Kind-hearted teenager sets up a ‘present bank’ so that no family goes without at Christmas – with £2,000 worth of donations from Aldi to get him started

• Isaac Winfield, 12, from Redditch is opening up his fifth food bank this xmas
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A kind-hearted schoolboy is opening a Christmas present bank to help those struggling to afford to buy gifts for their families.

Isaac Winfield, 12, from Redditch, Warwickshire, captured the hearts of the nation by opening food banks during the pandemic, using his birthday money, and now he is looking to give assistance to the less fortunate over the festive period.

The new bank will open on Wednesday, October 13 and have a range of wooden toys, family games and cosy winter clothing handed out by Isaac and his mother Claire Chapman, 43.

And he’s received £2,000 worth of donations from Aldi to help him get started. 

IIsaac Winfield, 12, from Redditch, Warwickshire, has set up a present bank for struggling families, with some help from Aldi 

Isaac Winfield re-stocking The shed at Greenlands, Redditch which is part of the Friends of Isaac’s Food Bank, that was broken into during the early hours earlier this year

Isaac, who has a rare chromosome disorder and lives with brothers Toby, 10, and Jacob, 22, has been hailed as ‘Santa’s little helper’ by his community.

He said: ‘I’m so happy with the donations from Aldi – my shed is so well stocked with gifts for anyone who needs them, just in time for Christmas’.

His mother Ms Chapman added: ‘Christmas can be a stressful time and Isaac wanted to help as many people as possible have a celebration without worrying about what is under the tree.

‘He is absolutely ecstatic about the donation and seeing his shelves full with toys and gifts for families he’s dedicated his weekends and spare time to helping is the best Christmas present he could have asked for’.

In October this year Isaac made headlines after one of the sheds he uses as a food bank was raided by burglars, stealing over £50 worth of food.

Isaac, from Redditch, Worcestershire, was left with bare shelves as a result of the theft, until donations from across the country came in, including £500 worth of groceries from Aldi.

Now, the budget supermarket has taken its support of Isaac one step further and donated £2,000 worth of gifts to his new present bank.

Isaac Winfield, 11, who suffers from a rare chromosome disorder has asked his mum to donate to his food bank for his birthday present this year after he set it up back in December 2020

Isaac impressed execs at Aldi UK who gave him some generous funding so that he could help families this Christmas 

Julie Ashfield, Managing Director of Buying at Aldi UK, said: ‘We’re thrilled that we were able to help out Isaac and his local community again.

‘His story really struck a chord with us – Isaac continues to do amazing, vital work and helping to ease the mind of families by ensuring there are presents under the tree is certainly an important Christmas gift’.

Isaac started his food bank with £40 worth of Aldi groceries in November 2020.

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