​A CARHA Christmas Event!

     Since 2011, hundreds of CARHA supporters, sponsors and friends fill boxes with school supplies, clothing, small gifts and more! The Shoebox ministry keeps growing!
     Because of generous donors like you, the last few years we've been able to gift shoeboxes to hundreds of children at all four of CARHA's campuses, as well as children in surrounding neighborhoods and villages. 

An Impactful Gift!

Many community children who receive a CARHA Shoebox have never received a Christmas or birthday gift.
​CARHA's children and students, ages 3 to 18, look forward to these gifts each year! ​

Don't have time to build a shoebox?
Pa gen pwoblèm! (No problem!)
Make a Shoebox Ministry donation and a CARHA
staff member will build a shoebox for you! 

NEW for 2022. Shop from the Amazon Wish List
Create a Shoebox  

Build a Shoebox in FIVE  easy steps!

STEP 1: Select the gender and age range for the child/children you'd would like to pack a shoebox for:

GIRLS
3-5 Years
6-8 Years 
9-11 Years
12-16 Years
17-18 Years

BOYS
3-5 Years
6-8 Years 
9-11 Years
12-16 Years
17-18 Years

STEP 2:
Purchase and pack a sturdy plastic shoe container. The plastic shoe container is an extra blessing to the child's family.

STEP 3:
Fill your box with sturdy, age appropriate toys, treats, school supplies, hygiene items, and more.
Check out our full list of
gift ideas below! 

STEP 4:
​Secure your box with duct tape and label it with the age and gender category.  

STEP 5:
Deliver your shoebox with $9 for shipping by November 5th.

What's in a Shoebox?
Here are a few ideas 

   TOYS - small durable toys for boys & girls

• matchbox cars
• stuffed toys
• baby dolls​
• jump ropes
• picture books
• deflated soccer balls with hand pump

   CLOTHING & SHOES
   (cheerful graphics) ​​

• ​underclothes for boys and girls 
• t-shirts 
• ruffled socks (girls) & plain socks (boys)
• slip on shoes for girls
• flip flops (size appropriate for age)

   SCHOOL SUPPLIES 

• ​pens, pencils & sharpeners
• crayons & markers
• spiral notebooks  
• Kindergarten and Primary writing tablets  
• solar calculators

   HYGIENE

• ​toothbrush & toothpaste
• bar soap (unwrapped & placed in a baggie)
• comb
• deodorant
• wash cloths

   SNACKS

• hard candy
• lollipops
• mints & gum
• peanut butter
• crackers
• granola bars

   OTHER

• barrettes, hair clips and ribbon for hair bows
• ponytail holders or small rubber bands
• flashlights​ with batteries 
• bracelet cord, elastic string, beads

FOR OLDER CHILDREN
​(sharp objects inside safety packaging) ​​

• French/English dictionary
• Solar powered scientific calculators
• ​​sewing kits: yard of fabric, thread, needles, scissors
• fishing hooks and line
• ​​Tool kits or small hand tools: tape measure, screwdrivers, pliers, work gloves, hammer, tiling trowel (metric or English)

Is your Shoebox packed?

Drop Off your Shoebox + $9:
Independence, KS - Nov 4
Pearl, MS - Nov 5
Palm Beach Gardens, FL - Nov 9
Port St Lucie, FL - Nov 12
Ft Pierce, FL - Nov 12
Coordinate drop off pquick@carha.net

By Mail: 
1858 SW Angelico LN
​Port St Lucie FL 34984 
Mail to arrive by Nov 9

Give:
​Online for CARHA to pack a Shoebox for you. 
Amazon Create a Shoebox Wishlist 

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Rather deliver your shoebox in person?
​Experience the joy this January.
Join the Shoebox Mission Trip Team!

Shoebox Mission Trip

Be part of spreading God's love on the next Shoebox trip: January 5 - 10, 2023 
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​Blessed by your YES!