Johanniter Christmas Truckers - packing and donating aid packages
Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe e.V. Regionalverband Harz-Heide
- Families
- Homeless People
- Kids & Teenagers
- Migrants & Refugees
- Seniors
- Christmas
- Hands-on Activities
About the volunteering opportunity
Since 1993, thousands of kindergarten children, schoolchildren, company employees and many other people have been packing aid packages for people in need in south-eastern Europe in the run-up to Christmas and, since the coronavirus pandemic, also for people in need in Germany. Year after year, they send a signal of solidarity, charity and hope.
The parcels are given to economically disadvantaged families, school and kindergarten children, people with disabilities, in soup kitchens, old people's homes and children's homes by our volunteers in close cooperation with our local partners in the target countries. For many people, the parcels are a precious sign of hope - a sign that they are not forgotten in their time of need.
Join in and support the Johanniter Christmas Trucker!
Your Tasks
This is how you can take part:
- Pack parcels: Pack parcels yourself or together with your team, school class or club according to our packing list.
- Coordinate collection: Get in touch with us to organize the collection of your parcels. We will collect them within a radius of approx. 30 kilometers from our location and prepare them for shipping.
What's needed
For this volunteering opportunity you don't need any German skills.
Time required
- Advertising material on request
Important notice
This is included in the package:
- 1 gift for children (e.g. coloring block Coloring pad, Crayons)
- 1 kg sugar
- 3 kg flour
- 1 kg rice
- 1 kg pasta
- 2 l cooking oil in plastic bottles
- 2 packs of multivitamin effervescent tablets
- 2 packs of biscuits
- 4 bars of chocolate
- 2 bars of solid soap
- 2 toothbrushes
- 2 tubes of toothpaste
Please follow the packing list exactly and do not include any additional items, as these may not be able to be shipped due to customs regulations.
The parcels can also be initially collected in bags or boxes and will be packed by us in cardboard packaging for further shipment.
Where?
Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe e.V. Regionalverband Harz-Heide
An aid organization with tradition: Johanniter has been active in Salzgitter for more than 40 years. The Johanniter provide medical and rescue services, home emergency calls and volunteer in disaster and civil protection with a motorcycle squadron, a medical group and a technical/logistics group with heavy equipment.