{"id":21096,"date":"2018-11-08T13:16:44","date_gmt":"2018-11-08T13:16:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.anfocal.ie\/?p=21096"},"modified":"2018-11-08T13:16:44","modified_gmt":"2018-11-08T13:16:44","slug":"ul-are-helping-team-hope-collect-for-christmas-shoe-box-appeal-and-so-can-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.anfocal.ie\/index.php\/ul-are-helping-team-hope-collect-for-christmas-shoe-box-appeal-and-so-can-you\/","title":{"rendered":"UL are helping Team Hope Collect for Christmas Shoe-box Appeal- and so can you!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Team Hope are once again running their annual Christmas Shoebox Gift appeal.<\/span><\/p>\n

Campus Life Services here at the University of Limerick are giving Team Hope a hand by collecting them at their multiple offices around the university.<\/span><\/p>\n

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ABOUT TEAM HOPE:<\/b><\/p>\n

Team Hope is an independent, Irish, Christian relief and development charity.<\/span><\/p>\n

Team Hope are best known for their annual Christmas Shoebox appeal, they also help families all year round in a variety of community development programmes.<\/span><\/p>\n

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ABOUT THE CHRISTMAS SHOE BOX APPEAL:<\/b><\/p>\n

Every Christmas, Team Hope ask the people of Ireland to fill a shoebox with a range of simple gifts.<\/span><\/p>\n

You then drop off your filed shoebox to your local drop-off point (any Campus Life Services off in UL), and team hope will do the rest.<\/span><\/p>\n

A team of volunteers check each shoebox making sure they comply with both customs and safety standards, they will then seal the boxes and send them on where Team Hope\u2019s international partners will then take over. <\/span><\/p>\n

Your shoebox gift is delivered straight into a child\u2019s hands – in hospitals, schools, shelters, churches, orphanages, community centres, mountain villages and family homes.<\/span><\/p>\n

For many, this is the only present they will receive this festive season.<\/span><\/p>\n

These shoeboxes are sent to twelve countries, from Belarus in Eastern Europe and to the most far away parts of Sub-Saharan Africa to disadvantaged children.<\/span><\/p>\n

A total of 264,636 Christmas shoebox gifts were distributed to children in need in 2017.<\/span><\/p>\n

You can log onto <\/span>www.teamhope.ie<\/span><\/a> to see where your county\/region\u2019s boxes were sent last year.<\/span><\/p>\n

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HOW TO GET INVOLVED:<\/b><\/p>\n

Team Hope outline five simple steps to follow when creating your shoe box, these are:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. GET A SHOE BOX<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Grab an old shoe box and wrap the lid and box separately with wrapping paper.<\/span><\/p>\n

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    1. GET A LABEL<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Print a label or use a boy\/girl sticker from the Christmas Shoebox Appeal leaflets and choose what gender you want to give your Christmas gift too and what age.<\/span><\/p>\n

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      1. FILL THE BOX<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Get as creative as you like and fill the box as much as you can with gifts that are suitable for the gender and age you have chosen (see below for ideas!).<\/span><\/p>\n

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        1. CLOSE THE BOX<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          Secure your box with an elastic band (do not seal shut as still needs to be inspected!).<\/span><\/p>\n

          Include \u20ac4 in your leaflet envelope either on top of the gifts or taped to the inside of the lid.<\/span><\/p>\n

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          1. DROP IT OFF<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            Drop off your shoebox at your local drop off point, which can be found online.<\/span><\/p>\n

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            IDEAS OF WHAT TO PUT IN YOUR SHOEBOX:<\/b><\/p>\n

            The easiest way to ensure your shoebox includes a wide range of suitable gifts is to follow the <\/span>\u2018Four W\u2019s\u2019. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

            The <\/span>Four W\u2019s <\/span><\/i>are:<\/span><\/p>\n