GRAAFF-REINET NEWS – Only days remain until the cut-off date and there are still plenty of boxes that still need to be pledged in Graaff-Reinet for the Santa Shoexbox Project.

Local co-ordinators calls on the community to support the project, which will see local children get a gift at Christmas.

Donors are asked to fill a shoebox with a specified selection of personal hygiene items (a toothbrush, toothpaste, wash cloth and soap) together with educational stationery supplies.

Added to this is an outfit of clothing, a toy and sweets, appropriate to the child’s age.

For some of the recipients, this will be the first time that they have received new items of clothing chosen specifically for them.

This year, 161 children have been identified in foster homes and facilities in Graaff-Reinet, Aberdeen and Pearston. 

Registration for donors opened on Friday, September 1, and is done online on www.santashoebox.org.

For more information in this regard, contact Kitty Viljoen at asantesana@jabama.co.za or 076 730 1626.

Help will also be available for those who would like to become involved but do not have internet access to register online.

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