OTHER NEEDS:

• Jumpers and hoodies (small and medium)
• Hats and scarves
• Gilets (Small and Medium)
• Jogging bottoms and jeans (small and medium – 28 and 30 inch waist, preferably tight-fitting)
• Ponchos
• Pop-up gazebo (but NO poles)
• Small backpacks
• Roll mats
• Long and short-sleeved t-shirts (small and medium)
• Tarpaulin

Children’s Items

We are currently oversupplied with children’s clothes and toys, there are other charities,  many closer to home who would really benefit from the donations of these items.

Miscellaneous

• French Lyca Sims
• UK to EU adaptors (to use UK chargers in France)
• Non-English language based board games for Refugee Youth Service (i.e chess, draughts, playing cards, footballs, cricket bats, tennis balls)
• Hygiene:
• Lip balm
• Packs of tissues
• Toilet paper
• Baby wipes
• Men’s razors
• Spray deodorant (men’s)
• Shampoo
• Toothbrushes
• Shaving foam
• Hand sanitiser
• Hair oil
• Talcum powder
• Bin bags

PLEASE NOTE: WE CANNOT CURRENTLY ACCEPT THE FOLLOWING ITEMS

Men’s clothing: Large or extra large, camouflage, items containing symbols that are satanic, religious, or about sex/drugs/alcohol, very bright or fluorescent clothing. Generally, darker colours are preferable.

​​Women’s and children’s clothing: ​We are currently not taking any women’s or children’s clothes except for waterproof jackets that are warm and practical, as well as good quality boots and trainers (women’s sizes 39-42). This is because our warehouse is oversupplied with these items at the moment.

Shoes: Only sturdy boots, waterproof boots and trainers. We are not taking wellies.

Blankets: Blankets have to be large enough to cover a full-grown man. Blankets that are any smaller cannot be distributed.

Warehouse and Office Needs:

• Strong eco-friendly/biodegradable bin bags
• Orange tape
• Brown parcel tape
• Permanent markers

SORTING GUIDELINES:

Please note that your donations MUST be sorted – if any items are damaged, soiled or inappropriate for distribution, they will create an enormous amount of waste, which delays vital aid reaching the refugees. To efficiently sort your donations, please separate them into type eg blankets separate from clothing. Clothing and shoes will need to be separated (and then packed and accordingly labelled) by gender, size and type. For instance men’s M jumpers separate from the S. Women’s size 39 boots separate from women’s size 40 trainers, waterproof coats, separate from non-waterproof coats.

This saves the incredibly hard-working warehouse volunteers so much time and allows us to get the donations to the refugees considerably more quickly and more efficiently. We are currently sufficiently stocked up for quite some time with women and children’s items, except for the items mentioned in the priority list. If you need more guidelines on how to sort, please email our Calais Donations Coordinator and they will be happy to help.

If you would prefer to make a donation, please use our BT fundraiser page.

If you wish to send Emergency Supplies by post, please consider our wishlist at http://www.leisurefayre.com, where we have secured a generous 20% discount and fast postage with the distributor, who sends them directly to us as soon as possible!