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Thank You

Because of a simple act of kindness – like packing a gift filled shoe box – somewhere in the world an underprivileged child knows they have not been forgotten.

In fact, during the Christmas season, you’ve helped us bring that message to over 1.2 million children in 13 countries across Eastern Europe, Central Asia and Africa.

As our way of saying thank you from Samaritan’s Purse, we’ve sent you this postcard with a little story…

Merita and Sylvia
2-year old Merita starting running and jumping around when she saw volunteers approaching with her shoe box.

She lives with her parents and 11-year old sister, Sylvia, in a Roma camp on the edge of a rubbish tip in Bar, Montenegro. The girls aren’t able to attend school and never receive presents, so today was a special day indeed! Merita loves playing ball games with other children in the camp, so imagine her excitement as she pulled out a small ball from her shoe box along with a pair of sunglasses, which she proudly wore from that point on.

Sylvia loved the scarf she was given and smiled, saying: “Thank you for sending us these presents. Thank you for remembering us”.

Read more shoe box stories
Download the 2008/9 OCC thank you report
Download the 2008/9 OCC thank you powerpoint presentation
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