Link to Hope Shoebox Appeal

​The Forest Group Pilots Company and I will once again be filling and collecting and preparing shoeboxes for needy families and elderly people in the Eastern European countries of Ukraine, Bulgaria, Moldova and Romania.  We are appealing to people throughout the Forest Group to help us by either filling a whole shoebox or buying a few items to put in one.  Useful items are listed below:
 

Items that can be put in both a family and an elderly person’s shoebox:
Sweets/chocolate                candles and holders
Gloves, scarves, hats         toothbrush/toothpaste
Shampoo/shower gel (up to 300ml each)
Small games (pack of cards/travel draughts/dominoes)
Wind-up torch or radio        safety razors/plasters
Brush/comb                          Craft/sewing kit
Socks/tights                          Soap/flannel
Extra items that can be put in a family box:
pens/crayons/felt tips         screwdriver/tape measure
small toys (yo-yo, skipping rope, small ball, toy cars or
teddy/doll, or soft toy
Simple solar powered calculator
Hair accessories                 colouring books/writing pads
Extra items that can be put in an elderly person’s box:
Tissues/handkerchiefs      Pen/paper
Reading glasses                Small mirror
Sensory items (windchimes, lavender bag, beany item)
 
To create a fantastic £10 Family Shoebox go to
www.linktohope.co.uk
 
Items for inclusion in a box need to be given to a Pilot or Pilot Officer by Thursday 20th October in time for the children to make up boxes at Pilots on 21st October.  Completed boxes need to be given in by the end of October.
 
£2 needs to be attached to each box to cover transport so donations of money to cover this, or to buy extra items, would be gratefully received.
 
Thank you for your support
Suzanne Corney, Pilots Captain

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