Kind-hearted staff from a leading vets in Yorkshire are spreading Christmas joy around the world with their charitable actions.<\/p>\n
Vets, nurses and reception staff at Calder Vets, along with a few of their family members, filled shoeboxes for Samaritan\u2019s Purse\u2019s Operation Christmas Child initiative.<\/p>\n
The scheme sees people filling boxes with gifts for children all over the world which are then distributed by Samaritan\u2019s Purse.<\/p>\n
The collection at Calder Vets was started by Tegan Wright, who recently qualified as a veterinary nurse and works at the Dewsbury animal hospital.<\/p>\n
Calder Vets\u2019 operations co-ordinator, Hayley Buddery, said: \u201cMost of us are lucky, as we enjoy wonderful Christmases surrounded by loved ones, happiness, and presents.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor many children around the world, Christmas Day is like any other and does not bring any joy, whether this be because of war, a natural disaster, famine or poverty.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe thought that a little child\u2019s face somewhere in the world will light up on Christmas morning because of a gift we have provided is a really special feeling and we were delighted to help.\u201d<\/p>\n
All Calder\u2019s 13 branches got involved, along with its sister practice, Paragon Veterinary Referrals, as part of their ongoing charity work and a superb total of 30 boxes was collected.<\/p>\n
The National Collection Week for Operation Christmas Child has already taken place, but there is still time for people to build a shoebox online. For more information, see www.samaritans-purse.org.uk\/what-we-do\/operation-christmas-child<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Kind-hearted staff from a leading vets in Yorkshire are spreading Christmas joy around the world with their charitable actions. Vets, nurses and reception staff at Calder Vets, along with a few of their family members, filled shoeboxes for Samaritan\u2019s Purse\u2019s Operation Christmas Child initiative. The scheme sees people filling boxes with gifts for children all<\/p>\n