The 2019 Real Advent Calendar has been officially launched with a new 24 page Christmas story-activity book, a children’s competition, with profits helping to transform the lives of children in Kenya.
David Marshall, from the Meaningful Chocolate Company, said; "The new design 2019 Real Advent Calendar is unique. The calendar comes with a 24 page Christmas story-activity book with a page for every day of Advent and some fun Advent challenges. Behind each of the 25 windows is part of the Christmas story and a festive shaped Fairtrade milk chocolate. It's a great way for parents, grandparents and Godparents to share the Christmas story. No other calendar enables parents and children to experience the Christmas story for 24 days, and be challenged to do some good in the season."
The RRP is £3.99. The calendar can be purchased from Christian Resources Leicester or ordered from www.meaningfulchocolate.co.uk
To celebrate the launch of the 2019 Real Advent Calendar a special competition is being held. The challenge is for young people to design the front of an Advent Calendar with the theme of ‘The Star Over Bethlehem’.
The competition is open to primary schools, secondary schools, and Sunday schools/Messy Church/youth groups such as Guides or Boys’ Brigade. There are three first prizes of £150 in each category and three runners-up prizes of £50. Cheques for £150 and £50 will be made to the nominated group and all winners and runners-up will receive a box of our Fairtrade Christmas crackers and tree decorations. More details at www.meaningfulchocolate.co.uk
Money raised from this year's Real Advent Calendar will help The Funzi and Bodo Trust provides mums and babies from poor African villages with care; clinics for pregnant mums, birthing rooms, baby growth and malnutrition clinics.