Giving support to a good cause at Christmas
From the Blue Blog: I report back on a festive project to help disadvantaged children.
North East Conservative Future have been very busy getting into the Festive spirit by taking part in the Operation Christmas Child Shoebox appeal organised by Samaritans Purse.
This project has been running for nearly twenty years and has delivered millions of shoeboxes to under-privileged children in Europe, Africa and Asia. Children are presented with boxes regardless of their background and faith. The project is very simple. You take a shoebox, wrap it up in Christmas wrapping paper, decide whether it is for a boy or a girl and fill it with goodies.
Members from Conservative Future all across the Region participated in making up the shoeboxes and we made over 20 all together. Individual branches organised ‘Shoebox nights’ which saw members bringing individual shoebox fillers including toiletries, sweeties, hats and scarves, toys and colouring pens and paper. These nights proved to be very successful and members were certainly spurred on by the promise of warm mince pies!
It was extremely pleasing to see so many members, including their friends and family, getting involved in this charity project. It is very different to the campaigning and social events which we usually take part in. CF have the power to make a huge difference in our communities and by taking part in voluntary and charity projects such as these we can truly make a difference.
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