You've guessed it, it wasn't. After so many lovely visitors, volunteers and GSK on Monday and Tuesday we thought today may be a little quieter. It wasn't! We had a huge number of our regular volunteers and loads of new ones came in to help too. This is such good news and we love it. It's great so many of you return year after year and also spread the word by introducing your friends. You introduce your friends because you love what you do and truly believe in it too.
Do you realise what you do? Every time you bring someone along they see what we do and the feeling behind it, yes they help us process the boxes but they also get hooked and do more shoeboxes themselves and encourage others to as well. Then there are the fillers, they understand the need for a consistent supply and help us meet the need, then encourage others to do it too….. it the circle of the shoebox volunteer.
Visitors
Lots this week so far ...and more to come. We love to welcome the schools who support us. These are some of our visitors. Firstly we have Ash Grange School
Lastly but of course not least, Binsted School.
Thanks to you all for your contribution, for visiting us and for helping with the boxes.
Meet More of the Team
Some of the drivers and packers. The drivers are headed up by Michael Grew and Gerard, who is our number cruncher, (ask him how many boxes and cartons we have processed) heads up the packing team. Sorry in advance if we don't capture you in the role you do, people are multi-skilled and not everyone can come in every day so getting a photo of you all is quite impossible. However that's how we work… people come in when they can so all the jobs get done throughout the week.
What Do You Do When You Reach Half a Century 50?
You get your friends to help you make 50 shoeboxes of course! Deborah Dawson, one of our drivers is 50 this year (don't tell her we know, we think it's a secret) but Deborah, in celebration, made 50 boxes, asking friends to donate towards the boxes instead of giving her a birthday present. Thanks Deborah, that's a great contribution. Just one other thing - most of can only wish we were that young!!! 
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