Because everybody deserve a Christmas present

THE CAMPAIGN RESTARTS IN 2022!

WE WILL COLLECT YOUR GIFTS IN DECEMBER 2022

You are a private individual, a school or a company ?

Visit our site and contact as soon as possible or send a mail: 0474 54 06 87 a email to : shoebox.lessamaritains@gmail.com

Would you like to offer a Shoebox ?

If you cannot go to a deposit, we have a solution :

OFFER A VIRTUAL SHOEBOX !

Pay the price of a Shoebox on the account

BE19 3101 5855 8512

of the Samaritains asbl with the mention

« for one (or more) Shoebox ».

We will buy food and hygiene products and offer them to our beneficiaries.

Thank you for them !

Result of 2021 : 27.396 boxes

Result of 2020 : 24.333 boxes

Result of 2019 : 47.094 boxes

Result of 2018 : 41.394 boxes

Result of 2017 : 32.643 boxes

Result of 2016 : 19.275 boxes

Result of 2015 : 15.394 boxes

Result of 2014 : 14.453 boxes

Result of 2013 : 22.520 boxes

Result of 2012 : 20.151 boxes

Result of 2011 : 15.348 boxes

Result of 2010 : 9.522 boxes

Result of 2009 : 9.890 boxes

Result of 2008 : 7.355 boxes

Result of 2007 : 6.265 boxes

Result of 2006 : 2.850 boxes

Thanks to the generosity of our donators, the campaign collected and distributed to the homeless and poor of Belgium.

We would like that schools and associations which participate in the operation and distribute inform us (by e-mail rather) so that we can establish precise statistics.

Your are an Individual

Launched in 1999 by les Samaritains asbl of Brussels, the campaign donated more than 20,000 gifts for the homeless and the poor of Belgium in 2012 and 2013! These gifts are distributed by various charitable associations during the year-end holiday season (The Samaritans, Les Restos du Cœur, Poverello…).

How to prepare the shoe box?

The shoe boxes contain more or less 10 food items and beverages (non-alcoholic, non-perishable, easy to open and ready to eat) and a season’s greetings card. When filled, they are wrapped as Christmas gifts. Hygiene articles, gloves, a scarft, a cap are welcome too.

Where to bring the shoe boxes?

The shoe boxes are to be deposited between the 29 december and the 11 of december 2021 in one of the storage locations listed on the page storage locations. Talk it over with your friends to arrange to group your donations and drop them off at one of the storage locations.

Who distributes the boxes?

The boxes are distributed to the homeless and the poor by the Restos du Cœur, Poverello, Nativitas, the Samu Social, Ange gardien, La Fontaine, Chez Nous/Bij Ons, the Spanish Mission, the CPAS of Schaerbeek… and, of course, by Les Samaritains on New Year’s eve.

Results ?

Thanks to the generosity of our donators, the campaign collected and distributed

In 2010, a study showed that 1 Belgian out of 7 i.e. 14.7% of the population or a total of 1,500,000 people live below poverty level with a monthly income of 899 € or less for a single person. The Christmas presents are intended for these people!

Ever better results ?

Thanks to you, we can collect even more boxes…

You are a school

Teachers, Use the Shoe-Box campaign to raise awareness among your students and to the existence of poverty and solitude.

Many schools, like the Athénée Royale of Pont-à-Celles, have already participated in the shoe box campaign. They help in various ways:

by spreading the word to the student’s parents who prepare the boxes at home,
by gathering the ingredients and preparing the boxes with the children,
by organizing the production and the sale of fruit jam to purchase the contents of the boxes,
by adding a drawing or a short note written in class by the children

Your class or your school can also participate!

Specifically

How to prepare the shoe box?

The shoe boxes contain 7 or 8 food items and beverages (non-alcoholic, non-perishable, easy to open and ready to eat) and a season’s greetings card. When filled, they are wrapped as Christmas gifts.

Where to deposit the boxes?

Within Brussels: The Samaritains can collect the boxes at your school. Given limited availability of drivers and vehicles, please contact us by telephone (+32 (0)474 540 687) to determine a date and pick-up time at least one week in advance.

Outside Brussels: The Samaritains are unable to pick up the boxes. However, you may deposit the boxes in any one of our numerous storage locations. For a significant number of boxes, it is preferable to contact the storage location or the campaign coordinator prior to delivery.

You are a company

Businesses

Over past years, numerous businesses and administrations have participated in the campaign.

Often, this results from the proposal of one of their employees who becomes responsible for the campaign within the organization. This person builds awareness among his colleagues, collects the boxes and organizes their pick-up and delivery to a storage location.

Your business can also participate !

How to prepare the shoe box?

Where to deposit the boxes?

The boxes can be delivered to any one of the numerous designated storage locations during their opening hours. For a significant number of boxes, it is preferable to contact the storage location (+32 (0)474 540 687) or the campaign coordinator prior to delivery.

Because everybody deserve a Christmas present

THE CAMPAIGN RESTARTS IN 2022!

WE WILL COLLECT YOUR GIFTS IN DECEMBER 2022

You are a private individual, a school or a company ?

Visit our site and contact as soon as possible or send a mail: 0474 54 06 87 a email to : shoebox.lessamaritains@gmail.com

Would you like to offer a Shoebox ?

If you cannot go to a deposit, we have a solution :

OFFER A VIRTUAL SHOEBOX !

Pay the price of a Shoebox on the account

BE19 3101 5855 8512

of the Samaritains asbl with the mention

« for one (or more) Shoebox ».

We will buy food and hygiene products and offer them to our beneficiaries.

Thank you for them !

Thanks to the generosity of our donators, the campaign collected and distributed to the homeless and poor of Belgium.

We would like that schools and associations which participate in the operation and distribute inform us (by e-mail rather) so that we can establish precise statistics.

How to prepare the shoe box?

Where to bring the shoe boxes?

Who distributes the boxes?

Results ?

Ever better results ?

Specifically

How to prepare the shoe box?

Where to deposit the boxes?

Businesses

How to prepare the shoe box?

Where to deposit the boxes?

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