Many members of All Saints Church very kindly filled a Christmas Shoebox for Smile International last year, sending a very practical message of Christian love to needy children abroad. Smile have now decided to cease their shoebox programme and, instead, channel their resources into their feeding, educating, empowering and developing programmes.
This year, therefore, I am collecting shoeboxes for LINK TO HOPE, a Christian charity based in Worthing. As well as rebuilding lives in Eastern Europe by supporting Education and Social Care projects, LINK TO HOPE deliver filled shoeboxes either to needy families or to needy elderly people in Romania, Moldova, Ukraine and Bulgaria. This is regardless of background, colour, creed or religion. If you would like to help in this way, please take a leaflet at the back of church, which will give you full details of how to fill your box. If you would like to help but feel you cannot fill a whole box, individual items would be much appreciated, and can be put in a shoebox which will be left at the back of church each week from now until the end of October.
ITEMS NEEDED FOR A FAMILY BOX include toothbrushes and toothpaste, shampoo/shower gel, flannels, safety razors, nail clippers/scissors, soap, brush/combs, sweets, chocolate, crayons/felt tips, small toys such as yoyos, skipping ropes, bouncy balls, puzzles, balloons, teddies/dolls/soft toys with CE labels, pens and pencils, colouring books, hair accessories, plasters, screwdrivers, tape measures, socks/gloves/hats/scarves, solar powered calculators, craft kits etc. NB Handmade knitted toys are very welcome, but are not to be put inside the shoeboxes. I will deliver these to the Area Organiser.
ITEMS NEEDED FOR AN ELDERLY PERSON'S BOX (suitable for both sexes please) include shampoo/shower gel (max 300ml), tissues, nail clippers/scissors, handkerchiefs, small mirrors, soap, flannels, brush/combs, pens and paper, wind up torch, candle and holder, craft sewing kits, wind chimes, lavender bags, playing cards, dominoes, sweets, scarves/gloves/hats, reading glasses, small games etc.
Customers regulations mean there are certain items which cannot be included in the shoeboxes. So please NO money, NO tinned food, NO perfume, NO coffee, tea or alcohol, NO out of date items and NO books or literature.
Each shoebox also needs £2 to help with transportation costs. Boxes need to be filled and given to me by Sunday 1st November at the very latest, so that I am able to deliver them by 4th November to the Area Organiser to ensure that they reach those in need by Christmas.
Thank you very much for your generosity.
Jo Springthorpe.
jo.springthorpe@hotmail.com
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