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Operation Christmas Child 2010

queenlizard45uk · 2009-12-26 21:41:26

Ok, we all need to start thinking about OCC for next christmas as it will save us all money!! Remember all the pens, pencils, toothbrushes etc Does anybody live near Manchester/chester/wrexham and fancy helping me do a shoe box party next year????? I really need some help.

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mintymoneysaver Posts: 3,527 Forumite

11 October 2010 at 8:48PM

Blythswood trust is also a good option.

http://www.blythswood.org/shoebox/

You're right that the idea started in Wrexham, but Dave Cooke, the founder has disassociated himself from Operation Christmas child, as he did not like some aspects of it now.
He now runs a charity called Teams4U

http://www.teams4u.com/about/aboutus.asp

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