This term, Year 7 are supporting the Alresford Rotary Club Christmas Shoebox Scheme through which shoeboxes filled with gifts are sent to less privileged children (aged 1 to 15 years) in Tanzania, Montenegro and Romania. This charity project is always met with a wonderful enthusiasm by our students. Last year we made 100 shoeboxes!
Parents can support their child’s tutor group by:
- Filling and wrapping a shoebox from your family. (Choose an age group and gender from the details that follow.)
- Contributing items to be added to boxes filled by your child’s tutor group
- Contributing £1 towards transportation and administration cost
Boxes are sorted according to age and gender: Girl/Boy Ages 1-3, 4-7, 8-11 and 12-15
Due to Customs restrictions, you need to choose items from the following list:
SUGGESTED ALLOWED ITEMS
- Small soft toys
- Books
- Hats, scarves, gloves
- Soap, toothpaste, toothbrushes, flannel, washbag
- Hair accessories
- Jigsaws
- Toy cars
- Pens, pencils, felt tip pens, crayons, sharpener
- Geometry set
- Skipping rope
- Drawing book
- Small ball
- Sports item
- Playing cards
NOT ALLOWED
- Battery powered items
- War related items, guns, knives
- Large items of clothing or shoes
- Books of a religious, racial or political nature
- Food of any kind (including sweets)
- Liquids of any kind
- Medicines
- Large toys
- Sharp items
The children will be creating boxes in tutor time up until half-term. We will let you know how many boxes we manage to send this year and the Guidance Team would like to thank you, in advance, for your help.
