A group of 14 students from Communication Specialist College Doncaster have been helping to ensure that Christmas comes for lots more children this year.
The students have all volunteers to help out with the Operation Christmas Child shoebox appeal by supporting the work at the processing centre at Parkgate in Rotherham.
Theresa Kirby from the college said: “Our students did three shifts at the sorting centre going through the boxes donated by kind members of the public to make sure that they all contained gifts that could be sent to children across the globe.
“Items like sweets and liquids were removed and will be given to other local charities who will be able to distribute them, and money was put into a money box for charity donations.
“The students then taped up the boxes ready for sending off to bring a smile to a child’s face this Christmas.
“We were really proud of how hard they all worked and they were pleased to be making a difference.
“Our staff and students also did a collection to support Operation Christmas Child and this was used to add items to the boxes for the children.”