Maliq Holden and the 1st XV Squad are supporting a Christmas Gift Appeal in association with President Pats chosen charity earlier this year in March – WISHH - Working Independently to Support Hull Hospitals.

WISHH is an independent charitable trust through which your kind donations and fundraising efforts can be coordinated, managed and then applied across the facilities, services and equipment at Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital, for the benefit of patients and visitors alike.

We are collecting gifts at the club which will then be delivered by Mal and some of the squad the week before Christmas. There is a collection bin in the office (upstairs) where you can drop your donation when you are at the club. All donations are to be dropped no later than Sunday 14 December and must be UNWRAPPED. Below is a list of suggested gifts to donate:

Suggested gifts

Under-represented groups:
0-1 babies- Musical baby toys/rattles/Bath toys for babies
Gifts for girls and boys 8-16 years
Children with additional needs – light, sensory toys, fidget toys

Teenagers
Mindfulness colouring books for teenagers, arts and crafts
Colouring Pencils
Toiletry gift sets for male and female patients, Aftershaves, Perfumes
Teenage gadgets
Nail varnishes
Hairbrushes, combs, bobbles
Make-up sets

Older Patients
Solid soled slippers with backs in – male and female varying sizes
Mindfulness colouring books and pencil crayons/felt tipped pens
Toiletry gift sets for male and female patients
Reminiscence books of Hull/East Yorkshire
New large print books
Crossword puzzle books etc
Jigsaws 500 pieces
Pyjamas male/female varying sizes

General gift suggestions:

Shared across Children’s Wards/Paediatric High Dependency Unit/Children’s Emergency Department/Anlaby Suite
Lots of packs of colouring pencils, felt tipped pens/wax crayons
Colouring and individual activity books, activity sets
Play Doh
Arts and crafts material. Glue, stickers, card, coloured paper, crafting items
Aquadoodles
Air drying modelling clay
Toddler toys and games
Sudoku/crossword/word search/puzzle books
Card games, for example Top Trumps, Uno
Small boxes of Lego – various –these go down really well, and we can’t keep in with them!
Games for children and young people of all ages, for example connect 4, pop up pirate, Guess who, boggle, Scrabble, Frustration, Monopoly. Yahtzee, Draughts, Chess etc
Pyjamas, varying ages and sizes
Socks, varying ages and sizes
Sensory toys for children at the Eye Hospital
Guess how much I love you bunnies – for babies – these went down incredibly well last year!
Baby dolls
Jigsaws 500 pieces and 3D jigsaws
Sensory toys for children with additional needs
Fidget toys and puzzles
Nintendo Switch Games/PS5 games

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Premature baby-grows, vests, hats, mittens, muslin cloths
Books for parents to read to babies for voice familiarisation
Toys for sibling’s play area, big enough for toddlers, no small parts

So why not pick up an extra gift whilst doing your Christmas shopping no matter how big or small and help Hull Ionians RUFC support this very worthy cause and spread some Christmas cheer to those who are unable to spend Christmas with their loved ones.

Your help is very much appreciated.