Youth Beatz 2024 will once again continue expanding their Donation Project.
Festival Attendees are invited to donate foodstuffs, toiletries, school uniform or pet care or pet food items (if they are in a position to do so). In 2023, over 1,000 items of School Uniforms and 1,950 items of food and pet food and care items were donated over the event weekend, equalling 56 crates of donated goods to 4 providers across the region.
Entry to Youth Beatz Festival continues to be free, and the event has an important role in supporting local communities across Dumfries and Galloway. Youth Beatz are looking for attendees to support the Donation Project if they are able, by bringing along and donating any of the items listed below as a donation to local food providers and community organisations.
Items can be dropped off at the entrance to the Festival at the Donation Drop Off Point, managed by volunteers over the event weekend.
For this year, Youth Beatz are hoping for Donations of any of the following items:
Food Items & Toiletries:
Tinned meat/vegetables/fruit; tea/coffee; biscuits; cereal; tinned soup; pasta (dried); toiletries, baby products and rice.
School Clothing & Supplies
School Uniforms including blazers, ties, polo shirts, coats, trousers, shirts and shoes (these can be branded); school bags; stationery and any other items relevant to Primary and Secondary Schools.
Pet Care & Food Items
Dry/canned food items; adult dog and cat food; pet treats; pet beds and pet toys.
Once again, the Youth Beatz Festival will have a Period Dignity Product Stall in the Youth Information Marketplace which will supply free period products to attendees over the event weekend. In 2023 the project distributed 16,742 items.
A Dumfries and Galloway Council Spokesperson said: “The Youth Beatz Donation Project is an important aspect of Youth Beatz that makes a huge difference to children, young people and families across the region. All donations that we receive over the weekend will be distributed to local organisations and food providers throughout Dumfries and Galloway, and we’d like to thank people in advance for their kindness through this initiative.”
A reminder that donation to the Youth Beatz Donation Project is not a condition of entry.
