A message from Malcolm & Anne McCulloch,

our local Stratford shoebox collection co-ordinators... 

 

This is the 12th year we have been involved with collecting shoeboxes to send to Romania with AMEN Trust. It's been great to see the support received in the Stratford area grow (4,000 + shoeboxes sent). We hope you will be able to support us this year!

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Shoebox contents are our everyday items, but to these Romanian families living in very basic conditions they show someone cares enough to give them the only gift they will receive this Christmas.

 

​These are family shoeboxes so please include items for parents and children in each shoebox. Please only use a standard sized shoebox or equivalent sized box (we don't want large boot boxes as this makes distribution unfair). 

 

In addition to shoeboxes we are also collecting blankets, good quality baby clothes, pushchairs and Moses baskets this year. Boxes will be available in Church to put donations of items on the contents list in for both adults and children. 

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If you are struggling to obtain standard sized shoeboxes, please get in touch as we can help out through contacts in local shoe shops.

 

Returning shoeboxes...

 

When you pass back your wrapped shoebox, please only tape the contents list page to the top of the box. Your transportation donation and gift aid form (if eligible + just complete one form if you are filling multiple shoeboxes) can be passed separately to us. It is better if you don't tape coins to the leaflet as this makes it easier as we don't then have to remove them.

 

When do we need to receive shoeboxes by?

 

Please pass to us by SUNDAY 9th NOVEMBER. We will put them in large boxes for collection the following weekend. We will also be travelling out to Romania in December as part of the team to visit AMEN partners and help distribute shoeboxes (our 1st time since 2018).

 

Many thanks and please get in contact with any queries. We have pre-printed leaflets and 

shoeboxes we will happily pass on to you.

 

Malcolm & Anne