Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes

[Janet]

When my children were at primary school we used to do a shoebox every year. The first year we had a thank you letter (and photo) from a little girl in a Romanian orphanage who had received our box. I haven't done one for a while as financial constraints wouldn't allow it. I had intended to collect stuff all year round but never actually did so.

 

Apart from the box contents it costs (a minimum donation of) £2.50. If you pay online you can even track your box. You don't need to do it through an organisation - there are pick up points all across the country.

 

This year I have been able to do one - I've done up my box for a boy aged between 5 and 9.

 

Is anyone here doing one?

[Michelle]

Amy's school are doing it, which means that people can take part to various levels. Some have grouped together, some have just sent in some items, and some have donated the postage. That seems a nice way to do it, but I don't suppose they'll be tracked.

[Ooshie]

I'm doing one for a teenage boy; I had bought a hat/glove/scarf set a couple of weeks ago and was just buying toiletries and a notebook and pencils in Tesco today. A lorry from the Blythswood charity comes here and I have done it quite a few years although I don't think I did last year.