Dear Parent/Guardian,

We know that it is very early to talk about the big 'C' word but Scoil San Eoin have chosen to take part in the Christmas Shoebox Appeal again this year where we encourage each child to fill a shoebox with items from a designated list for Christmas.

Due to logistics etc the shoeboxes need to ready early in time for them to be delivered to underprivileged children all over the world. These children may never have received a present before, or live in difficult situations where basic necessities are hard to come by.

The benefits of the children being involved in this programme are getting to ‘‘feel good about doing something nice for others’’ and it can also help to teach your children about the world around them.

The deadline for drop off of the Christmas Shoeboxes for this year will be Friday 8th November. Please ensure that all shoeboxes have been brought to the school by this date as a representative from Teamhope will be collecting them.

A leaflet will be going home with the children today to include with your donation in your box. Please pop this in an envelope inside your box and place the label included on the outside of the box. All shoeboxes need to be wrapped.

We encourage all parents to get the children involved in this project if possible, we appreciate that Christmas is a busy and expensive time for many but it is a great example of the 'joy of giving' for the children.

We have chosen to send the leaflets out today to allow parents time to get the items and shoebox ready.

Links on how to fill the shoebox: https://www.teamhope.ie/christmas-shoebox-appeal/how-to-fill-a-shoebox/

Link to Thank you stories from 2023: https://www.teamhope.ie/blog/2023-christmas-shoebox-appeal-thank-you/

Thank You