Preparing the shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child at Gladestry are (back row) Eva, Isabelle, Ben, (front) Logan, Callum and Tabi.
CHILDREN at Gladestry primary school have been sending Christmas gift boxes to children in poorer parts of the world for over 10 years. The boxes are filled by the children and their families with toys, pencils, paper, soap, toothbrushes, combs and lots of other things. The school sends the boxes to Operation Christmas Child run by the Samaritans Purse charity. The children sent nearly 20 boxes this year and will be able to track the boxes to see where they end up.
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