Project: Gift Bag for Needy Children in Shanghai - Giving Tree

Email  Givingtree@communitycenter.cn

Website  www.givingtreechina.org

Contact Person  Marie-Lucie Spoke

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Introduction

Description

The Giving Tree assists thousands of children in need from the Metropolitan Shanghai area in need by providing a Gift Bag full of age/gender appropriate toys, clothes and school supplies during the Spring Festival Season. Since our beginning in 2003 till spring 2008, we have provided gifts to over 10,000 needy children in the Shanghai area.

Comments

Frequency  Once a Year

StartDate  September 1, 2009

EndDate  January 31, 2010

Cash  Yes

Cash Description

Make a cash donation of 200 RMB per child, if you are unable to shop for gifts yourself. Provide a cash donation to cover operating costs of the Giving Tree.

Goods  Yes

Goods Description

A sponsor takes a Gift Bag that includes the name, sex, height, and shoe size of a child in need, purchases age/gender appropriate gifts and delivering them to the designated location in early December. The recommend value of the gift content is 200RMB. Material Goods donation locations: Community Center Pudong (Greenhills Club House), 418 Jin Xiu East Road, Pudong; Or to your Giving Tree program coordinator.

Volunteering  Yes

Volunteer Description

Community Center Pudong (Greenhills Club House), 418 Jin Xiu East Road, Pudong; Or to your Giving Tree program coordinator

Volunteer Requirement

Be a gift shopper for those unable to shop themselves Be a coordinator. Recruit Giving Tree donors. Be the main contact person for your group Organize a Giving Tree distribution party Provide a drop off location for Gift Bags Sort and load Gift Bags Provide a truck, van or other large vehicle to transport Gift Bags

Keywords  Children, Gift, Shanghai, Holiday