Yes Response are proud to support Operation Shoebox, a charity supporting UK troops in Afghanistan. The charity organises gift boxes and parcels to be sent out to the troops throughout the year. As part of our work in supporting Operation Shoebox, on Thursday 25th July Yes Response took delivery of a 40ft sea container. This will be sited on our one acre security fenced yard for the next 6 to 8 weeks, before it’s shipment to Afghanistan ready for December. During this time the container, which is the sole UK co-ordination point, will be filled with gift boxes and parcels which will have been generously donated by the public and corporate donations.
The founder of Operation Shoebox, Ian Whiteway, is planning a trip to Yes Response to be here to receive the first donation of 1,200 parcels. Other plans include a graffiti artist who will be visiting to add some artwork to the outside of the container itself. We’ll be posting images and updates of this project as it progresses through to when it leaves for Afghanistan, so keep checking back to see the new developments!
