Christmas 2024 is just around the corner. We would like to take the opportunity this festive season to thank our partners and customers for the trust they have vested in us and for a great cooperation. This year, instead of sending Christmas gifts, we have once again decided to support an organization that is dedicated to creating a better future for disadvantaged children.
Our cause this year is Christmas in a Shoebox® - Love Can Be Packed, internationally known as Operation Christmas Child. This annual campaign by the organisation Samaritan's Purse fills shoeboxes with small gifts for children in need around the world, bringing them unforgettable Christmas joy.
To actively participate in this campaign, we hosted a packing party at 4 Square Return GmbH with our sister company TechProtect GmbH as a team event. On that day, the employees of 1cc and TechProtect turned into Christmas elves and together, packed 54 shoeboxes with lovingly selected gifts.
Whether by truck, ship, or donkey, the gift packages travel far to bring children more than a moment of happiness. This season, the packages from the German-speaking regions will be sent to children in Eastern Europe, specifically to Bulgaria, Estonia, Georgia, Croatia, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Ukraine, Hungary, and Belarus. In addition to the German-speaking countries, shoeboxes are also packed for disadvantaged children in Australia, New Zealand, Finland, the United Kingdom, Canada, Spain, South Korea, and the United States. In 2023, a total of 11,330,126 children were gifted worldwide.
Along with our sister company, we also want to contribute and have decided to forgo gifts and Christmas cards this year. Instead, we have donated our Christmas packages and a contribution to "Samaritan's Purse."
We are very pleased to be able to make a donation to bringing smiles to many children’s faces under the motto "Love Can Be Packed."
We wish you and your families a peaceful and relaxing Christmas season and a healthy and successful 2025!
Your 1cc Team