Sunday 14th December
Depart: 10.30am
The cafes’ annual Christmas Toy Run will be leaving at 10.30am on Sunday 14th December to visit and drop off presents to the children’s wards at two London hospitals:
St Marys (Paddington)
Northwick Park (Harrow)
Please be advised that all are welcome to drop of gifts at the Ace Cafe anytime between now and morning of Sunday 14.12.25 – on attending just ask for the cafe Duty Manager
As well as being grateful for anything that you’d like to donate for ages 3- 11, the toys always asked for are:
LEGO sets
Arts and crafts sets
Barbies
Spider-Man toys
Cars and planes
Please bring gifts unwrapped
Because of allergies hospitals advise against stuffed toys and sweets – the nursing staff however may appreciate some sweet treats!
On returning to the cafe, there will be prizes for the “Best Dressed Bike” and the “Best Dressed Rider” – and a hot cuppa. At 7pm, why not join Ace for hot mince pies at the cafe’s annual candlelit Christmas Carol Service!
Donations can also be made to purchase toys via “Go Fund Me”, kindly set up for the Ace Xmas Toy Run (as in 2023 & 2024) by Ace patron Derek “Del” Cosgrove.
On the morning of the run, all elves, reindeer, Santa’s, snowmen, and pixies etc. are asked to please check in at the cafe with “Toy Run Ron” who, for the 28th year, once again is kindly looking after the logistics involved with this special occasion. Ace Cafe patrons have always shown huge generosity over the years in respect of donating toys for children in hospital over the Christmas period, and we are sure this will continue to be the case in 2025 with, as always, any surplus gifts being distributed later to various children’s organisations, homes and groups.
