ROTARY SHOE BOXES FOR CHRISTMAS

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WHAT IS ROTARY?

MEN AND WOMEN HELPING OTHERSAT HOME AND OVERSEAS

ROTARY RAISES AID FOR

WATER

SHELTER

MEDICINE AND

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ROTARY SHOE BOXES for Albania, Montenegro

Moldova and the Philippines

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WHERE IS ALBANIA?

U.K.

WHERE IS MONTENEGRO?

U.K.

WHERE IS MOLDOVA?

U.K.

WHERE ARE THE PHILIPPINES?

U.K.

The Philippines

Montenegro

Rotary Christmas Shoe Boxes

Montenegro facts

• Dreadful roads • Few railways• Cold and snowy in winter• Hot and dry in summer• Little equipment in schools• One of the poorest countries in Europe

•Mountainous

Montenegro

The PhilippinesEach year children have to cope with severe weather. Here is a picture of David Beckham visiting children displaced by the 2014 Typhoon

Homeless children can be found doing their homework in the street

The Philippines

• Adult size shoe box Boot boxes are too big, children’s are too small• Cover box and lid separately with

Christmas paper• Gifts – NEW OR NEARLY NEW

- toys and games - pencils, paper, geometry set- small clothing (hats, scarves, gloves)

- educational books - toothpaste, toothbrush, soap

First – get a shoe box

• Adult size shoe box Boot boxes are too big, children’s are too small• Cover box and lid separately with

Christmas paper• Gifts – NEW OR NEARLY NEW

- toys and games - pencils, paper, geometry set- small clothing (hats, scarves, gloves)

- educational books - toothpaste, toothbrush, soap

First – get a shoe box

• ANY SWEETS OR DRINKS• Battery powered items• bath gel or medicines• large toys• bulky clothes or shoes• toy soldiers, guns, Action Man etc• anything breakable or sharp• Religious books

Don’t put in

• Christmas card• Photograph (and a letter if you can) BUT DO NOT GIVE YOUR ADDRESS• Cover box and lid with wrapping paper -

separately• label it for a boy of girl - and age range• secure lid with rubber band or string

Everything must fit in the box

Do include

Where do they go next?Collecting and dispatching Xmas Shoeboxes

Don’t forget the £1 coin

Pleasetape on top

of the shoebox

PLEASE Bring shoeboxes

to school by Wednesday 21 October

SHOE BOXES for Albania, Montenegro, Moldova and The Philippines

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