Romanian Shoebox Appeal

Family receiving a shoebox

 

Shoebox Appeal 2019

History

In 2009 we did our first small Shoebox collection and took them to Romania to our partner church and gave them out to the poor Gypsy communities. Thanks to the generosity of churches and schools, in the eight years we collected over 16,000 shoeboxes from around the UK and delivered them to families living in poverty in Romania.

To most of us a shoebox does not seem very important – the contents are nice but usually we do not see these as spectacular. Yet to the people who receive these they are precious beyond our comprehension – particularly because they show them that someone has thought of them.

Family Shoeboxes
Our shoeboxes are not just for children. At the request of our partner church in Romania we also encourage supporters to put items in the shoebox which will be gifts for parents and grandparents. This often opens doors to follow up visits by church members.

Cloick here for the Infomation Sheet and Registration Form for the 2019 Shoebox Appeal

Click here for the Shoebox leaflet,  one of which needs to be attached to each shoebox. Please note that we send you a set of printed leaflets when your group enrols in the scheme.

Click to download our 2019 Shoebox Poster

Click here to download a picture album  from the 2017 distribution put together by Trish Chatfield

Photo presentation from 2018

2019 Shoebox promotional video

 

Shoebox Appeal 2019

If you or your school or church or other organisation wish to get involved then you need to contact us to register an interest and we will then send you a pack of printed shoebox leaflets, an organiser’s information sheet, and a shoebox DVD. We regret that we will be unable to collect individual shoeboxes and you do need to be part of a group. Please contact janet@amentrust.co.uk for more information or to register your interest.

Shoeboxes in the local community.
Two of AMEN’s supporters, Malcolm and Anne McCulloch, have recently shared about their work with shoeboxes on a local radio station. For the last 7 years Malcolm and Anne have been involved with collecting around 2,000 shoeboxes for AMEN in their local area of Stratford-upon-Avon. Have a listen to their interview which covers why they got involved in this work, how their local community has supported them and their experiences of being part of the AMEN team that visits Romania each December to help our local partners distribute shoeboxes. Watch the video

If you would like to be part of the team which distributes the shoeboxes in December, please contact chrischatfield@hotmail.com

If your group is in need of shoeboxes there is a charity which is able to supply wrapped shoeboxes. See www.shoeboxeswrappedforcharities.webs.com