Staff from Tata Consultancy Services Letterkenny’s Global Delivery Centre volunteered for this year’s Donegal Lifestart Services Christmas Toy Appeal, donating enough toys to support more than 50 children this festive season.
The initiative invites people to volunteer to be paired with a child in the community. Volunteers are then given some anonymous information including their age, gender, some interests, and a recommended spending limit to help them choose the ideal gift.
Fifty-seven staff from the TCS Campus in Letterkenny happily took part this year.
Mary Walker Callaghan, Regional Manager, Lifestart Services said, “The level of need and disadvantage in Donegal is extremely high and increasing year on year.
“We had over 300 children on our list this year, with a further 60 added since the appeal opened in November. Poverty is so hidden in Donegal and many people are struggling, people who are working and finding it very difficult to make ends meet.
“The Donegal Christmas Toy Appeal and the amazing contribution from the staff at TCS will bring so much joy and comfort to so many children and their families throughout Donegal – children who otherwise may not for a number of reasons experience the joy, wonder and magic of Christmas.”
Tata Consultancy Services employees photographed at TCS Campus in Letterkenny this week as they volunteered as Secret Santa for this year’s Donegal Lifestart Services Christmas Toy Appeal. Photo Clive Wasson