Santa shoebox project sets 110,000 target for this festive season
The festive season should be a time of giving, accompanied by the joy of giving.
ONE of South Africa’s most-loved children’s charities, the Santa Shoebox Project (SSB) is continuing with its three-year goal to ‘March to a Million’ – aiming to bless one million children with a Christmas box by 2019.
The festive season should be a time of giving, accompanied by the joy of giving.
In a bid to reach the one-million mark, the goal for each year has increased to 110,000 shoeboxes this year, 115,000 in 2018 and 125,000 in 2019.
With convenience in mind, SSB has launched the ‘Virtual Santa Shoebox’, to accommodate donors with busy schedules or who live far away.
Irené Pieters, SSB founder and CEO says the Virtual Santa Shoebox has been established with convenience in mind.
“The method is simple. Donors should visit the SSB website to pledge for a child selected by name, age and gender. They are then able to choose the eight items to fill the box and to write a personal message which SSB will print onto a gift card for the child,” she said.
“We launched this option to accommodate those donors with hectic schedules, or those who live overseas or locally, far from a drop off point, but would still love to contribute to making a difference in the lives of underprivileged children.”
Local estate agency, Remax Toti together with some of its partners contributed a whopping 241 boxes.
“We thank AMC Hunters Pesco, Mark Bingham and Associates, Jenny and Mac Wemyss from Midas, Matthew Henning Photography, Gill and family, Cliff and friends from GUD Filters as well as Toyota for their 100-plus boxes, Edward Snell and Company for the 22 boxes and Aqua Swim School for their large contribution,” said Roxane Holmes of Remax.
“Last but not least, we owe great amounts of gratitude to the community for all the donations along the way.”
To find out more about the Santa Shoebox Project visit www.santashoebox.org.za.
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