The Village Voice Oct Nov 2018
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SAMARITAN’S PURSE – OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD – SHOEBOX<br />
APPEAL<br />
We will be holding workshops again in All Saints’ Church Hall on Wednesdays<br />
<strong>Oct</strong>ober 17 th , 31 st and <strong>Nov</strong>ember 14 th from 2. to 3.30pm. At the workshops we<br />
fill shoeboxes with gifts to send out to needy children around the world. We<br />
need donations of the following items:<br />
Face cloths, bars of soap, toothbrushes and toothpaste, hairbrushes, hair bobbles, stationery<br />
items including pencil cases and sharpeners, colouring books for younger children and writing<br />
pads for older children. We do like to include a cuddly toy for every child, and other toys such as<br />
a skipping rope, tennis ball, a yo-yo and anything else which is small and will fit into la box.<br />
Please DO NOT include any war related items, such as toy guns or military figures, any liquids or<br />
lotions hand-made knitted stuffed toys or sharp items, chocolate or food. Leaflets giving details<br />
of what we need will be available from All Saints’ Church, the Church Office, the Newsagents in<br />
the village and the Community Centre.<br />
If you have never been before, please come along with an empty shoebox, some Christmas<br />
wrapping paper and items to be included. Be creative but everything has to fit into a shoebox.<br />
If you like knitting, we give each child a beanie hat and sometimes mittens. <strong>The</strong>re are patterns<br />
available on the website (samaritans-purse.org.uk/cc). We do also need a contribution of £5 per<br />
box for transportation costs.<br />
If you would prefer to make up your own box, please bring it to the church office on or before<br />
<strong>Nov</strong>ember 14 th .Last year 373 boxes were sent to Latvia. I would like to be able to send that<br />
many boxes this year. At the time of writing I do not know to which country they will be sent, but<br />
they are very much appreciated. Beverley Smith 01590 643427.<br />
07986 831177<br />
KEITH MILLARD<br />
OWNER (ex-forces)<br />
lynnandkeith@btinternet.com<br />
07887 620 802<br />
Cars, vans, motorhomes,<br />
caravans, (+ static caravans),<br />
patios & driveways.<br />
15% donated to Cancer Research<br />
Holland’s<br />
49 High Street Milford-on-Sea<br />
INDEPENDENT FAMILY GROCER<br />
DELICATESSEN & SPECIALITY GROCERY<br />
LOCALLY SOURCED PRODUCTS<br />
FRESHLY BAKED BREAD<br />
HOME DELIVERY SERVICE<br />
Maureen & Paul Holland<br />
Tel: 01590 641882<br />
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