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SMILES AT CHRISTMAS

Send used stamps to The Sun’s Smiles At Christmas campaign to raise money for children with cancer

Become a Stamp Champ by collecting used stamps and CLIC Sargent, the UK’s leading charity for kids with cancer, will sell them through their eBay shop

Thousands of you have been sending cash to our Smiles At Christmas appeal in aid of CLIC Sargent - the UK’s leading charity for kids with cancer.

Now there is another way to donate even if you don’t have any spare cash.... you can collect used stamps and become a Stamp Champ.

 Imogen, three, faced losing her eyesight after being diagnosed with a rare cancer of the eye
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Imogen, three, faced losing her eyesight after being diagnosed with a rare cancer of the eye
 Natasha Cooney, Imogen Whitton-Cooney and grandma Sheila who are supporting our campaign
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Natasha Cooney, Imogen Whitton-Cooney and grandma Sheila who are supporting our campaign

Collecting used stamps this Christmas is an easy way to raise money for our appeal.

All money we raise is going to help families who have a child diagnosed with cancer.

Our appeal will help to pay for dedicated CLIC Sargent cancer nurses.

It will also help to fund special Homes From Home accommodation so families can stay near their sick kids who are in hospital over the festive period.

Alison, with son Daniel who was diagnosed with leukaemia aged 6
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Alison, with son Daniel who was diagnosed with leukaemia aged sixCredit: Ken Macpherson
Daniel, who is now seven, was being treated at a hospital 180 miles from his family’s home - but CLIC ensured the family could stay nearby
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Daniel, who is now seven, was being treated at a hospital 180 miles from his family’s home - but CLIC ensured the family could stay nearbyCredit: COLLECT

All you need to do is carefully tear the stamped corner from any envelope or packet that you receive in the post and start a collection.

One idea is to gather together all used stamps from your family’s Christmas cards.

Once you get together a large bundle of stamps, bag them up and send them in.

Callum Tolley was diagnosed with leukaemia when he was 11 weeks old
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Callum Tolley, three, was diagnosed with leukaemia when he was 11 weeks old

CLIC Sargent are able to sell all stamps they receive - UK, foreign, old or franked - through their award-winning eBay shop.

They are purchased by stamp collectors and so far this year they have raised over £10,000 from Stamp Champ.

 Five-year-old Victoria was diagnosed with a rare cancer when she was just three
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Five-year-old Victoria was diagnosed with a rare cancer when she was just threeCredit: Matthew Pover - The Sun
 If you don't have any cash, you can send used stamps to our appeal instead
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If you don't have any cash, you can send used stamps to our appeal instead
 CLIC Sargent are able to sell all stamps they receive through their award-winning eBay shop
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CLIC Sargent are able to sell all stamps they receive through their award-winning eBay shopCredit: Alamy

Jason Webster, Head of Charity Trading, CLIC Sargent, said: “Just by sending us your old stamps that would otherwise go in the bin you can help children with cancer and their families this Christmas and beyond.

“It’s a fun thing to do with your loved ones over the festive period – and every stamp you collect will help fund our dedicated nursing and care teams who work so hard to change the lives of young cancer patients.”

 They are purchased by stamp collectors and have so far this year raised over £10,000
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They are purchased by stamp collectors and have so far this year raised over £10,000Credit: Alamy
Alex was diagnosed as terminal in October but plans on spending Christmas like it was any other
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Alex was diagnosed as terminal in October but plans on spending Christmas like it was any other

You can become a CLIC Sargent Stamp Champ too in your place of work, college or local school and turn post into money that will help support young people with cancer.

Either take your stamp collection into your nearest CLIC Sargent charity shop or send them to: Stamp Champ CLIC Sargent, Unit 6, Abbeywood Business Park, Filton, Bristol BS34 7JU.

How to donate

CALL: 0800 144 5535 to make a payment over the phone

TEXT: SMILE to 70500 to donate £5

POST A CHEQUE TO: Make cheques payable to CLIC Sargent and send them to Smiles at Christmas Appeal, CLIC Sargent, The Data Solution Centre, Manton Wood Enterprise Park, Worksop, S80 2RT

CLICK: to donate online

CASH: You can also donate in any JD Wetherspoon pub, where there will be collection buckets

Callum Tolley's family supported over Christmas by charity CLIC Sargent and Sun's Smiles at Christmas campaign​,​​ helping them stay closer to the hospital
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