A very impressive turnout for this year’s appeal. Team Hope will be delivering over 40,000 shoeboxes to children in need this Christmas. The charity, who have been running their annual shoebox appeal for a decade, adapted this year’s Christmas Shoebox Appeal in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, switching the shoebox drive to a virtual […]
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Giving can start at any age. Team Hope came together in 2010 with the goal of helping disadvantaged children overseas. Since then thousands of Irish people have joined their cause, helping to put together Christmas shoeboxes filled with gifts and essentials for children in need. Among those is Co. Carlow teacher Sharon Tennyson, who over […]
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“It was brilliant for them, it was like their Christmas Day.” Sue Haywood got involved with Team Hope’s Christmas Shoebox Appeal nearly four years ago, and she hasn’t looked back since. Since starting volunteering with the charity, she’s been on distribution trips to deliver the boxes to children in need across Europe. After a few […]
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We caught up the Irish International Hockey star to talk about a charity close to her heart. It’s been an odd year for everyone and elite athletes are no different. With her Olympic journey postponed, Irish International Hockey star Elena Tice has been working hard through the pandemic to keep her training on track. She’s […]
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“For some, this is the first time in their life they will be gifted something to call their own.” Vestine Kanyamuneza first got involved in the Team Hope Christmas Shoebox Appeal in 2005. After meeting members of the charity during a presentation to Arm-Burundi, a ministry she works with, Vestine witnessed first-hand the differences Christmas […]
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“When you see the videos and the excitement on their faces. It’s just the small things that they are overwhelmed by.” Samantha Gallagher is a student from Donegal who has been keeping herself busy over the last few months making face masks and raising money for charity. The charity that is close to this student’s […]
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