How was your donation used?

“We had an amazing time at winter wonderland in Edinburgh, and we like to thank you for organising this for us”

In November 2012 TACC made a donation of £10,000 to Includem to be used to make Christmas better for Scotland’s most vulnerable young people and families.

£9996 was allocated to project staff who had requested the following assistance for young people they worked with:

Christmas tree & decorations for 16 families -“I had my first ever Christmas tree and other decorations. It looked great especially with this being mine and Sarah’s first Christmas together….thanks very much” Karen, 17 yrs, mother to Sarah’s 6mths

Christmas hamper & Christmas dinner for 31 families – “We didn’t know how we were going to manage, it’s been hard since we took Scott in, & his granddad lost his job. Now I don’t need to worry” Mary, kinship carer for Scott, 14yrs

Christmas gifts for 21 families – “I can’t begin to tell you what a difference this will make. Mum knows this will be her last Christmas & hasn’t been well enough to do much for her family” David, Includem worker for a family of 5 who have all be diagnosed with the same genetic condition that mum has. The children know they will be separated when mum dies.

Christmas outings for 47 families – “ It was the first time I felt as if we were a family” Ryan, 14 yrs after outing to Panto with Aunt & Uncle who are kinship carers for him & his brother.

In total £8957.83 was spent on ‘A Family Christmas’.

It has been agreed with TACC that the remaining £1033.37 will be transferred into Includem’s Young Person Fund.

This fund is a separate trust, overviewed by Includem, whose trustees administer any donations, payments and fundraising monies. The purpose of the fund is to provide young people and their families with activities and experiences they would otherwise not have access to.

The Tartan Army Children’s Charity are delighted to announce a new partnership with Includem to bring a family Christmas to 200 of Scotland’s most disadvantaged communities this Christmas.

TACC are delighted to be supporting Includem with £10,000 to help the most disadvantaged families across Scotland enjoy a Family Christmas. Includem’s national team of specialist workers will work with families to identify what is required to make a family Christmas and support the families with the TACC funding to make this a reality.

Whether it’s their first ever Christmas dinner, a present for the kids, a trip to see Santa or a family day out the focus of the project is to enable families to enjoy Christmas together and have something to look forward to in what can be a very difficult time.

Ally Hunter from TACC said “On behalf of the Tartan Army we are delighted to working with Includem to make a massive difference to Scotland’s most disadvantaged families at this special time of year. Christmas should be about family, fun and festive cheer but for Scotland’s most vulnerable families it can be very difficult and desperate time.  We are delighted to be working with Includem to bring a little bit of joy to children and families who need our support most”

Angela Morgan, Chief Executive of Includem said: “"On behalf of the young people at Includem I would like to thank the Tartan Army Children's Charity and their generous supporters for their extremely kind donation. We support Scotland's most vulnerable young people and Christmas can be a difficult time for some of them and their families. Many face economic and social hardship and lack even the basics that many of us take for granted. This generous donation will help to ensure they have a Christmas memory they will never forget."

You can support the appeal by visiting TACC's online shop and buying a present or experience that we will pass on to Includem.