09/24/2014
I have a very special request for volunteers to pledge to fill one (1) Christmas shoebox each (or more if you feel so led!) for Children in Honduras this holiday season as part of the AHMEN (Alabama Honduras Medical Education Network) program.
We will start collecting items immediately, with all shoeboxes due to be returned by Sunday, October 12 to the donation area next to the basket shelves near the reception desk in the Joy Building. I have ordered boxes and they will be in in a few days, so right now I need people to pledge to fill a shoebox and I will contact them once their shoebox is available. In the meantime, you can go ahead and start shopping for items to fill a box!
Christmas Shoe Boxes for Honduran Children 2014
Suggested Gifts for Honduras Shoe Boxes
Boxes should be marked with ages (2-12) and whether it is for a boy OR girl.
Hot Wheels Cars
McDonalds Toys
Small Dolls
Marbles (no more than 5/baggie)
Small balls
Wash Cloth
Soap
Lotion (Please put in a separate Ziploc bag)
Shampoo (Please put in a separate Ziploc bag)
Toothbrush & toothpaste
Comb and Brush
Small Hand Mirror
Flip flops
Underwear (underpants & t-shirt)
Shorts & tee-shirts (boys & girls)
Coloring pages
Socks
School Supplies
(Pencils, paper, crayons, colored pencils, small pencil sharpeners, etc.)
PLEASE NO gum or candy (ants)
The shoe boxes are furnished for us. Please try to fill each shoe box. Do NOT over fill. If one is bulging at the top, we cannot get them in the case. It is that close. Printed on the box is the manifest form please fill out with a pen indicating whether it is for a boy or girl and their age. Also, list what you have in the box. The Customs Declaration form, Operation Shoe Box (printed on the reverse side of the box), needs to be checked boy, girl, age.
Please place $4 cash in the envelope and tape it to the shoe box. $2 goes towards shipping to Honduras and $2 goes towards getting it throughout Honduras to individual towns.
Please feel free to share this need with other groups inside the church; we have an opportunity to fill many dozen of these boxes and need your help to spread the word!
You can log on to The City to sign up to pledge for a box:
http://asbury.onthecity.org/groups/126467/needs/190706
Questions? Message Alicia Shelley on The City or on Facebook.