A KILMARNOCK charity has launched its Christmas appeal with a new initiative aimed at supporting young football fans and their families.
The Killie Community has announced the return of Mission Christmas for 2026, introducing a different approach to providing gifts and festive support to young people across Ayrshire.
A Christmas tree has been set up at The Killie Community Hub, with each tag featuring the first name, age and interests of a young person nominated by organisations working across the region.
The youngsters have been identified as Kilmarnock FC supporters who are unable to attend matches regularly due to financial circumstances.
Supporters are being encouraged to take a tag from the tree, purchase or make a personalised gift and write a Christmas card welcoming the recipient to the Killie family.
Gifts, tags and cards must be returned to the Hub by Saturday, December 12.
Every young person involved will receive their gift and card, along with two hampers for them and their family, provided in partnership with Killie Foodbanks.
They will also receive a family ticket to a Kilmarnock FC home match at BBSP Rugby Park.
Explaining the importance of the initiative, the charity said: "The young people we work with love the club, but for a lot of them a match at Rugby Park has always been something 'other families do'.
"A gift chosen for them by a supporter who has never met them, and a card welcoming them in, would mean the world and lets them know there's somewhere they belong.
"The family ticket gives them something else to count down to after Christmas."
The Killie Community Hub is open from 9am until 5pm, Monday to Friday, and from noon until 3pm on men's first-team home matchdays.
Anyone wishing to donate food is encouraged to contact Killie Foodbanks, while toy donations can be made at the KFCSA Bring A Gift matchday on Saturday, December 12.
For further information, contact The Killie Community on 01563 597869 or email grant@killiecommunity.co.uk.
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