I went to wrap donated presents for kids who won't be getting much else this year and it was magical
Walking through the doors you could be forgiven for thinking you've wandered into a charming, if ever so slightly chaotic, regional distribution centre for Santa's workshop - and in a way that's sort of what it is.
READ MORE: Help the hungry in Greater Manchester as we launch Christmas campaign to tackle food poverty The next three days are Humans MCR's biggest project yet. Founded in 2019, the team always help feed Manchester's neediest around Christmas, but this year they'll be delivering festive hampers to 304 families across Manchester, Salford, Stockport, Rochdale, and Trafford. It's no mean feat, and is an operation that takes them right up to Christmas eve.
"Some of the people seemed a little bit embarrassed, which is sad but understandable, and others just seemed unbelievably relieved," she told the M.E.N of her experience last year. "Some of them were lonely as well. We ran over our slot because we just got talking to everyone.
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