The collection centre for the Rotary Guernesiais Shoebox appeal opens today, with islanders asked to donate Christmas gifts to benefit disadvantaged children.
Shoeboxes wrapped in Christmas paper and filled with approved goods will be sent out later this year, with the club looking to surpass the number of donations last year which stood at 5,171.
Collections begin today at Breton on the Braye Road Industrial Estate from 10:00, and can be delivered until 25 October at 19:00 – although tomorrow, they’ll only be open until 13:00.
After the collection ends, Channel Seaways ship containers of the boxes free of charge to the Rotary depot is Boscombe, with loading assistance from members of the Guernsey Fire Service.
The gifts will arrive in the UK on 27 October before being shipped to Romania, Moldova, Montenegro and Ukraine via Poland.
The approved items, and suggestions for each age group, are as follows:
