Cowdenbeath Rotary Club support upcoming shoebox appeal

Cowdenbeath Rotary Club has pledged to gift 200 shoeboxes filled with essential items to children in Eastern Europe <i>(Image: Pixabay)</i>
Cowdenbeath Rotary Club has pledged to gift 200 shoeboxes filled with essential items to children in Eastern Europe (Image: Pixabay)
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Cowdenbeath Rotary Club is helping bring festive cheer to children in need.

The club has pledged to send 200 gift-filled shoeboxes to children in Eastern Europe through the North of Scotland District 1010 Shoebox Appeal, part of a campaign that delivers more than 1,000 boxes each year.

Tom Russell, international convener for the club, said: "We are very fortunate to have excellent backing from our local primary schools and club members and friends to fill the boxes with small gifts which can ensure that children in the likes of parts of Ukraine, can wake up on Christmas morning with a gift no matter what the difficult situation is they may be in."

Cowdenbeath Rotary has allocated £400 to support the project.

The club expects to receive the shoeboxes in early autumn and plans to fill them by the end of October.

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