Christmas charity appeal for Eastern Europe
Published: September 21, 2004
A CHARITY is appealing for people in the St Albans area to donate toys send to disadvantaged children in Eastern Europe this Christmas.
Christian relief project Operation Christmas Child delivered more than one million shoeboxes filled with toys to the children last year, over 4,000 of which came from the St Albans and WelwynGarden City and Hatfield areas.
The shoeboxes are distributed to underprivileged children in countries including Armenia, Poland, Romania and Kyrgysztan. This year the charity will also deliver the toys to children in Mozambique.
Area organiser Sheila Heaton said: “Many people in this area did a fantastic job contributing last year, and our aim is to do better if we possibly can. The tremendous impact that a shoebox containing some simple gifts has upon a child with nothing - and their family - cannot be over-emphasised.”
The charity running the project, Samaritan’s Purse, issues guidelines on what gifts to send, and asks for a £2 donation with each box to assist with the cost of transport and distribution.
Website: www.samaritanspurse.co.uk
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