SRG supports gift campaign "2 x Christmas
Giving Christmas abundance to people living on the dark side of society: This is the idea behind the "2 x Christmas" gift campaign by SRG, Swiss Post and the Swiss Red Cross.
From school supplies to hygiene articles and shoes - from December 24, donors can send gift packages for the needy postage free. They will be distributed in Moldova, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Belarus and Switzerland. This is the 13th year of the gift campaign, which runs from December 24, 2009 to January 9, 2010.
Those who shy away from going to a post office can also donate online, as the organizations announced on Thursday. On the website www.2xweihnachten.ch virtual parcels can be purchased; the organizations then buy the ordered goods themselves. These online donations are possible until January 31, 2010.
We are particularly looking for non-perishable food, hygiene articles, items for small children, new shoes and school supplies. Volunteers then sort the contents of the parcels at the Red Cross. Cantonal and national Red Cross organizations are responsible for distributing the packages to those in need.
Those who shy away from going to a post office can also donate online, as the organizations announced on Thursday. On the website www.2xweihnachten.ch virtual parcels can be purchased; the organizations then buy the ordered goods themselves. These online donations are possible until January 31, 2010.
We are particularly looking for non-perishable food, hygiene articles, items for small children, new shoes and school supplies. Volunteers then sort the contents of the parcels at the Red Cross. Cantonal and national Red Cross organizations are responsible for distributing the packages to those in need.
