F rom y ou to a child in need... What Operation Christas Chil boils own to is a git, given by you to a chil in nee. You wrap an pack it, we check an sen it, an our in-country partners eliver it. It’s that siple. In the UK, we have an ary o eicate volunteers who give their tie reely to ensure your shoeboes get to where they nee to go. Overseas, we work with local churc hes an other Christian partners to ensure that your shoeboes are given to the neeiest chilren, unconitio nally an without any obligation. We always give shoeboes to chilren base on nee, regarless o their backgroun or religious belies. Where appropriate, our local partners will also reely istribute a booklet o Bible stories – incluing the story o Christas, the birth o Jesus – to chilren receiving shoeboes . As a Christian charity, we woul encourage you to pray or the chil receiving your shoebo. Fi l l a c h i l d ’ s li f e w i t h j o y t h i s C h ri s t ma s The small print Due to import regulations, all gits should be new and comply with the conditions listed above. Please make sure your gits are age appropriate and that you do not send items in a shoebox (intended or a small child), which might be swallowed or mistaken or sweets. Should you inadvertently include any item that is not suitable or might be regarded as dangerous or the intended child, Samaritan’s Purse reserves the right to remove that item and use it or the beneft o the charity. Occasionally we have to change some contents to meet specifc country requirements or change the shoebox to meet our approximate dimensions. • No oo especially chocolate. Only eception, non-chocolate sweets. • No ecne or vitains o any kin. • No a eate te: Toy guns, soliers or knives o any kin. • No cothn other than liste above. • No ae te: Glass containers, irrors. • No q incluing blow bubbles, shapoo, bubble bath, toiletry sets or aerosols. • No aneo te: Sharp objects, scissors or razors. • No noe. • Nothn o a otca nate. • No han-ntte te to thot a CE a. No thanks! Y es p lease! • To: Bear, sot toy, tennis ball, nger puppet, jigsaw, yo-yo, builing blocks, sall usical instruent. For boys trucks an cars, or girls olls, clip on earrings, etc. • Ecatona e: Felt pens, pens, pencils, pencil sharpener, eraser, colouring book, notepa, picture or puzzle book, chalk, pencil case, stickers, etc. • Hene te: Toothbrush, toothpaste, hairbrush, cob, hair clips, bar o soap, fannel, etc. • Othe te: Sweets (sell-by date to be at least March of the following year) , gloves, scar, sunglasses, cap, hat, bangles, necklaces, etc. A t ho e ne, eae nce te o each cateo. Wha t it’s all abo ut... Operation Christas Chil is the worl’s largest chilren’s Christas project, bringing joy into lives o chilren since 1990. Last year, alost 1.2illion shoeboes lle with gits an gooies were packe by chilren an aults in the UK an sent to chilren who nee the ost in soe o the toughest parts o the worl. Coe an share in the power o a siple git – reining a chil in nee that Go loves the an they have not been orgotten this Christas. What gifts can I include?