Putting together a shoe box of love is lots of fun! Think about the items you use each day - which items can't you go without? These are exactly the types of items you could include.

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Research and feedback received from people affected by previous disasters shows that receiving a box of well thought out luxury items is much more beneficial to the healing and recovery process.

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Our lists below provide some suggestions on what you might like to include in your box. Adding the items listed as 'essential' as a minimum reduces the need for us to add in those items.

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The unfun, but important stuff:​

1. For hygiene reasons and the safety of both our volunteers and recipients, toiletries and personal care items must be in their original packaging (i.e. toothbrushes and razors must be in original packaging, not broken up from bulk packs).

2. We do not accept ANY secondhand items, furniture, electrical goods, or food.

3. Please do not seal or wrap your shoe box of love - each and every one is inspected against our strict guidelines prior to distribution. 

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