Wednesday 29 October 2008

Operation Christmas Child D-Day

Tuesday was Dannevirke's Delivery Day!
when hundreds of shoeboxes were sent on their way.

More than 1000 young lives in destitute Pacific communities will be forever transformed because of your efforts. See below for regional total.

The Iona College Chaplain (Havelock North) arrived with Iona's 36 shoeboxes just a few minutes before the truck.

The LORD answered prayers for the wind storm to calm, and most of the duration was drenched in sunshine. Boxes and men remained dry and safe, although the truck door tried a little freestyle maneuver and the men displayed a distinct surface dampness after they'd moved 1000 shoeboxes.

Handy Andy's had lots of practice. He racked Dannevirke's boxes with flair.

Boxing Day arrives early for Marcel and Andy.

David Worboys (below) arrived home from the BP graveyard shift in time to help the fellas with his own red wagon.

Fifteen boxes of Fillers were loaded up! These fillers are very valuable at the Auckland warehouse, where every shoebox is checked for content and quantity.

The final shoebox count of the day, not counting the approximate 300 that arrived later that night from Havelock North (we hope to have this number confirmed), was

1,069
from Napier to Pahiatua.
Well done
every one!

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