Fill a shoe box for seafarers
Shoe boxes filled with necessities will be handed over to seafarers in December
HELP bless international seafarers this festive season by filling a shoe box with items to make their time away from loved ones more bearable.
The Port of Richards Bay Mission to Seafarers appeals to the public for the donations, which will be handed over to the seafarers in December.
There are a number of ways to support the shoe box charity project, including running a charity drive at your work, school, organisation or place of worship, collect the items on the standard items or optional extras lists below, place them in a wrapped shoe box and deliver it to the Seafarers Mission at 11 Urania Road, Richards Bay.
The lid must be wrapped separately from the box so the box can be opened for security purposes.
Alternatively, a monetary donation of R200 will cover the cost of a filled shoe box, while R300 will cover the cost of a standard filled shoe box plus a 2GB sim card to assist a seafarer connect with loved ones.
Financial donations can be sent by EFT to Standard Bank account number 637132483, branch code 058030, reference Shoe Box Christmas 2019.
For more information, or to arrange delivery of donations, contact Port Chaplain, Mark Classen, on 082 7445554 or email mark.classen@mtsmail.org.
Standard shoe box items
Athletic socks
Comb
Deodorant
Disposable razors
Bodywash
Shaving cream
Toothbrush
Toothpaste
Pencil/pen/sharpener
Optional extras
Postcard
Calendar
Christmas card
Christmas letter or drawing from a child
Suntan lotion/dental floss/lip balm
