Last week, Transdev pulled out all the stops to celebrate Christmas onboard one of its Mercedes-Benz eCitaro electric buses – delivering presents and festive cheer to Life Destiny Church’s community café – The Joyful Brew – in Starbeck, Harrogate.
The visit saw Santa Claus meet nearly 100 families from the local community, all of which were wished a merry Christmas and asked what they would like to find under their trees this year.
With all children present placed firmly on the Nice List; each and every one was presented with goody bags containing sweets, lollipops and chocolates, as well as a copy of Transdev’s Bright Sparks activity and story book.
A selection of goody bags also contained a Golden Ticket, which allows up to five family members to enjoy a festive day out with free all-day travel on Transdev bus services.
The Joyful Brew also handed out several bags of free food from their in-house foodbank, which is open and available to any and all who need it every Thursday at the Life Destiny Church in Starbeck, Harrogate.
Creative Designer and Santa’s Little Helper Ashlie Minasian said:We decorated our new Harrogate electric bus head-to-toe in tinsel, baubles and twinkling lights, driven by our very own Mrs Claus. It looked amazing, even better once Santa got on board with his bag of treats to give away. It was a super afternoon, with the star on top being the amount of food and bathroom items we managed to donate.
A volunteer from The Joyful Brew said:The café is a vehicle to do good, and the foodbank is always here for those who need it, but it’s the people here – especially Sarah – who are the true heroes.
There’s a chalkboard inside that says, ‘Let’s thrive together, not survive alone – there’s always room at the table for you here’, and that says everything about what we’re trying to do.
Transdev also donated 10 full, family-sized Christmas meals to the Harrogate Foodbank, which were distributed to those in need at the Life Destiny Church and The Joyful Brew on 18 December. These hampers also included a Golden Ticket in each one, as well as a pair of Transdev socks.
