The countdown to the 2024 holiday season is underway! So, why not share a bit of festive sparkle with local children in need via the Lake Aid Christmas Boxes Collection?
It’s an easy, hands-on way to spread some festive joy among the vulnerable young people living in in temporary accommodation and emergency shelters in the Annecy and Thones area.
Keen to get involved? Simply register online via our dedicated HelloAsso page.
Here’s how it works…
Depending on their age and situation, each child will receive from you:
- either a Christmas Box, such as a shoe-box, which you fill with little presents (new or like-new items only please) and wrap in festive paper (for 0 -12 years olds)
- or a Gift voucher worth €25 Euros, paid by you online, ordered and wrapped by our volunteers (for teenagers).
WHERE and WHEN to buy your Gift Voucher/deliver your Christmas Box?
Gift voucher donations can be done online – open now!
Christmas Boxes can be dropped off at a variety of locations around Lake Annecy and beyond between Wednesday 4 December and Friday 13 December. The collection points will be manned by volunteers on the dates and times below.
- Wednesday 4 December – Annecy-le-Vieux Petit Port 5-6pm
- Saturday 7 December – Doussard Post Office 4-5pm
- Tuesday 10 December – Veyrier Post Office 4-5pm
- Wednesday 11 December – Menthon Post Office 4-5pm / Thones 6-7pm
- By appointment until Friday 13 December – Talloires, Annecy pedestrian centre, Faverges, Tignes, Meribel, Saint-Jean-de-Sixt, Bozel
CHRISTMAS BOX CONTENTS GUIDELINES
– PLEASE MAKE SURE EACH WRAPPED BOX IS MARKED either Garçon or Fille and with the age group selected. We will cover this up with a named gift tag for the child receiving the box
– DO NOT SPEND MORE than €20 to €30 per box
– NO BIGGER than a shoe box
– PLEASE DO NOT INCLUDE: money, medication, toys that require batteries, war toys, English board games or books, opened food items, home-made food, damaged or dirty clothes or toys. These children get a lot of hand-me-downs so please make them feel special by only including new items.
Some suggestions:
- 0-1 years: hats/mittens, baby products, nappies, soft toys, teething toys, small blankets, warm clothing…
- 2-12 years: biscuits, toy cars or animals, dolls, bubbles, Lego, books (in French only), skipping ropes, puzzles, bouncy balls, Playmobil, Playdoh, slime, Pop-it toys, coloured pens and pencils, notebooks, pencil sharpeners, erasers, toothbrushes and toothpaste, shampoos, shower gels…
- Unaccompanied minors 13-18 years: savoury snacks (nothing sweet), perfume/cologne, moisturiser, hair products (no need for basic hygiene products), beanie hats, socks, t-shirt, gloves, photo frames, notebooks, magazines, headphones, make-up, stationery, phone accessories…
Advertise this locally with our 2024 poster!
Other ways to help Lake Aid support local children in need this Christmas:
- Making a small one-off donation. Even €10 makes a big difference to how much we can help – and you can get a generous tax break to boot
- Donating monthly – or from time to time – to provide financial aid for a disabled refugee child in the Annecy/Thones region
- Sponsoring one of the five disabled refugee children currently based in Annecy/Thones to help buy essentials such as medication (each child needs between €60 and €150 a month for these expenses)
- Participating in collections to buy bikes for elderly/disabled members of the community and/or take young refugees on holiday
- Joining the Lake Aid team and giving your time to help organise campaigns and events
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