2014 United Way Shoebox Project

2014

SHOEBOX PROJECT: 2


EASY STEPS TO THOUSANDS OF SMILES

Support veterans, disconnected youth


and homeless families during the 2014 Shoebox Project Campaign!

It’s time for the third annual Shoebox

Project! Fill decorated, donated shoeboxes with toiletries, including

toothbrushes, toothpaste, lotion, deodorant, lip balm, etc. and drop them off

at local drop-off locations. Once collected, shoeboxes are distributed to

nonprofits serving our most vulnerable neighbors throughout the 8-county region

United Way serves. The campaign runs April 1 to June 30, 2014!

Last year, we set a record! This year,

let’s beat it! Last year, we wrapped up our most successful Shoebox Project

campaign yet. More than 3,500 decorated shoeboxes filled with toiletry items

were collected — About 30 agencies serving homeless families, veterans and

disconnected youth throughout the region received boxes. Let’s make history and

break last year’s record!

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TO HELP

• Fill a shoebox, top and bottom wrapped
  
  separately, with a combination of new, unopened items from the list of needed
  
  items
• Add a note of encouragement inside to
  
  personalize the shoebox.
• Host a shoebox party and invite
  
  friends, colleagues, or neighbors to decorate and fill shoeboxes together.
• Spread the word. Help spread the word
  
  by utilizing the available fliers. Tweet or post @uwnca #Shoebox.

 For more information visit: www.unitedwaynca.org/shoebox