Santa Shoebox Project kicks off in Sandton
SANDTON - The annual 2014 Santa Shoebox Project launches on 1 September.
This initiative has been collecting Christmas gifts for children from vulnerable social backgrounds across the country for the past eight years.
Sandton community members are encouraged to join in the joy of giving this year and delight a child this coming festive season.
A new innovative partnership with Checkers introduces a virtual box option, allowing donors who don’t live close to any of the Santa Shoebox Drop-Off zones to make their pledges on-line.
Checkers will also put together these donors’ selected Santa shoeboxes and then send them off to the Santa Shoebox team to take care of the delivery to drop-off points.
In addition to the opportunity for members of the public to become a donor of one (or more) of the 100 000 Santa Shoebox gifts for children in need, this year supporters will also have the option to donate Proudly South African raincoats to children who live in high winter rainfall areas to keep them dry on their way to school.
As a third new way to get involved in the Santa Shoebox Project, corporate clients and other benefactors are invited to make a financial donation towards the new Santa Shoebox Legacy fund that will provide additional support to children’s facilities.
Details: www.santashoebox.org
