Give a special Christmas gift; + PAMPER WITH A HAMPER + PAMPER.Byline: Tina Junday MAKE someone feel extra-special this Christmas with our great Pamper pam·per tr.v. pam·pered, pam·per·ing, pam·pers 1. To treat with excessive indulgence: pampered their child. 2. with a Hamper giveaway. The Coventry Telegraph and Heart of England Co-op have joined forces for the sixth year to spread some festive cheer with the help of delivery giants TNT TNT: see trinitrotoluene. TNT in full trinitrotoluene Pale yellow, solid organic compound made by adding nitrate (−NO2) groups to toluene. . We have 180 Christmas hampers to give away to people over the age of 65, packed with goodies from the Co-op Foodcentres and Lateshops, ranging from coffee and biscuits to festive favourites like Christmas pudding. The contents will include Fairtrade products and leading brands. All you have to do is fill in the form on this page explaining why the person deserves a hamper and a panel will decide the winners. Pamper with a Hamper is one of 2,500 initiatives supported by the Helping Hearts Award scheme which has seen more than pounds 500,000 pledged since its launch nine years ago. Jo Dyke community and membership adviser of the Co-operative society said: "The reasons for the donations have been varied. Among the groups to receive our help was the Phantom Knights - an American-style marching show corps in Nuneaton. "During the summer the 50 members rehearse re·hearse v. re·hearsed, re·hears·ing, re·hears·es v.tr. 1. a. To practice (a part in a play, for example) in preparation for a public performance. b. at various venues outdoors. During the winter months they rent a rehearsal room. Members pay a pounds 10 per month fee, which helps pay for it. "But due to the credit crunch Credit Crunch An economic condition whereby investment capital is difficult to obtain. Banks and investors become weary of lending funds to corporations thereby driving up the price of debt products for borrowers. some members have struggled in recent months so we gladly donated pounds 500 enabling the band to secure a rehearsal room." The Heart of England Co-op is the region's largest independent retailer in the Coventry, Warwickshire and south Leicestershire area. With its UK headquarters based in Atherstone, TNT, it's Britain's leading business-to-business express deliverer. How to nominate FILL in the nomination form right, giving your details and those of the person nominated, along with an explanation, in not more than 25 words, why they deserve to be pampered pam·per tr.v. pam·pered, pam·per·ing, pam·pers 1. To treat with excessive indulgence: pampered their child. 2. with a hamper. You will also find the form on our website www. coventrytelegraph.net. Cut it out and send it to: Pamper with a Hamper, Coventry Telegraph, c/o Beverley Monkman, PO Box 109, Corporation Street, Coventry, CV1 1FP. The closing date for nominations is Wednesday, November 18, 2009. CAPTION(S): HELPING HAND ... Jo Dyke |
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