GEORGE NEWS - This year's Santa Shoebox project, which aims to give less fortunate children within the community a colourful box of blessings for Christmas, is gaining momentum.
Keeping in mind this year's theme, A Step Towards Brighter Tomorrows, supporters can fill a box with the following new items (suitable for a specific age of your choice): four toiletry items; stationery and a toy; a snack and an item of clothing.
Businesses and individuals in George who would like to pledge towards this cause can visit www.santashoebox.org.za or drop off boxes (with age of child) at Creative Touch, 42nd Street, George East before or on Saturday 2 November (13:00).
Each year the Santa Shoebox Project collects and distributes personalised gifts of essential items and treats for underprivileged children throughout South Africa and Namibia.
Over the last 18 years this initiative has reached 1 226 756 children.
On the Santa Shoebox website volunteers can find handy tips when they decorate and fill a box of blessings. The step by step guidelines takes one through the entire process, from the decoration of the box, to the exciting end product: a shoe box ready for drop off.
Keep in mind that you need to be able to open the lid, therefore it needs to be wrapped seperately. It is also nice to use alternative ways to decorate the box, for instance using stickers, paint, cut outs or drawings.
If you choose to wrap the shoebox, please make sure that you wrap the lid separately so that it can be lifted off. By doing this, you are creating a unique Keepsake Box which the recipient child will use to store their treasures throughout the year.
Label your box by printing and pasting the Santa Shoebox label which you have downloaded on the outside of the lid, in the top right hand corner. Add sticky tape to ensure the label remains in place and secure the lid to the box with an elastic band.
Find more information on their https://santashoebox.org.za/ or contact Thea on 081 451 9531.
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