Please see the Shoebox Appeal page for more information.
shoebox appeal instructions
Please download our poster for instructions and the labels for your boxes.
| shoebox_labels.pdf |
IF YOU ARE WORKING IN A TEAM TO PRODUCE BOXES THEN PLEASE COMPLETE EVEN NUMBERS OF BOYS AND GIRLS BOXES.
Each year TEECH travel to Romania and Moldova to hand deliver shoebox gifts and food parcels. If you would like to read about our two previous trips then hover over 'Christmas Shoebox Trips' in the menu on the left and choose which year you would like to read about. If you would like to see pictures from trips then please look at the photo gallery.
If you would like to complete a box then please follow these instructions:
What to do......
If you would like to complete a box then please follow these instructions:
What to do......
- Find an empty shoebox
- Wrap the box and lid separately (if boxes can be opened then this helps us in case they need to be checked by customs)
- Decide if your box will be for a boy or girl and the age (please ensure a label is placed on the box so we allocate the box to a suitable child). Please ensure you label your boxes otherwise we do have to open them.
- If your parcel is for a family or is food then please ensure the label states this (food should be separate from other items). Please keep food (except sweets) separate in boxes from the girls/boys gifts. Wine boxes (or smaller) are a good size for a food parcel.
- Fill your box with gifts - see suggestions list below
- Make a donation of £2 per shoebox - we use the monies to pay for fuel to get the vehicles to their destination - the donation can be done through Wonderful (please click on the button above)
Suggestions of gifts for your shoebox.....
Toys - soft toys, balls, building blocks, playing cards, jigsaws, musical instruments, toy cars, dolls, jewellery, deflated football and pump, skipping rope, small puzzles, Yo-Yo, Balls etc
Educational Items - pens, pencils, pencil sharpener, paper, colouring and/or puzzle books, pencil case, ruler, rubber, stickers etc
Personal Items - toothbrush and paste, shampoo, deodorant, sanitary products, hairbrush, comb, shower gel, soap, flannel, hair accessories etc
Other - socks, scarf, gloves, hat or cap, sweets, wind up torch
Food - to be in a separate box for a family - rice, pasta, (dried foods), tea, coffee, oats, sweets, biscuits etc - please ensure all food has a best before date for at least 6 months
Please do not include any war related items
Toys - soft toys, balls, building blocks, playing cards, jigsaws, musical instruments, toy cars, dolls, jewellery, deflated football and pump, skipping rope, small puzzles, Yo-Yo, Balls etc
Educational Items - pens, pencils, pencil sharpener, paper, colouring and/or puzzle books, pencil case, ruler, rubber, stickers etc
Personal Items - toothbrush and paste, shampoo, deodorant, sanitary products, hairbrush, comb, shower gel, soap, flannel, hair accessories etc
Other - socks, scarf, gloves, hat or cap, sweets, wind up torch
Food - to be in a separate box for a family - rice, pasta, (dried foods), tea, coffee, oats, sweets, biscuits etc - please ensure all food has a best before date for at least 6 months
Please do not include any war related items
