Team Hope delivering over 40,000 shoeboxes to children in need this Christmas
A very impressive turnout for this year’s appeal. Team Hope will be delivering over 40,000 shoeboxes to children in need this Christmas. The charity, who have been running their annual shoebox appeal for a decade, adapted this year’s Christmas Shoebox Appeal in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, switching the shoebox drive to a virtual […]
6 years ago
Children helping children: Carlow teacher gets her students involved in Christmas Shoebox Appeal
Giving can start at any age. Team Hope came together in 2010 with the goal of helping disadvantaged children overseas. Since then thousands of Irish people have joined their cause, helping to put together Christmas shoeboxes filled with gifts and essentials for children in need. Among those is Co. Carlow teacher Sharon Tennyson, who over […]
6 years ago
Team Hope Romania volunteer: “It was the first time this child had ever gotten anything for herself”
“It was brilliant for them, it was like their Christmas Day.” Sue Haywood got involved with Team Hope’s Christmas Shoebox Appeal nearly four years ago, and she hasn’t looked back since. Since starting volunteering with the charity, she’s been on distribution trips to deliver the boxes to children in need across Europe. After a few […]
6 years ago
Team Hope: “Children are truly amazed when they receive Christmas gift shoeboxes from Ireland”
“For some, this is the first time in their life they will be gifted something to call their own.” Vestine Kanyamuneza first got involved in the Team Hope Christmas Shoebox Appeal in 2005. After meeting members of the charity during a presentation to Arm-Burundi, a ministry she works with, Vestine witnessed first-hand the differences Christmas […]
6 years ago
Here’s how to get involved in this year’s Team Hope Christmas Shoebox Appeal
Christmas is bound to be a little different this year. Things might be difficult here in Ireland due to the coronavirus pandemic, but chances are they’re even more difficult for children and families living in poverty in Eastern Europe and Africa. That’s why this year’s Team Hope Christmas Shoebox Appeal is more important than ever. […]
6 years ago
It’s been a record-breaking year for Team Hope’s Christmas shoebox appeal – and thank you!
Over 270,000 boxes were collected! This year, HerFamily has been supporting the Team Hope Ireland Christmas Shoebox Appeal. We asked our wonderfully generous readers to get on board with the campaign and pack a shoebox to send to a child in need this Christmas. Over the past two months, colourfully-wrapped boxes packed with toys, sweets […]
7 years ago