Urgent calls for donations for Santa Shoebox project

Hoping to spread some festive cheer, Bluff Assist are working alongside The Santa Shoebox project to create gift boxes for children in need.

8 hours ago

Dillon Pillay 1 minute read

Bluff Assist is calling on the community to help pledge boxes for the Santa Shoebox Project. Photo: Canva

BLUFF Assist is calling on the community to catch the festive spirit early and help to create Santa Shoeboxes for those less fortunate this holiday season.

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The Santa Shoebox Project celebrates its 20^th anniversary of helping the less fortunate children receive a personalised Christmas shoebox with their name on it.

Chantal Bransgrove-Bower, chairperson of Bluff Assist, said that they are glad to be working alongside the Santa Shoebox project yet again and are always happy to spread some love to the children. The Bluff Assist team are aiming for 20 boxes to be pledged.

Items required

Items being collected for the boxes include:

Face cloth
Soap
Toothbrush
Toothpaste
Clothes
Toy/fun item
Educational and/or stationery item(s)
Jelly sweets
For the children aged 12 years and above we are also collecting roll-on and deodorant.

Contact

Those interested in pledging their support and helping build a Santa Shoebox can contact Chantal Bransgrove-Bower on 083 734 2841.

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8 hours ago

Dillon Pillay 1 minute read

Dillon Pillay

He is a relatively new face in the journalism scene as he just recently graduated. He has a Bachelor in Journalism degree with a major in television. As a journalist at Southlands Sun he focuses on a variety of beats of news from hard news to social events and sports. He works as a multimedia journalist utilising his love for the camera and social media to good use.