This year’s Santa Shoebox project was well supported. Volunteers checked, tagged and bagged more than 700 boxes, ready to be distributed to under-privileged children on the South Coast.
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Port Shepstone region coordinator Sandy Kathrayan Moodley said “We would like to thank all donors for pledging a box or contributing towards the project, volunteers who worked tirelessly, Freight Services for transporting the boxes, the media for their coverage and the Port Shepstone Methodist Church for the use of their premises as a drop off facility.”
The Santa Shoebox Project originated in Cape Town in 2006 with a humble 180 shoeboxes. In 14 years it has grown in leaps and bounds, with the number of Santa Shoeboxes donated reaching a total of 858 673.
Shoeboxes are distributed to more than 1 000 recipient facilities each year, through more than 60 satellites around South Africa and Namibia. Visit santashoebox.org.za to find out how you can help.
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