JCB employees have delivered another record year for the company’s annual Christmas Toy Appeal – donating 1,787 gifts.
Donations poured into 15 different collection points across the company’s UK plants when the appeal was launched in November, beating last year’s total of 1,700 presents. The bulk of the gifts have been handed over to Stoke-on-Trent charity the Hubb Foundation for distribution to families in the greatest need.
“JCB’s Christmas Toy Appeal means so much to us as a charity and it means so much to the children and families we work with in Stoke-on-Trent,” comments Hubb Foundation operations manager Tom Beecham. “Christmas is a challenging time of year, so to bring some happiness and positivity to children at this time of year is wonderful.”
Since the appeal’s launch in 2022, employees have donated almost 6,000 gifts for distribution to children and young people. In Wrexham, gifts donated by JCB Transmissions’ employees are being given to the Salvation Army for local distribution. A number of gifts were also donated to Cheadle Primary School for distribution to families.
Picture: Pulling a giant cracker to reveal the total are (left to right) Lewis Durham (20), Kitty Hulme (20), Lucy Pepper (23), and Will Jenkins (20), all JCB apprentices.
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