Love in a Box - Nov 2016

Despite the racy title, we are talking about filling shoe boxes with gifts here! Each box is filled with toys, small items of clothing and toiletries wrapped in festive paper before being collected by Mustard Seed Relief Mission.  After they have checked each box (no war-related toys are allowed nor, strangely, shampoos or socks) they are put in containers and start off on the long drive to Eastern Europe.  On arrival in Moldova they are distributed to children in hospitals and orphanages to bring a little happiness into their lives at Christmas.

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Love in a Box 2016

This year the appeal was launched on 6th October and ran for 4 weeks, finally closing on 3rd November. Our members and their partners, friends and neighbours again showed great kindness wih a great response, filling 26 boxes with gifts for the boys and girls in the hospitals and orphanages in Moldova.

We have now taken all the boxes along to our local collection point, Oak Lodge Primary School, from where they will be collected by the charity and taken down to Eastbourne. There they will be checked and stored prior to the long onwards journey across Europe.

We have supported Mustard Seed Relief Mission for many years now. The scheme has been running for over 20 years and we are one of many clubs, who together with schools and churches, fill shoe boxes with presents for the children.

Everything we give is checked by the volunteers in Eastbourne for customs purposes and it all gets used in some way. Each container is packed with about 8,000 boxes and there are usually 4 container loads, driven by volunteers who set off on the long drive to Moldova.

Thank you to all our supporters for your generosity.

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