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BOY
My box is for
2-4
YEARS

5-9
YEARS

10-14
YEARS

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Christmas Shoebox Appeal

GIRL
My box is for
2-4
YEARS

5-9
YEARS

10-14
YEARS

I am donating
online and this is my
receipt confirmation number
(You dont need to fill in the box below, as youve
done it already)
OR
I've enclosed
in the envelope, and
also a donation of
to help the
children all year round, with their healthcare,
education, etc.

THE HOPE BOOK

12 Christmas gifts providing hope
for children in need across Africa
Go to www.teamhope.ie/thb
Contact us on 01 2940222
Youll also find brochures in all our local
Christmas Shoebox checking centres

If paying by cheque, make payable to Team Hope,

and you can always just write one cheque to cover
any number of boxes.
Please complete this box only if you are an adult,
and would like us to keep you informed about
where the shoebox gifts went and how your money
was spent. If you give us an email address we will
let you know by email.
I would like to receive news of Team Hope
year round projects. (Please tick )
BLOCK CAPITALS PLEASE
Name
Address

Confirming Hope
(confirmation) project - 2014
The 6th Class students in Rwanda all say a very special

Thank you or, Murakoze

Email (print clearly)

School, Group, Church represented (if any)

Look out for it again at Confirmation time 2015

Your boxes need to be

ready by November 10th
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How to get your box to us

We have almost 300 drop-off points, located in every
major town in Ireland, including your local AXA
insurance or Fast Fit/First Stop tyre branch
(50 boxes maximum please).

Christmas Shoebox Appeal

You'll find a full list of all our drop-off points

on www.teamhope.ie, or call us on

(01) 294 0222.

If you have more than 50 boxes contact us before Nov 10th, and we'll put you in
touch with one of our fifty local volunteer teams,
who will do their best to arrange to collect them
from you on the day you request.

Christmas Shoebox Appeal

Either donate online (its more secure), or by

enclosing your donation in the envelope,
completing the relevant part of this page.

Another Christmas gift

that really has a special impact
Ever wanted to buy a pig or a goat ?

Christmas Shoebox Appeal

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Christmas Shoebox Appeal

Thank You!

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Fold flap over on this section and seal

Cut out your label.

Tick the relevant age box.
As the back of the label is sticky, moisten and
stick to the top right hand corner of your box
(using tape if necessary).

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Serving needy children and their families worldwide

5, Leopardstown Business Centre,

Ballyogan Avenue, Dublin18.
Tel (01) 294 0222 www.teamhope.ie
Irish Charity CHY 14524

Tel (01) 294 0222

www.teamhope.ie # teamshoebox

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What a great opportunity for you to give a gift to one of the worlds poorest children this Christmas, by taking
part in Team Hopes Christmas Shoebox Appeal. We will deliver your shoebox gift right into the hands of a
needy child in Eastern Europe or Africa. Your shoebox will bring a lot of excitement and laughter, and a little
hope and expression of Gods care for them. Its often its the only present they will get all year.
As its Christmas, when a local leader requests it, after the children receive their shoeboxes, we also give an Irish
Christmas card explaining where the box came from, a little about Ireland, and the significance of the Christmas
message (You can read it on www.teamhope.ie)

HOW DO I TAKE PART ?

Get an average size shoebox (or plastic storage container),
and wrap it in Christmas paper (wrap the box and lid separately).
Please note that if your shoebox is very large we may have to split it

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Choose whether youd like a boy or a girl to receive your box, and
what age (there are 3 age groups: 2-4, 5-9 or 10-14 years old). And
were always short of boy boxes!

Fill your box with a selection from the list of appropriate gift ideas above

Tear the appropriate sticker from this leaflet, and stick it to the top right hand corner of your box

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To get your box to the receiving child, please include at least *4 per box ,either by donating securely online at www.teamhope.ie,
or in the attached envelope (and if you can give an extra 1 per box, or more, we will be able to do lots more in helping the children
all year round) and place the envelope either on top of the gifts in the
box, or taped to the inside of the lid.

PLEASE PLACE YOUR 4 IN THIS ENVELOPE Thank you

And dont forget your 4

(we need your 4 to be able to deliver the shoeboxes, and If you can give a little more, we will
be able to do lots more in helping the children all year round )

WOW ! A treat loom ban

ds, toys, sunglasses, a gam
e,
small Irish gift, a photo of
yourself, sweets (must be
in
date until at least March nex
t year), make up, a small
musical instrument, a doll
or cuddly toy, car, skipping
rope, yo-yo, a finger puppet

Serving needy children and their families worldwide

A very happy Esther with her shoebox. Esther lives in

war-torn Kivu Province in eastern Democratic Republic of
Congo, which the UN lists as the worlds most
undeveloped country.

Close the box with an elastic band (but dont seal it with tape, as we need to check it) and leave it into your local
drop-off point before November 10th.

*4 is the cost of making the project happen, of promotion and getting your box to the receiving child. (any funds left over, and any extra you can give,
will be used for our ongoing development work with the children, their families and communities)

Watch our DVD on www.teamhope.ie

What can I put in my shoebox?

Choose a selection of small gifts from

the ideas below (out of
respect for the children, we ask that
all items be new or
good-as-new)
TO WRITE Items for school like a
pen, pencil, copy book, paper,
colouring book, felt pens, sharpen
er, eraser, solar calculator
TO WASH Hygiene items toothbru
sh and paste, soap
(wrapped, please), facecloth, hairbrus
h or comb
TO WEAR Small clothing items a
hat, scarf, gloves, socks,
underwear

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Even in Europe life can be difficult. Mihai holds on tightly to

his shoebox as Gran takes him and his sisters home.