Making other children and families happy at Christmas has inspired a teenage girl from Rotherham to design her own range of Christmas cards.

This will be the fifth Christmas that 14-year-old Charlotte Oram, from Kimberworth, has raised money to buy gifts for the Rotherham Toy Appeal. 

She started drawing, making and selling cards in 2021 when she was just ten, using the £20 she raised from sales to buy two presents for other children less fortunate than her.

Over the last few years, as word has gotten out about her fundraising efforts, Charlotte has raised over £1,300 for the toy appeal – gratefully boosted by £600 of sales last year.

That money bought a stack of presents which Charlotte and her parents, Claire and David, dropped off to the elves at Rotherham Families First, the charity behind the annual toy appeal. 

This year, Charlotte wants to raise £800 for the appeal to buy even more gifts for the children and young people of Rotherham. A pack of three cards is £2.50 and the money wallets are two for £1.50.

Charlotte has three designs for 2025: Mistletoad, Fa la la llama, and her best seller, the Grinch.

Her cards will be stocked in Boulton’s Family Butchers on St John’s Green, Kimberworth Park, Salon 31 on Wellgate, Studio 62 at Parkgate, Something Brew Inn at Rawmarsh, and Polished Beauty at Thorogate.

Charlotte is also having a stall at the Hellaby Hall Christmas market on Sunday 30th November 11am-3pm.

Find out more about her appeal on Facebook.