Leyland Amazon team packs hundreds of literacy kits to donate to families and children in need

The kits of essential items will be donated to The Brick Multibank, co-founded by former Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Amazon. Employees from Amazon's delivery stations in Leyland have come together to pack 300 literacy kits filled with items for a charity initiative supporting families in need across Wigan.

- By Zoe Kerr Contributor

The literacy kits, which contain items like Roald Dahl books, a bookmark, and a personal message from Amazon employees, were packed by 40 Amazon volunteers and donated to The Brick Multibank.

The Brick Multibank was co-founded by former Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Amazon UK in 2023.

The Multibank is a community donations hub, offering support for families experiencing poverty across the region. It gives surplus essentials like clothes, hygiene products, school uniforms and bedding donated by businesses like Amazon directly to those in need. The products are redistributed via the lead charity partner, The Brick, to charity groups and care professionals who give them directly to people in need, when they need them.

Kitting events for The Brick Multibank also took place in Amazon's fulfilment centres in Bolton and Knowsley.