Just a few of the many photos we have received from Rotarians in Lviv, a major city in west Ukraine, where our first Friendship Boxes, filled with educational and recreational items, were delivered in time for Christmas to children most affected by the war.

Much to our delight, the teachers and parents of local junior schoolchildren, who had supported Rotary Shoeboxes for 23 years, proved even more enthusiastic about the Friendship scheme. More schools joined in, extending our coverage from Redbourn through Harpenden to Wheathampstead and nearly doubling the number of plastic crates needed to take all the items given.