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10 Nov 2025

Kildare volunteer group launches its Christmas food and gift appeal for 2025

The organisation is also seeking donations of vouchers

Kildare volunteer group launches its Christmas food and gift appeal for 2025

Kildare volunteer group launches its Christmas food and gift appeal for 2025. FILE PHOTOGRAPH / PIXABAY

A volunteer group based in County Kildare has launched its Christmas food and gift appeal for 2025.

The Dining Room - Newbridge group, which aims to assist those in food poverty and the homeless community, recently released the appeal on its official Facebook page.

It provides packages of goods to those in need within the Newbridge area.

According to the group, this year, it is looking for donations of:

  • Mince pies
  • Selection boxes
  • Tins of sweets
  • Custard
  • Christmas cakes
  • Tea
  • Coffee
  • Sugar
  • Tins of fruit
  • Christmas puddings

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The Dining Room - Newbridge is also seeking donations of vouchers which can be used at:

  • The Whitewater Shopping Centre
  • Aldi
  • Penneys 
  • Dunnes Stores
  • Smyths Toys Superstores
  • Lidl

The vouchers will allow for the purchase of gifts, the group explained.

Anyone wishing to donate goods and / or vouchers can be delivered to The Dining Room - Newbridge's cabin (W12 HT38) on Saturday mornings between now and Christmas from 10am and 12am (midnight).

In addition, anyone seeking to make alternative arrangements can email diningroomnewbridge@gmail.com or call 089 236 8114.

The Dining Room - Newbridge also has a donation page on the website idonate.ie.

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