Providing small, simple tokens of love and support… in a convenient and meaningful way
A Shoebox of Love
In times of dire need after a tragedy such as the earthquake in Haiti, the basic needs of people can sometimes be overlooked in the effort to access and address issues of a larger scale. At Shoebox4Haiti, our goal is to provide small essential items to survivors of the earthquake in convenient and easy to carry packages like a shoebox.
Our hope is to restore a sense of dignity and decency in the lives of as many earthquake survivors as possible by providing them the items necessary to maintain a healthy level of personal hygiene. We think such personal hygiene items can mean a lot, especially under the difficult circumstances in which the earthquake survivors are now living.
At Shoebox4Haiti, we know that a shoebox full of small essentials things may not sound like much, but we trust that each shoebox will make a difference in the life of a survivor. We want to reach as many earthquake survivors as possible. Will you help us? Will you and your family fill a shoebox or two or three with some much needed items for the survivors of the earthquake in Haiti? We welcome shoeboxes of all sizes created to meet the needs of people of all ages. Please click here for the list of recommended items.
We will collect filled shoeboxes at various locations throughout the areas of metro Atlanta in Georgia; Chattanooga, Tennessee; Vancouver, British Columbia; and Orlando, Florida throughout the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday weekend. Please click here for more information on specific drop-off times and locations.
All items collected by Monday, January 18, 2010 will be delivered to Haiti by Shoebox4Haiti.com partners Michael Robison, Pastor of Grace Church in Kingsport, Tennessee and Matt Chambers of Safewaternexus. Pastor Michael Robison and Matt Chambers are scheduled to depart for Haiti from Nashville, Tenn next week.
Your support and contributions are greatly appreciated. To find out more about the organizers of Shoebox4Haiti.com, please click here.
I think this is an awesome idea. I just called my friend and she too will be participating in making shoeboxes. We aren’t in Ga. but we will be taking ours to a Red Cross or wherever they are taking donations in Alabama. Awesome idea and I pray you and your wife get blessed for thinking of others.
Je’Tara I think you guys should do it!! As a matter of fact if you guys do decide to do it, let me know. I want to create a page on this site listing any and every city and/or state who will be collecting shoe boxes. I want to list the collection sites so that others in your area can find you. That way you guys wont have to create a site…lol Let me know!!
How can we send shoeboxes from Italy?
Ive been trying to figure out a place where I could take some shoeboxes. I decided to collect at my school and church all next week. Will you be taking drop offs after the 17th?