How Many People Does it Take….

…… To Make All This Happen

Volunteer Numbers….
These are up again this year, it's wonderful that so many people return year after year, it's also wonderful that we have so many new faces too. It's seems once someone comes they find the whole experience rewarding and worthwhile. Not only do they give up their time to help but also support all the functions that make it all come together. For example the fillers, they don't just appear, people work all year making items and seeking out the bargains in the shops. And when we run out of things people rush to the shops to top up our supplies. Toothpaste and soap are a good example - all the major supermarkets in most of Surrey, Hampshire and some of Berkshire have completely sold out of their value range. So if you are out shopping over this weekend for these items you will have to go further afield to get them!!


Box Numbers 
By Friday morning we had received just over 9,000 shoeboxes, enough to fill a container. Therefore one has been ordered and will arrive on Wednesday morning. If you have been here before when the container has been filled and sent off it is a very moving moment. After working all year collecting items, making shoeboxes, encouraging others to do them, arranging the warehouse, collecting, processing and then packing them into cartons, it's time to put them into the container and send them off with a blessing on their long journey to Kyrgyzstan to meet all those children.
So if you are free on Wednesday and feeling fit please do come along and if you have anyone you know who is active and strong please do invite them to help us…it's a big job!!

All Sorts of Jobs
Some people are not too keen on checking the shoeboxes, but never fear there are many, many jobs, ones to suit everyone. Here is Stan the Trolley Man. Stan would prefer to collect the shoeboxes ready for packing so he pops round and collects them in the trolley and puts them out for packing. Thanks Stan.
















It Doesn't Just Happen in the Warehouse


There are far too many people to highlight individually, but we do thank you all. Here we have a super example of the ever popular hand puppets, these one were made by Judy Webb and her friend Hilda. Thanks to you both.

Another huge supporter of ours is Liz Grilli, Liz's congregation at Send Evangelical Church do  shoeboxes and crafts to go in them 

St Paul's Church in Camberley had 191 shoeboxes to be collected, the ladies there helped Dee load up the van. Looks like they were able to get the Go Boxes too. Another Thanks to all at St Paul's.





This Weekend

We had to send people home early this afternoon (Friday) as we needed to save some of the shoeboxes for people coming in on Saturday. This means we won't have many shoeboxes to process until lunch time on Monday when the collections come in. You are welcome to come into the warehouse and help us wrap boxes, wrap soap, sharpen pencils and do all those other little jobs that need done, but if you don't want to do that why not have a lie in or catch up with those odd jobs at home?

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