Santa’s Shoebox, bringing Christmas cheer to underprivileged children
This year the project aims to deliver 110 000 gifts.
MBOMBELA-It is the last week for individuals and schools in the community to finish their Santa shoeboxes.
It is a fun project for kids to decorate and fill the boxes, and it helps make 100 000 little hearts happy over Christmas.
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The Santa Shoebox Project originated in Cape Town in 2006 and started with only 180 shoeboxes. In 10 years the project has grown to a total of 652 180 shoeboxes being donated. The boxes are distributed to more than 1 000 recipient’s facilities, through more than 60 satellites around South Africa and Namibia.
There are three initiatives within the Santa Shoebox Project: Pledge a Santa shoebox, donate rain ponchos and funds – which are used for skills training – and for the first time you will be able to select a child and purchase a Virtual Santa Shoebox which gets put together by the volunteer team.
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Parents are encouraged to involve their kids in the process of personally selecting the name of a specific child from the selection list on the website, who might never have received a Christmas gift before.Each box gets filled with toothpaste and a toothbrush,bar of soap and face cloth, casual clothing outfit, educational supplies such as pens, pencils and colouring books, sweets, and a toy – like building blocks, trucks, dolls, finger and balls.
The Nearest drop-off point is HL Hall & Sons. For more information contact Lauren Renaud on:082-561-4783. You can drop off your shoebox on October 27 from 09:00 to 16:00 or on 28 October from 09:00 to 13:00.
