Shoebox World

Shoebox World is not a new theme park opened by Samaritans Purse but it is their brand new web site that allows you to take part in their shoebox appeal even if you are unable to get to the shops to buy the gifts to fill a shoebox yourself.

Once on the site, which can be found by clicking here, you first choose the wrapping paper for your box, and whether it is for a boy or girl and which age range. Then you select between 14 and 16 gifts from four categories: toys, hygiene, educational and some additional items and then ... I've not explored the site any further but presumably you pay and add a message. Then volunteers in a warehouse somewhere will make up your box and send it off to a child somewhere in the world in time for Christmas. If you've not yet done a 'real' shoebox why not try the site out now.

[For those of you who have not yet dropped your box off at our church it is still not too late - due to unavoidable circumstances today's collection has been postponed until Monday morning - so bring your box along on Sunday].