Christmas Shoeboxes
Each Christmas The Trussell Trust takes thousands of shoeboxes filled with gifts to some of the poorest people in Bulgaria.
In 2011 schools, churches, businesses and individuals helped us to collect a record-breaking 5,887 Christmas Shoeboxes. We'd like to say a big thank you to all who got involved: your support enabled us to transform more Christmases than ever before.
Visit the 2011 Christmas Shoebox distribution trip blog
Watch the 2011 Christmas Bos Appeal video
Follow the 2011 Christmas Box Appeal on facebook
Who do we give Christmas boxes to?
People of all ages receive boxes, ranging from Roma people living in freezing conditions and struggling to survive to abandoned and orphaned children living in state care.
Last year we hand-delivered 5,296 shoeboxes to: orphanages, Roma communities, women’s refuges, prisoner’s children, housebound elderly people, schools and a refugee centre.
How do Christmas boxes help?
Christmas boxes show people who have so little and are often rejected that they are loved. For many, a Christmas shoebox will be the only gift they receive this year. These small boxes are received with smiles, laughter and even tears of joy.
Christmas boxes help us to build trusting relationships with recipients so that we can continue to help with longer term projects in future.
Get involved in our 2011 appeal
The 2010 Christmas Box Appeal was our best ever with an amazing 5,296 shoe boxes sent to people who would otherwise have had nothing, and we want to make 2011 special too. With your help we know we can!
**Please note, please take your Christmas Boxes to our new offices at Ashfield Trading Estate, Ashfield Road, Salisbury SP2 7HL, thank you! You can also drop them off at The Strawberry Fox shop in Cross Keys Shopping Centre, Salisbury**
Follow these instructions to download our 2011 Christmas Box leaflet (which works well in black & white):
1. Click here to download leaflet (pdf)
2. Open page 1 of the pdf file
3. Select “print current side” on your printer
4. Print out and turn your newly printed page over put it back into your printer as you need to print on the reverse side
5. Select page 2 of the pdf
6. Select “print current side” on your printer and print
7. You now have a complete leaflet- just follow the instructions to complete your Christmas box!
Download a Christmas box poster here
Download extra Christmas box tags here
If you have a church or community group that would like to put together toiletries for refugees, or you have any queries please call Richard Parsons on 01722 427113 or e-mail him at richard.parsons@trusselltrust.org
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