Help others
Team Teesside Festive Appeal
Our local charities do fantastic work across the Tees Valley, and they need our support more than ever before.
We are calling on Team Teesside to come together to help others in our local community who may be struggling financially due to the cost-of-living crisis.
The Team Teesside Festive Appeal brings together our three current charitable initiatives that support several local organisations including: A Way Out, Fareshare Northeast and British Heart Foundation.
We know these are challenging times for everyone but if you can, please consider donating one of the following items before 6 December.
Volun-tees - new and unused items
As part of the Volun-tees collection, we are collaborating with universities across the Northeast to launch the Festive Food Drive.
Food Items
- Tinned meat (hotdogs, meatballs etc), tinned fish, tinned fruit, sponge / rice puddings, long-life juice and UHT milk
- Pasta sauce, tinned vegetables (potatoes, carrots, green beans, tomatoes etc), tinned meals (spaghetti, chicken or veg curries, chillies), tinned soup
- Jams and spreads, cream crackers, cooking sauce (packets / jars), baked beans / tinned spaghetti, tea / coffee, sandwich spread paste / jam
- Cereal, rice, soup (packets / tins), biscuits, custard / rice pudding
Non - Food Items
- Shower gel, shampoo and conditioner, deodorant, toilet rolls, washing up liquid
- laundry detergent pods
Drop off points: Each school and department has its own drop off point where items will be collected on 6 December. The donations will be distributed between Fair Share Northeast and A Way Out.
- Middlesbrough Tower (M1.03) (M3.01) (M4.05) (M5.16A) (Accommodation Reception)
- Printworks (3rd floor, PRW3.08)
- Greig Building (Reception, First floor)
- Themis (Reception, First floor)
- Student Life Building (Staff room, Second floor)
- Library (Reception)
For more information: volunteering@tees.ac.uk
Recycling - second-hand items
- Clothes, accessories, shoes, books and small electricals.
Drop-off point: items should be placed in a bag before being dropped into the permanent British Heart Foundation donation points at Woodlands and Parkside East Halls of Residence.
We also need volunteers to help sort out the new items donated to the Volun-tees campaign. Please contact Jayne Golden, Volunteer Project Co-ordinator, if you can spare an hour to help out.
