{"id":41290,"date":"2017-12-09T16:41:38","date_gmt":"2017-12-09T21:41:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/huntsville.dopperonline.ca\/?p=41290"},"modified":"2017-12-09T16:41:38","modified_gmt":"2017-12-09T21:41:38","slug":"1000-gift-filled-shoeboxes-delivered-to-women-in-muskoka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/1000-gift-filled-shoeboxes-delivered-to-women-in-muskoka\/","title":{"rendered":"Over 1000 gift-filled shoeboxes delivered to women in need in Muskoka"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Three years ago when Penny Burns, Joanne Buie and Barb Baldwin started The Muskoka Shoebox Project they never imagined what an incredible success the project would be.<\/p>\n<div style=\"float: left; margin-right: 14px;\"><strong><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45658\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone><\/strong><\/div>\n<p>This year was the third annual Shoebox Drive and the number of donations was the highest its ever been; 1092 shoeboxes of hope were delivered to women in need in the Muskoka area.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWorking with accredited agencies, our belief was that by giving local women in need a special gift at Christmas, we would give them hope and their own reason to believe during the holidays,\u201d said Burns.<\/p>\n<p>Teachers, daycare leaders, friends, dads, moms and children all around the community came together as families to fill their own shoebox to give women in need a gift for this holiday season. \u2018Shoebox parties\u2019 were even held all across Muskoka where groups of friends came together to make their boxes.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, December 8 the boxes were counted and donated to shelters around the Muskoka area, such as the Salvation Army in Huntsville, to be given to women in time for Christmas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe believe the success is due to the friends, the families, the groups who filled boxes together  and the individuals who quietly did a shoebox because they too believed in this cause.  Wrapping all these efforts up with finesse were our dedicated volunteers who checked, sorted, wrapped and helped deliver,&#8221; said Burns.<\/p>\n<p>The Muskoka Shoebox Drive team is extremely proud of their community and cannot wait for next year in hopes of even more donations.<\/p>\n<p>See related story &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/shoebox-project-organizers-hope-to-collect-750-wrapped-boxes-this-year\/\">Shoebox project organizers hope to collect 750 wrapped boxes this year<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Don\u2019t miss out on Doppler! 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