No worries for our crew! And of course we celebrate each and every box as we know for every shoebox we have it gives the gift of love we want each child to enjoy. Still our volunteers came in and processed the boxes on hand and once we checked all the donated boxes we started making up some of our own.As you know it costs £3.00 to send a shoebox out to the country they are destined for.
Did you know? Each lorry or container can cost around £10,000 depending on location, so naturally each shoebox we make ourselves in the warehouse we have to have £3.00 to pay for the transport costs. Thankfully the sales table, Lynne's cake, Henry the Bear and, of course, your generous donations of fillers have contributed to raising enough money and having enough items to enable us to send more boxes.
We do have to say thanks to all those who raise money too. Maureen with her talks and sponsored boxes, made by Vanessa and Sue, so thanks to them too. They also make crafts to sell and raise money, Judy our super shopper gets so many bargains for us, we couldn't do without her. .... Sorry if we have not mentioned you as there are so many fund raisers and shoppers.
We are so happy our last load is going to Romania, Not only is Stephen and Dee going on a Distribution trip there, with Henry and Bethany this year's teddy bears, we have had a long history with that country. It was the first country to receive boxes and when Jenny and Heather went to collect shoeboxes at St Andrew's Church, Cobham we met Lorand who as a young boy received a shoebox from OCC and is now a strapping lad working with "Heart for Romania Crafts" trading in the UK.... yes we can and do change lives.
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