Children and young people who attend a Go Beyond break will soon be receiving free toys from best-selling, global toy company Moose Toys thanks to a generous donation.
Go Beyond provides free week-long breaks to children who are living in poverty, have been bereaved, abused or bullied or are caring for loved ones.
This year, in support of the local Cornish community, Moose is partnering with Go Beyond to bring smiles to the faces of children.
The charity has received a donation of boxes of toys from Moose Toys, a family run toy company with its head office in Melbourne, Australia and teams in LA, Hong Kong, China, Vietnam, UK, France and Germany.
Hannah Gower from Moose Toys Community Charity Group in the UK said: “We were delighted to be able to donate toys this festive season to Go Beyond. It’s really upsetting to think that there are children who don’t have holidays and may not receive Christmas presents. We are super happy to help Go Beyond so that they continue providing breaks for children that really need it. It also really touched our hearts that they send a Christmas gift to every child that has stayed with them.”
Moose Happy Kids Foundation is committed to working closely with communities and charities to give kids the chance to be kids and access the pure pleasure of play and has created over 4 million children’s smiles worldwide since its inception in 2016.
This year Go Beyond has welcomed more than 750 children for breaks designed to encourage belief and inspire adventure at the charity’s centres in Derbyshire and Cornwall.
Moose Toys’ generous donation will be used throughout the charity’s schedule of breaks, as gifts for children, as well as in goodie bags to take home and as prizes during daily fun and games.
Senior Break Leader for Go Beyond, Beth Parnell said: “Many of the children and young people who come to Go Beyond for a break are living in poverty and their families aren’t able to afford many of life’s basic essentials, let alone new toys and games. This can leave them feeling isolated from peers at school and as though they’re missing out on a part of their childhood.
“We are so grateful to Moose Toys for providing us with the chance to give them special gifts to unwrap, or to take home and play with as a reminder of the unforgettable week they had at Go Beyond.
Go Beyond’s Business Development Manager Vanessa Fairfax-Woods added: “Our mission is for every child who attends a Go Beyond break to go home feeling inspired by the world and around them. We are thrilled to be in a position to encourage their sense of adventure with this generous donation of toys. Our huge and heartfelt thanks to all those at Moose Toys for their generosity.”
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