Liberia

Cheers of excitement filled the Melksham warehouse last week as the first load of shoeboxes, packed tightly into a lorry, left the busy site. Every year, volunteers from the surrounding area give up their time to help sort the thousands of gift-filled shoeboxes that arrive daily from across the South West. It’s a tiring job and yet the rewards are priceless.

Hilary McFall and her team at Melksham warehouse got off to a flying start as they launched Operation Christmas Child 2009 in their local region. Last year the busy team collected 35,356 shoeboxes and this year they’re determined to see even more shoeboxes sent to children in countries like Liberia.