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This year’s summer concert will take place at 3.00pm on Sunday 4th July at the Kingsway United Reform Church in Slough. As always the concert will be held in the aid of charity. This year we are asking you to help us support the Samaritan’s Purse OEPRATION CHRISTMAS CHILD. The aim of the charity is to deliver gift-filled shoe boxes to children in Africa, Eastern Europe and Asia.
Kindsway URC will be launching their appeal at our concert on 4th July, where we are asked to bring along items that can be used to fill the shoe boxes. Later in the year we will joing together to celebrate and pack the boxes. Please note that all items should be new and appropriate to small children (i.e. cannot be swallowed) and fall within the guidelines below...
Yes Please: these gifts are fine!
Toys:- bear, soft toys, tennis ball, finger puppet, jigsaw, yo-yo, building blocks, small musical instruments. Trucks, cars, dolls, clip-on earrings etc.
Education supplies:-felt pens, pens, pencils, pencil sharpeners, eraser, colouring books, notepad, picture or puzzle books, chalk, pencil case, stickers etc.
Hygiene items:- toothbrush, toothpaste, hairbrush, comb, hair clips, bar of soap, flannel etc.
Other Items:- sweets (sell by date to be at least March 2011), gloves, scarf, sunglasses, cap, hat, bangles, necklaces etc.
No Thanks: these items should not be included...
No food epecially chocolate. Only exception, non chocolate sweets are allowed.
No medicines or vitamins of any kind.
No war related items: toy guns, soldiers or knives of any kind.
No clothing other than listed above.
No fragile items; glass containers, mirrors.
No liquids: including blow bubbles, shampoo, bubble bath, toiletry sets or aerosols.
No dangerous items; any sharp objects, scissors or razors.
Nothing of a political nature.
No hand knitted stuffed toys without a CE mark.
Thank you very much and we hope you enjoy the concert!!
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