Resources
Welcome to the Love Christmas Resources page. Browse our downloadable resources, campaign assets and key dates in the campaign timeline.
Love Christmas timeline
Plan
Decide who you can bless with a Bags of Kindness; foodbank recipients, attendees of your outreach ministries, local charities, schools, or care homes etc.
Think about what you’d like to put in your bags and where it will come from.
Involve your church in the planning and include your Love Christmas activities in your church’s calendar.
Make a date in your church’s calendar for a packing day. Take a look at our Packing Guide template for ideas on what to put inside your bags of kindness.
Reach out to local supermarkets to see how they can help, can they donate free products or offer you discounts on bulk items.
Get in touch with other local churches and partners such as schools or businesses and encourage them to join in! Ask if they can help you by providing some volunteers, donating items or letting you use their space.
Once you know what you’ll include in your bags of Kindness, start to think about how your church is able to contribute through donations or giving
Share plans with your church and invite them to sign up to donate items, or join the packing day.
If you’d like support with your planning or some inspiration get in touch – lovechristmas@loveyourneighbour.uk
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Get ready
Download all the materials you’ll need from the resources section above.
Look out for our Love Christmas Newsletters, full of resources and encouragement across the Love Christmas community.
Encourage & Inspire
Share the Love Christmas film in your churches to inspire volunteers and keep your church informed, or share with local businesses and partners to encourage their participation.
Start building your team of volunteers. Organise packing/delivery days to get everyone involved. Why not host a youth night or a parent of little one's event so your whole community can join in?
Pack and deliver
The fun part. Enjoy hosting your packing events and distributing your Bags of Kindness! Don’t forget to take photos to share with your church, on social media, with partners, donors and the LYN team!
Share
We’d love to hear how this year’s campaign has made a difference in your communities. Don’t forget to include the numbers—this helps us highlight the incredible wave of kindness the church is spreading across the nation!
Celebrate
Come and celebrate with us! Join the celebration call as we come together to feedback about all the wonderful ways in which people have been touched by kindness this year and the impact it’s had.
View our Tips & Tricks page for the best Love Christmas hacks.
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