Fill a shoe box for someone in need and bring joy this Christmas
Every year Blytheswood Care organize their shoe box appeal. This is a huge event which last Christmas saw over 220,000 shoe boxes delivered to adults and children living in extreme poverty across eastern Europe.
This is a wonderful way to bring love and care to those whose daily life is a dreadful struggle. The poverty in eastern Europe sees children living in sheds and rooms without heat and light. Children and adults who don't eat every day. Children without warm clothing or shoes. COVID-19 has added a terrible burden to these families and homeless people.
The simple things we can fill a shoe box with, like a hat, scarf and gloves, soap and flannel, toothbrush and toothpaste, sweets, stationery and other basic treats are precious to those who receive them.
There are 3 ways you can get involved:
1. Helping to check the boxes before they go on the lorries
There is a booking system for this, please phone Ralph: 07847 205431
The boxes will start being sorted from 26/10 at the Loknstore on Courtney Road, Gillingham. Everything will be cleaned down between checking sessions. The experience of checking boxes is amazing and humbling as you see for yourself how much love can be poured into a box.
2. Fill a box
Choose a recipient, male/female adult, male/female teen/child (with children you have to choose an age that your box is appropriate for).
We will be parked in the layby in Horsham Lane, Upchurch opposite the church on Wednesday the 11th of November between 10:30am and 11:30am, to pick up your shoe boxes.
Any questions, please Email me: gilliangay99@yahoo.co.uk
3. Collect items to go in the boxes we check
We are always short of scarves, gloves, flannels, kitchen utensils, candles, sewing kits and sweets. Or you can donate money online. It takes £3 to send every box to eastern Europe.
Please click on the following link for more information, heart-wrenching photos and keep scrolling down to see a short video which is a must to watch.
Thank you and bless you.
Gill Gay
