Christmas Shoebox Appeal
INNER CITY HELPING HOMELESS
CHRISTMAS SHOEBOX APPEAL
Collection at Educate Together @ 8.30am, 1.10pm & 2.10pm Dec 7TH
Dear Parents/Guardians,
Our recently elected Student Council met recently to discuss a number of important school related topics. As always, one item of discussion was deciding on a charity to support this year. It was decided that this month we will once again hold a shoebox appeal in support of Inner City Helping Homeless charity. Last years appeal was a massive success for a vital cause.
- There were officially 9,698 people homeless including 3,829 children in Sept 2018 across Ireland and this number increases every day. More than one in three people in emergency accommodation is a child. However, this number does not include ‘hidden homelessness’ which refers to people who are living in squats, cars, refuges and people sleeping on the street.It is estimated that the true homeless figure is over 11,000 in Ireland.
- Inner City Helping Homeless engage with approximately 150 people sleeping on the streets of Dublin every evening.
If you wish to support this charity, please see the details below.
Thank you
Wrap a Shoebox allowing it to open, Label it Male or Female and add any of the items below:
- Socks (white are preferable)
- Underwear
- Hat
- Gloves
- Scarf
- Soap
- Shower Gel
- Wipes
- Roll on Deodorant (No Aerosols)
- Toothbrush/paste
- Chocolate
- Xmas card with message
** if you are making up a box for a child please Label it with Age & Boy or Girl