Milton Keynes enough for helping us to support the older residents of Milton Keynes. We will be delighted to help distribute their gift packages and letters over the festive period.”
Later this month, a member of the team at intu Milton Keynes will head to the supermarket, purchase the goods and bring back to the centre for packaging. Once complete, the letters will be inserted, sealed and left for over a week before being delivered.
Letters can be emailed to info@perception-pr.co.uk or posted to:
intu Milton Keynes
Thinking of You
Marketing Department
67 Midsummer Blvd,
Central, Milton Keynes MK9 3GB
If you are a local company that would like to donate small items to be included in the boxes, please contact info@perception-pr.co.uk.
© MKFM News 2020
