So we're off to Calais this weekend and looking for some last minute donations to take with us.

As you may know, the Calais refugee camp has been closed down but they continue to send aid to the Paris and Dunkirk camps regularly. They're also aiming to become a hub for donations, sending a 40ft container of aid per month to Syria, Greece or Lebanon or wherever the need is.

We're off to help out in the warehouse and would love to bring as much as we can. So if you can spare some change or if you have any of the following items, we would be so very grateful for your donations:

Clothing:

men's underwear (new)

men's waterproof jackets, size S and M

men's hats

men's gloves

men's socks

Trainers

Walking boots

Refugee Community Kitchen is currently simply continuing their operation. They are serving the refugees in the Dunkirk camp. The food items we need are the following:

Vegetables that you can keep like Squash

Potatoes

Spices, especially chilli flakes, turmeric, mustard seed, curry leaves

Big tins of tomato

Lemon juice

Courgette

Fresh tomatoes

Lettuce

Fresh chilli’s

Onion

Sea salt

Olive oil

Pureed tomato, small tins and tubes

Honey

Golden syrup

Oats

Drinking choc powder

Lemons

Oranges

Tinned white beans

Dates

The kitchen also needs:

Bin bags

Washing up liquid

Spray Surface cleaner

Bicarb of soda

Large catering kitchen (roll blue roll)

http://www.helprefugees.org.uk/news/calais-donations-needs-list-november-26-2016/

Thank you,

Verity