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    Samaritans Purse area co-ordinator Ann Rohde said shoeboxes from Australia and New Zealand went to Cambodia, Fiji, Soloman Islands, Malawi and Madagascar.

LETTER: Shoebox donation thanks

SIR, – On behalf of Samaritan’s Purse, Operation Christmas Child, I would like to convey my heartfelt thanks to the many churches, schools, organisations and numerous individuals who were involved this year in packing a shoebox for a child in need.

Each child is special and they will receive only one shoebox of gifts once in their life. 

This gift will bring immediate joy and hope to the child and may open up opportunities they had never dreamed of.

Samaritan’s Purse can then assess the needs of the community such as safe, clean water, education, health and community empowerment projects and implement programs where possible.



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Once again we had a very different year this year, but even so the generosity of so many people was phenomenal. 

I sent 2145 shoeboxes from our region to Adelaide where they were processed this year. These boxes are now on their way to either Cambodia or Madagascar. 

In total, Victoria collected 25,775 shoeboxes as well as more than 3000 ‘pack a box’ online.

All of our team would like to give a huge thank you to each person who took the time to become involved either by packing a shoebox or donating goods or money. 

Thank you also to the many people who made beautiful handmade items for the boxes. Special thanks go to the team from Harvest church, who loaded the cartons of shoeboxes onto the truck. We look forward to working with you all again next year. Remember, you can collect items all year round. For further information please refer to our website samaritanspurse.org.au.

Ann Rohde, area co-ordinator

The entire December 22, 2021 edition of The Weekly Advertiser is available online. READ IT HERE!

The entire December 22, 2021 edition of AgLife is available online. READ IT HERE!

The entire December 22, 2021 edition of The Weekly Advertiser is available online. READ IT HERE!

The entire December 22, 2021 edition of AgLife is available online. READ IT HERE!