Car dealerships across the UK are being turned into a Santa’s Grotto in aid of a charitable campaign which sends present-filled shoeboxes to needy children in developing countries.
Polar Ford, Brunel Ford, Heartlands Ford and Dagenham Motors dealerships are all designated drop off points for the 2009 “Operation Christmas Child” shoebox appeal.
The appeal encourages people to send some festive cheer to children less fortunate than most, across the world.Run in conjunction with the Samaritans Purse charity, “Operation Christmas Child” entails filling shoeboxes with toys and gifts to send to children around the world in hospitals, orphanages, refugee camps, homeless shelters and impoverished neighbourhoods.
A spokesperson for Ford Retail, which owns each of the dealerships, said: “This is the third year that we have taken part in the appeal. Last year the Group collected over 10,000 shoeboxes, each wrapped in Christmas paper and filled with small toys, crayons, clothes and sweets, and this year we are aiming to collect even more. It’s an extremely worthwhile cause and we are looking forward to taking part again this year.”
How to pack your shoebox:
Remember to make your box both fun and educational!
All shoebox items should be new and can contain gifts such as:
Toys: Bear, soft toy, tennis ball, finger puppet, jigsaw, yo-yo, building blocks, small musical instrument. For boys trucks and cars, for girls dolls, clip on earrings etc.
Educational supplies: Felt pens, pens, pencils, pencil sharpener, eraser, colouring book, notepad, picture or puzzle book, chalk, pencil case, stickers etc.
Hygiene items: Toothbrush, toothpaste, hairbrush, comb, hair clips, bar of soap, flannel etc.
Other items: Sweets (sell by date to be at least March of the following year), gloves, scarf, sunglasses, cap, hat, bangles, necklaces etc.
Shoeboxes can be dropped off at your nearest showroom until Wednesday 18th November!
For further information about the campaign and what items to include in your shoeboxes, please visit www.operationchristmaschild.org.uk or contact the dealership using the details below:
Dagenham Motors:
319 The Hyde, Edgware Road, London, NW9 6TH. Tel: 0208 358 8600
Baker Street, Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, EN6 2DZ. Tel: 01707 652219720
Great Cambridge Road, Enfield, Middlesex, EN1 5DU. Tel: 0208 884 7800268
London Road, Staines, Middlesex, TW18 4JQ. Tel: 01784 466 666
374 Ealing Road, Alperton, Middlesex, HA0 1HG. Tel: 0208 997 338851
Stamford Hill, London, N16 5TB. Tel: 0208 826 2200357
Chigwell Road, Woodford Green, Essex, IG8 8PE. Tel: 0208 498 9848719-727
London Road, Hounslow, Middlesex, TW3 1SE. Tel: 0208 814 460020-40
East Street, Epsom, Surrey, KT17 1HF. Tel: 01372 804 000
Portsmouth Road, Thames Ditton, Kingston, Surrey, KT7 0EG. Tel: 0208 339 3514
Brighton Road, Banstead, Surrey, SM7 1BS. Tel: 01737 352 202
97 Portsmouth Road, Cobham, Surrey, KT11 1JJ. Tel: 01932 864244
Wintersells Road, Byfleet, Surrey, KT14 7LF. Tel: 01932 332933
Guildford Road, Bookham, Surrey, KT23 4HY. Tel: 0208 814 4600
Ripple Road, Barking, Essex, IG11 9PG. Tel: 0208 911 3333
Eastern Avenue, Newbury Park, Ilford, IG2 7EE. Tel: 0208 597 3331
161-169 Pier Road, Gillingham, Kent, ME7 1AF259. Tel: 01634 283400
Plaistow Road, London, E15 3EU. Tel: 0208 534 76612
Fiveways, Sidcup Road, Eltham, London, SE9 3AQ. Tel: 0208 860 1266
1 Ballard Business Park, Cuxton Road, Strood, Kent, ME2 2NY. Tel: 01634 712600
Unit 1, Waltham Park Way, Billet Road, Walthamstow, E17 5DU. Tel: 0208 556 1521
Redburn Industrial Estate, Woodhall Road, Ponders End, Enfield, EN3 4LE. Tel: 0208 804 2489
Dagenham Motors CV:
Dawley Road, Hayes, Middlesex, UB3 1EH. Tel: 0208 561 8888
51-53 River Road, Barking, Essex, IG11 0SW. Tel: 0208 477 4000
Cuton Hall Lane, Springfield, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 6PB. Tel: 01245 235400
Polar Ford:
Canal Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD1 4SR. Tel: 01274 756200
Calder Island Way Denby Dale Road, Wakefield, WF2 7AW. Tel: 01924 290290
Wakefield Road, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S71 1NF. Tel: 01226 732732
Junction 32, M62, Park Road, Castleford, West Yorkshire, WF10 4RJ. Tel: 01977 603644
St Andrews Road, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD1 6NA. Tel: 01484 290022
Winwick Road, Warrington, Cheshire, WA2 7NY. Tel: 01925 651111
Victoria Road, Runcorn, Cheshire, WA7 5SP. Tel: 01928 574333
Wellington Road, North Stockport, SK4 2PE. Tel: 0161 975 5500
Sherdley Road, St Helens, Merseyside, WA9 5AD. Tel: 01744 610600
60 Buxton Road, Hazel Grove, Stockport, SK7 6AF. Tel: 0161 483 9431
A34 Bypass, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 1AE. Tel: 01625 257 777
Brunel Ford:
Winterstoke Road, Bristol, BS23 2LB. Tel: 0117 908 9999
175 Muller Road, Horfield, Bristol, Bs7 9RD. Tel: 0117 951 3333
Winterstoke Road, Weston Super Mare, N. Somerset, BS23 3YE. Tel: 01934 415511
Heartlands Ford:
971 Kingsbury Road, Erdington, Birmingham, B24 9QB. Tel: 0121 377 3000
Saxon Drive, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B79 7HD. Tel: 01827 306700
Aldridge Road, Perry Barr, Birmingham, B42 2SP. Tel: 0121 344 5252
1) Operation Christmas Child is the world's largest children's Christmas project. Since 1990 the project has brought the joy of Christmas to more than 60 million boys and girls throughout the world.
2) The annual project enables caring individuals, families, schools, churches, businesses, and other organisations to fill ordinary shoe boxes with small toys, school supplies, sweets, and other gifts for needy children around the world.
3) Last year 1.2 million shoe boxes were sent from the UK to children in hospitals, orphanages, refugee camps, homeless shelters and impoverished neighbourhoods.
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