The Samaritans Purse Operation Christmas Child Appeal asks people to donate a selection of gifts for children in need. Gifts are placed in shoe boxes and then the Samaritans Purse will deliver these shoe boxes to the children in need at Christmas time. Age groups for the children receiving gifts are 2-4, 5-9 or 10-14. Cub Scouts from Hampton Park Scout Group filled shoe boxes from Samaritans Purse, focusing on the 10-14 age group, with items such as toys, item of clothing, books and pencils as part of their Messengers of Peace community engagement activity. The boxes were then sent to children in South Africa in time for Christmas 2016.