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title: "The Shoebox Project"
description: "Do you know about the Canadian not-for-profit organization called The Shoebox Project? I'm going to participate this year. The idea is that you fill a shoebox with small gifts and non-essential..."
url: https://somisguided.com/2012/11/26/the-shoebox-project/
date: 2012-11-26
modified: 2012-11-26
author: "Monique"
categories: ["News: Arts & Entertainment"]
type: post
lang: en
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# The Shoebox Project

[!(https://somisguided.com/wp-content/uploads/shoebox-project-vancouver_thumb.png)](http://www.shoeboxproject.com/vancouver.html)

Do you know about the Canadian not-for-profit organization called (http://www.shoeboxproject.com/vancouver.html)? I’m going to participate this year. The idea is that you fill a shoebox with small gifts and non-essential items, which are then distributed to women in shelters during the holidays.

This is the first time The Shoebox Project has a Vancouver initiative. And, my friend Kate has written a (http://www.mynameiskate.ca/2012/11/the-shoebox-project-has-launched-in-vancouver-help-brighten-the-holidays-for-a-woman-in-a-vancouver.html). The goal for Vancouver is 100 shoeboxes to share with the Downtown Eastside Women’s Shelter and the Vancouver Rape Relief Centre.

I’m in apartment declutter mode so I certainly have a empty shoebox to fill. Plus, it doesn’t take much time, it’s fun to give during the holidays, and the dollar value is $50 so it doesn’t cost very much. If $50 sounds steep, why not buddy up then it’s only $25 for each of you.

Want more info? Check out Kate’s post above or the Shoebox Project’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/TheShoeboxProjectCanada

Since the shoebox needs to have new items, if you’re a local business and have appropriate items for the shoeboxes, then please consider donating items. It doesn’t have to be for all 100 boxes, see Kate’s post for details on that.

**Here’s a list of what should go in the box (approximately $50 in value):**

Body or hand lotions

Makeup: mascara, lipstick and nail polish. (Please no concealers or foundations)

Toothbrush, toothpaste and floss

Chocolates, cookies, candies

Mitts, hat, scarf

Perfume

Brush, comb

Bus or subway tokens / phone card

Gift certificates (McDonald’s, Tim Horton’s, Shoppers Drug Mart, Wal-Mart, Cineplex). Please include the receipt!

* And don’t wrap the box, it has to be opened and inspected.

My declutter mode has also sussed out some cool sparkles and other decorative items I can put inside the box for padding. Off to package up my shoebox gift.

**Drop off location open until Monday, December 17th:

Vancouver: 2305 McLean Drive (Mon to Fri: 8AM to 6PM; Sat: 11AM to 6PM)**