If you can knit get your needles at the ready and join in with our Shoe Box Knitting Appeal. | "It's a wonderful opportunity to help a child who might not receive anything other than your gift." | | Sara James, Operation Christmas Child Area Co-ordinator. |
CSV Action Desk is aiming to get hundreds of hats, gloves, scarves, bags, puppets and pencil cases knitted over the next couple of months. Listen to BBC Radio Leicester's Monica Winfield talking to Sara James about our knitting appeal... Each year Operation Christmas Child sends over one million shoe boxes wrapped in paper and containing small toys and gifts to some of the world's neediest children living in places like Romania, the Ukraine and Belarus. For many youngsters this gift filled shoe box is the only Christmas present they'll receive. This year with your help boxes sent from Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland will contain a hand knitted present. How you can help All you need to do to pledge your support is call CSV Action Desk at BBC Leicester on 0116 201 66 44 or email lisa.reeves@bbc.co.uk You'll be sent all the patterns you need to get you started. Make a difference to a child this Christmas and get knitting now! | 
