Spreading Joy this season in South Leeds: Champions Community partner

This winter season, partners brought smiles and warmth to the community by gifting 120 beautifully curated gift bags to children. Each bag was thoughtfully packed by Scent Salim with perfume and scents, sweet treats, and books from the BookTrust – a perfect blend of joy, learning, and fragrance.

Why This Project Matters

Champions Community Sport & Health CIC is a community-driven project in South Leeds that provides a safe and inclusive space for children aged 5 to 18 in Leeds. Their mission is to empower young people through football, offering not just play but opportunities to gain skills and qualifications, helping them build positive futures and stay engaged in healthy activities. They tend to have over 100 children and young people attending their sessions weekly.

BookTrust donated many new books to inspire a lifelong love of books and reading in children and many were given to charities during our gifting season. It is the UK’s largest children’s reading charity, dedicated to getting children reading, especially those from low-income or vulnerable backgrounds. As a Child Friendly Leeds ambassador, they support Baby Week around early years, work with libraries and their primary book-gifting efforts focus on children aged up to 13.

Thank you to Scent Salim, Child Friendly Leeds & BookTrust – These are amazing, you’re amazing. Thanks so much for supporting us again. We welcome children and young people attending our sessions, which are FREE, every Saturday morning on Hunslet Moor.

Ilyas Salim, Founder & Managing Director at Scent Salim states: Giving back is something deeply important and spiritual for me. Life is short, and at the heart of it all is making people happy, seeing that smile, that moment of joy.At Scent Salim, we’re always striving to do what we can for our community. Whether it’s supporting local charities, uplifting children, or simply spreading positivity through our work, giving back, running workshops and spreading positivity is part of who we are. By combining delightful aromas, known to trigger memories in the brain, with treats and educational resources, the gesture aimed to inspire happiness and hope during the holidays.