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General Topics => All things that have nothing to do with Turkey => Topic started by: Gorgeous_bird on November 04, 2009, 20:32:28 PM

Title: A good cause
Post by: Gorgeous_bird on November 04, 2009, 20:32:28 PM: Hey

My lovely 20 year old daughter put me to shame today. She emailed me to ask whether I had an odd shoe box lying around at home. On further questioning she tells me that she has been buying items to put in a shoe box to send out to soldiers in Afghanistan. She sent me the link below. She made me cry to be honest and I said I would do a box myself, Maybe a few others could do a box too???

http://www.supportoursoldiers.co.uk/

http://www.supportoursoldiers.co.uk/SOSChristmasParcels2009MakeUpAParcel.html
Title: A good cause
Post by: kevin3 on November 04, 2009, 20:43:45 PM: Done.Thanks for the link GB. :)
Title: A good cause
Post by: Highlander on November 04, 2009, 20:56:15 PM: Me too. Well done GB:D
Title: A good cause
Post by: heather07 on November 04, 2009, 21:27:58 PM: We used to do the shoebox appeal for Romanians at my last job.

I worked with adult with learning disabilities and we all used to do them at night. The last year I was there we had over 40 boxes to send.

Well done to your daughter GB.
I am sure I have two boxes upstairs.
(Got into the habit of keeping them :-\)
Title: A good cause
Post by: pookie on November 05, 2009, 09:20:19 AM: thanks GB - I had also heard about this and had meant to do it, you've reminded me. Thanks ! (shame you're not allowed to put a bottle of beer in it though, they deserve a glass or two.).
Title: A good cause
Post by: lollypop on November 05, 2009, 13:14:56 PM: Im going to do a box and have asked the other girls at work to do one :-) will also ask permission to send to the whole floor (I work for KPMG so there is a lot of us!)

The more the better and it is such a good cause.
Title: A good cause
Post by: TGAR on November 06, 2009, 13:53:50 PM: Will be taking downloaded posters into work today so fingers crossed!
Title: A good cause
Post by: Gorgeous_bird on November 06, 2009, 20:44:32 PM: being charitable brings it's rewards! Step one - purchase a pair of shoes so that I have a shoe box to fill:D
Title: A good cause
Post by: kevin3 on November 06, 2009, 22:19:17 PM: Knew there was an ulterior motive.!!! :D:D
Title: A good cause
Post by: heather07 on November 07, 2009, 02:58:25 AM: quote:
Originally posted by Gorgeous_bird

being charitable brings it's rewards! Step one - purchase a pair of shoes so that I have a shoe box to fill:D

that part is obvious GB ;)
Title: A good cause
Post by: Gorgeous_bird on November 18, 2009, 18:16:19 PM: Been out buying bits for the box. Deodrant, shower gel, mince pies,chocolatew orange. It's not as easy as you think trying to buy for stuff to go in a shoe box. But I couldn't resist these beauties!

http://www.clothingattesco.com/menswear/F+F-Christmas-boxers-and-Santa-hat/invt/fd922500

I can see them going down a treat.
Title: A good cause
Post by: kevin3 on November 26, 2009, 09:53:38 AM: One of my local estate agents placed an appeal in the free newspaper for people to donate these filled shoe boxes for the troops.In three weeks they have recieved THREE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED filled and gift wrapped boxes.How fantastic.(they can't move in their office now)[^][^]
Title: A good cause
Post by: TGAR on November 26, 2009, 15:16:53 PM: Dropped off 12 boxes collected from my workplace, at my local football team (Tranmere Rovers) club shop who are co-ordinating the efforts on Wirral. Every little helps. Politics aside these troops do a wonderful job and deserve a few home comforts.
Title: A good cause
Post by: Highlander on November 26, 2009, 17:50:52 PM: Don't want to put a damper on things but heard a senior officer on the radio yesterday asking people not to send parcles etc because the sheer volume is hampering the deliver of mail from relatives.