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Once again our school is supporting Operation Christmas Child. Please help us by sending in a shoebox (details of what is allowed to be included is below). If you need anymore information about the shoebox please contact the school office. Thank you for your support.

What is Operation Christmas Child?
Since 1990, Operation Christmas Child has brought the joy of Christmas to more than 47 million boys and girls. Last year Samaritan’s Purse in the UK sent out over 1.18 million gifts to children across Eastern Europe and Africa. This annual project enables caring individuals, families, schools, churches, businesses, and other organisations to fill ordinary shoe boxes with small toys, school supplies, sweets, and other gifts for hurting children around the world. 
Operation Christmas Child sends a message of hope to children in desperate situations around the world through gift-filled shoe boxes. 
The gifts are given regardless of nationality, political background or religious beliefs to children requiring nothing of them, their families or communities in return. With the help of thousands of volunteers, Samaritan’s Purse collects and processes these gift filled shoe boxes in its warehouses across the UK . Then, working with national churches and charities, Samaritan’s Purse delivers the gifts to children in hospitals, orphanages, refugee camps, homeless shelters, and impoverished neighbourhoods.

What to Pack

Due to import regulations, all goods should be new or very nearly new. Please use the following lists for ideas on what to pack, or not pack, in your shoe box

Please select from the following suggested YES items:

A cuddly toy

A toothbrush, toothpaste

A wrapped bar of soap and flannel

A notepad, colouring book

Picture books

Pencils and pencil sharpener, pens and paper

A set of crayons or felt pens

A hat, cap, gloves, scarf

A small ball or tennis ball

A puzzle e.g. small jigsaw

For boys: a toy car, truck, passenger plane or similar item

For girls: jewellery (e.g. pair of clip earrings, make-up or hair accessories)

A greetings card or a photo of yourself

Sweets (must be at least March of next year sell-by-date)

Small musical instrument

Do not include items from any of the following categories:

No chocolate due to customs regulations in some receiving countries

Other edible items (e.g. crisps, biscuits, tinned food or cake)

War related items (e.g. toy guns and soldiers, knives)

Clothing (other than listed above)

Glass containers, mirrors or fragile items

Liquids of any type (e.g. blow bubbles, shampoos, bubble bath, toiletry sets or aerosols)

Marbles or sharp objects

Anything of a political, racial or religious nature

Medicines

Novels