Join us as we strive to collect 100 shoe boxes for the Operation Christ Child Project! All you need to do is fill a shoe box full of toys, leave it outside your house and we will come by and pick it up! Please e-mail us at ussmiths@gmail.com or leave a comment you would like to help us achieve this goal, I am keeping count and will up-date everyone as we get near our goal!!
Here is how you can pack a box:
1. Find a Shoe Box
Use a sturdy shoe box or plastic box (please, no larger than 9x12x5”). You can wrap the box (lid separately), but wrapping is not required.
Use a sturdy shoe box or plastic box (please, no larger than 9x12x5”). You can wrap the box (lid separately), but wrapping is not required.
2. Boy/Girl Labels
Decide whether your gift will be for a boy or girl and choose an age category: ages 2-4, 5-9, or 10-14. Attach the appropriate boy/girl label on the TOP of your box and tick the correct age category. Labels are below, right click on label to save and then print. Black & White labels are accepted.
Decide whether your gift will be for a boy or girl and choose an age category: ages 2-4, 5-9, or 10-14. Attach the appropriate boy/girl label on the TOP of your box and tick the correct age category. Labels are below, right click on label to save and then print. Black & White labels are accepted.
3. Fill With Gifts
School Supplies: pens, pencils and sharpener, crayons or pencil crayons, writing pads or paper, solar calculators, coloring and picture books, etc.
Toys: small cars, balls, dolls, stuffed animals, kazoos, harmonicas, yoyos, skipping ropes, small Etch A Sketch®, Slinky®, etc.
Hygiene Items: toothbrush, mild bar soap (in a plastic bag), comb, washcloth, etc.
Other: Candy (hard through the centre, in manufacturers packaging), T-shirts, socks, ball caps, sunglasses, hair clips, toy jewelry, watches, etc.
School Supplies: pens, pencils and sharpener, crayons or pencil crayons, writing pads or paper, solar calculators, coloring and picture books, etc.
Toys: small cars, balls, dolls, stuffed animals, kazoos, harmonicas, yoyos, skipping ropes, small Etch A Sketch®, Slinky®, etc.
Hygiene Items: toothbrush, mild bar soap (in a plastic bag), comb, washcloth, etc.
Other: Candy (hard through the centre, in manufacturers packaging), T-shirts, socks, ball caps, sunglasses, hair clips, toy jewelry, watches, etc.
A Personal Note: In a separate envelope, you may enclose a note to the child and a photo of yourself or your family.
Do Not Include:
TOOTHPASTE (Due to customs regulations)
LIQUIDS OR ITEMS THAT LEAK, MELT, OR FREEZE (These can spoil boxes) shampoo, gels, paint, cream, lip balm, liquid glue, etc.
FOOD ITEMS (Due to shipping regulations) chewy, soft-centered, crumbly, or unwrapped candy, gum, Rockets, Tootsie Rolls, etc.
USED ITEMS (Due to customs regulations)
BREAKABLE ITEMS glass, porcelain, mirrors, etc.
ITEMS THAT CAN SCARE OR HARM A CHILD knives, war-related toys, toy guns, etc.
4. Include Your Donation
Please donate $7 or more for each shoe box you prepare to help cover project costs–including shipping–and expand assistance to children and their communities.
If you or your family are preparing more than one shoe box, please make one combined donation. *Tax deductible receipts will only be issued for donations of $15 or more. Samaritan’s Purse does not provide receipts for the value of gift items included in a shoe box.Ways to donate:
Simply give online
Place your donation in an envelope on the top of the gift items inside your shoe box so it is clearly visible. Cheques are recommended and should be made payable to Samaritan’s Purse.
TOOTHPASTE (Due to customs regulations)
LIQUIDS OR ITEMS THAT LEAK, MELT, OR FREEZE (These can spoil boxes) shampoo, gels, paint, cream, lip balm, liquid glue, etc.
FOOD ITEMS (Due to shipping regulations) chewy, soft-centered, crumbly, or unwrapped candy, gum, Rockets, Tootsie Rolls, etc.
USED ITEMS (Due to customs regulations)
BREAKABLE ITEMS glass, porcelain, mirrors, etc.
ITEMS THAT CAN SCARE OR HARM A CHILD knives, war-related toys, toy guns, etc.
4. Include Your Donation
Please donate $7 or more for each shoe box you prepare to help cover project costs–including shipping–and expand assistance to children and their communities.
If you or your family are preparing more than one shoe box, please make one combined donation. *Tax deductible receipts will only be issued for donations of $15 or more. Samaritan’s Purse does not provide receipts for the value of gift items included in a shoe box.Ways to donate:
Simply give online
Place your donation in an envelope on the top of the gift items inside your shoe box so it is clearly visible. Cheques are recommended and should be made payable to Samaritan’s Purse.
Pick Up/Drop off:
Vancouver Friends:
Please leave your box outside your front door on Sunday November 23rd, 2008. We will go around town to pick up the shoe boxes. Please be sure to e-mail us beforehand to let us know that you will have a box outside so we do not miss your house. Thank you!
If you prefer to drop off the boxes yourself, you can drop them off at any Safeway. They will be collecting the boxes November 24th - 29th, 2008. Just give it to Customer Service in the store.
Please leave your box outside your front door on Sunday November 23rd, 2008. We will go around town to pick up the shoe boxes. Please be sure to e-mail us beforehand to let us know that you will have a box outside so we do not miss your house. Thank you!
If you prefer to drop off the boxes yourself, you can drop them off at any Safeway. They will be collecting the boxes November 24th - 29th, 2008. Just give it to Customer Service in the store.
International Friends:
Please visit this link http://www.samaritanspurse.org/index.php/OCC/Drop_Off_Locations/ for drop off locations!
Thank you in advance for your help and participation, you are making a big difference in a child's life this Christmas!
"Give generously to the poor, not grudgingly, for the Lord your God will bless you in everything you do." Deuteronomy 15:10
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