https://helprefugees.org/donate-goods/
His intention is to drive all the donated clothes to Calais in a van.
Thin socks
Men’s underwear (boxers, only new please – small, medium and large)
Tents/tarpaulins
Sleeping bags and blankets
Trainers and walking shoes (sizes 40-43)
Jogging bottoms (sizes small and medium)
Rain ponchos
OTHER NEEDS:
Boots (sizes 40-43)
Waterproof and non-waterproof jackets (small and medium)
Warm winter hats
Snoods
Gloves (not mittens)
Small backpacks/ drawstring bags
Roll mats
Jumpers and hoodies (small and medium)
Belts (men’s)
Men’s skinny jeans (small and medium)
Emergency foil blankets
Hygiene:
Men’s disposable razors
Lip balm
Packs of tissues
Toilet paper
Wet wipes
Spray deodorant (men’s)
Shampoo
Conditioner
Toothbrushes
Shaving foam
Hand sanitiser
Hair oil
Talcum powder
Nappies (all sizes)
Condoms
Miscellaneous
Disposable cups (for distributing hot drinks)
French Lyca SIM cards
UK to EU adaptors (to use UK chargers in France)
Non-English language based board games for Refugee Youth Service (i.e chess, draughts, playing cards, footballs, cricket bats, tennis balls)
Bin bags
Pop-up gazebo (but NO poles)
PLEASE NOTE: WE CANNOT CURRENTLY ACCEPT THE FOLLOWING ITEMS
Men’s clothing: Extra large, knitted, ski clothing, camouflage, items containing symbols that are satanic, religious, or about sex/drugs/alcohol, very bright or fluorescent clothing.
Generally, darker colours are preferable.
Shoes: Only sturdy boots, waterproof boots and trainers. We are not taking wellies or office shoes.
Blankets: Blankets have to be large enough to cover a full-grown man. Blankets that are any smaller cannot be distributed.
Food
Please see our friends at Refugee Community Kitchen’s needs list for the full list of most food items.
Women’s and Children’s Clothing
Please see our friends at The Refugee Women’s Center’s needs list for an up to date list on which items they currently need.
Warehouse and Office Needs:
Strong eco-friendly/biodegradable bin bags
Orange tape
Brown parcel tape
Permanent markers
SORTING GUIDELINES:
Please note that your donations MUST be sorted – if any items are damaged, soiled or inappropriate for distribution, they will create an enormous amount of waste, which delays vital aid reaching the refugees. To efficiently sort your donations, please separate them into type eg blankets separate from clothing. Clothing and shoes will need to be separated (and then packed and accordingly labelled) by gender, size and type. For instance men’s M jumpers separate from the S. Women’s size 39 boots separate from women’s size 40 trainers, waterproof coats, separate from non-waterproof coats.
This saves the incredibly hard-working warehouse volunteers so much time and allows us to get the donations to the refugees considerably more quickly and more efficiently. We are currently sufficiently stocked up for quite some time with women and children’s items, except for the items mentioned in the priority list. If you need more guidelines on how to sort, please email our Calais Donations Coordinator and they will be happy to help.
If you would prefer to make a donation, please use our BT fundraiser page.
If you wish to send Emergency Supplies by post, please consider our Amazon wishlist or our wishlist at http://www.leisurefayre.com, where we have secured a generous 20% discount and fast postage with the distributor, who sends them directly to us as soon as possible!
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