Yorkshire grab hire and road sweeping specialist RJC Plant Services is bringing back its Jolly Drive Thru for a fourth year, with an expanded weekend of festive fundraising to help vulnerable children across the region.
RJC Plant Services is gearing up to spread some Christmas cheer as its popular Jolly Drive Thru returns on Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 November, collecting new, unwrapped presents for Mission Christmas, the Cash for Kids appeal.
Now in its fourth year, the initiative has become a festive fixture for the RJC team, bringing together local communities, businesses and residents to help ensure children across Yorkshire have a present to open on Christmas Day.
This year, the team is making an entire weekend of it, taking its sparkly convoy out into local communities before joining the much-loved Christmas lights switch-on celebrations.
On Saturday 28 November, RJC’s decorated convoy will stop at Wistow village at 4.30pm before heading to the Christmas lights switch-on at Cawood Castle at 5pm.
Then, on Sunday 29 November, RJC will take part in a special Tractor Run, setting off at 3.45pm and travelling before returning to Church Fenton for the village’s Christmas lights switch-on at 5.30pm.
Zena Jackson, RJC Office Manager adds: “The Jolly Drive Thru has become one of the team’s favourite events of the year, and it’s amazing to think that, together with our local community, we’ve collected more than five tonnes of presents over the last three years. Every single gift helps make Christmas a little brighter for a child or family who might otherwise go without, and we’re incredibly proud of what everyone has helped us achieve. This year, we’re making a whole weekend of it and hoping to collect more presents than ever before. We’d love as many people as possible to get involved and help us spread some festive cheer!”
Residents are encouraged to get involved by donating a present and helping make Christmas special for a child who might otherwise go without. All donations will support Mission Christmas, which helps disadvantaged children and young people across the region.
To ensure gifts can be distributed safely and appropriately, RJC is asking for all presents to be new, unwrapped and boxed. Gifts are welcome for children and young people aged from birth to 18, and selection boxes are also welcome. Other food items cannot be accepted.
Kayleigh Beecroft from Cash for Kids said: “We’re hugely grateful for RJC’s continued support over the years. They really do go above and beyond, and we’re incredibly grateful for the donations they collect, and everyone who supports the campaign.”
The Jolly Drive Thru reflects RJC Plant Services’ ongoing commitment to supporting its local communities. The business, based in Church Fenton, is best known for its grab hire, road sweeping and specialist waste removal services, but the team is equally passionate about giving something back to the communities it serves.
This year alone, the team have raised funds for Prostate Cancer UK and donated to several local charities and community groups.
Anyone who cannot attend the weekend events but would still like to contribute is encouraged to contact the team at office@rjcplantservices.com to arrange a donation.
