Posted on: 6th January 2025

Old, used greetings cards can be put to good use in Armley.

Leeds City Mission, in Mistress Lane, is appealing for people to donate their old, used Christmas greetings cards rather than throwing them away.

Volunteers at the City Mission Compassion Centre in Armley hope to collect thousands of now-redundant cards after the Christmas season and reuse them. They can also use old greetings cards connected to other occasions such as birthdays and anniversaries. 

Leeds City Mission has run this project for the last two years. In 2024 an incredible total o 3,854 greetings cards were donated by readers of the West Leeds Dispatch and other supporters. City Mission volunteers were able to create 7,978 gift tags. This exceeded their original target of 6,000 new tags. 

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