Christmas gifts for Belarus and Haiti
The shoeboxes have been donated by individuals, schools, businesses, churches and organisations located in communities including Altnagelvin, Ballykelly, Bellaghy, Claudy, Coleraine, Dungiven, Eglinton, Garvagh, Kilrea, Limavady, Maghera, Magherafelt and Portstewart.
Teams of volunteers in the Operation Christmas Child processing centres at Coleraine and Limavady have worked long hours collecting, checking and loading the shoeboxes for transportation.
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Hide AdCo Derry District Coordinators for Operation Christmas Child, Sharon Jack (Limavady) and Hazel Clarke (Coleraine), say: “We’ve had shoeboxes from all over County Londonderry - quite fantastic!
“It’s tremendous to see such kindness, particularly at a time when the economic downturn is hitting so many people.”