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St. Peter’s N.S. Drogheda students Connor Maguire, Eve Moore, Esmae Kierans, and Pádraig Maguire. Andres Poveda
The Daily PollHave you ever made up a shoebox for a charity appeal?
Adas Rakauskas never forgot the present he received as an eight-year-old.
A FATHER-OF-THREE who received the gift of a Christmas shoebox as a child is recreating the gesture for other children affected by poverty three decades on.
Adas Rakauskas, 37, never forgot the present he received as an eight-year-old as his family was struggling financially and getting food to the table.
Now the Co Louth-based dad has started making the “transformative” gifts for other children.
Originally from Lithuania, Rakauskas is also urging the entire country to join Team Hope’s annual Christmas Shoebox Appeal by sending life-changing gifts to children affected by poverty around the world.
The national charity, celebrating its 15th year, hopes to deliver its three-millionth shoebox this Christmas.
So today, we want to know: Have you ever made up a shoebox for a charity appeal?
Poll Results:
Yes (5671)
No (1108)
No, but I will now (239)
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