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Santa Shoebox Project - Mandela Day 2019 - Canal Walk

On Mandela Day this year - Thursday 18 July - thousands of Virtual Santa Shoeboxes will be packed in the centre court of Canal Walk Shopping Centre in Cape Town.

June 2019 Enthusiastic help of teams of supporters sign up to do their 67-minutes of service in pre-allocated shifts between 09:00 and 18:00. Teams are made up of 7 or 8 people, dressed in their corporate regalia to make the most of great media coverage and PR opportunities. What will be required of volunteers on the day - 1. Arrive 15-minutes before your allotted shift to register 2. Assemble flat-packed Shoeboxes, sponsored by Stor-Age 3. Fill the Shoebox with LOVE and all 8 required components - • Toothbrush & toothpaste - sponsored by Procter & Gamble • Facecloth & soap - sponsors TBC • Sweets - sponsored by Manhattan Sweets • Toys - sponsors include RNA Distribution and Bargain Books • Stationery - sponsors include Trefoil & Dala • Clothing or clothing voucher - supplied by PEP Stores As well as extra items - • Book Dash books - sponsored by MySchool • A lunchbox and water bottle - sponsored by Addis 4. Write a note to the child and / or include a photo of yourself (optional and MUCH loved!) 5. Tag the box by age and gender 6. Pack the Shoeboxes into cartons en route to the children! 7. REPEAT ;) 8. Snap a photo of yourself or your team in front of StorAge Shoebox Christmas Tree VSS are allocated to profoundly underprivileged children living in far-flung rural communities with little or no access to support of any kind. The Santa Shoebox Project (SSB) would enormously appreciate the purchase of Virtual Santa Shoeboxes (VSS), available at R400 via the SSB website here - https://santashoebox.org.za/product/virtual-santa-shoebox/ Take this unique opportunity to pack your boxes on the day! As a Level One Contributor to B-BBEE, SSB earns 100 points on the generic scorecard, and with our Section 18A status, is also able to provide a tax-deductible receipt in recognition of your donation. The Project is an initiative of the JOG Trust (IT2671/2009). The Trust is registered as a Public Benefit Organization (PBO-930031301), and a Non Profit Organisation (NPO 102-098). All our incredibly generous sponsors and volunteer teams will have their logo featured on visuals looped throughout the Centre on the day. Please provide a hi-res vector file in landscape format if at all possible. INDIVIDUALS - You're registering yourself, and will join a table https://canalwalk.co.za/events/event/christmas-july TEAMS - You're registering on behalf of a group of people mandeladay@santashoebox.org.za


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