PICS: A Luas Tram Is Being Filled With Gifts For The Homeless Today

The annual #FillALuas campaign is in full swing today as people from all over the city are donating a shoebox full of gifts for Dublin’s homeless people in the aim to fill an entire Luas.

Transdev and Inner City Helping Homeless have come together to organise the gift drive that will provide rough sleepers in the city with much needed essentials such as toiletries and hats and gloves. 

Volunteers are on hand from 7am to 7pm at the Luas at Connolly Station to take your shoebox, so you’ve still time to get involved!

Already the Luas is starting to fill up with the shoeboxes…

#fillaluas is in full flow as the shoeboxes are being donated already. Come down to the @Luas platform Connolly Station and donate a Christmas shoebox to the homeless. #fillaluas #MyNameIs pic.twitter.com/U3KsKfZyaL

— ICHHDUBLIN (@ICHHDUBLIN) December 14, 2017

#ICHH CEO @AnthonyICHH is live in the @Luas at our annual #fillaluas event in Connolly Station. Please RT as we want as many people here as possible to support the 8,492 people currently homeless in Ireland. #MyNameIs pic.twitter.com/zewEfHgvvF

— ICHHDUBLIN (@ICHHDUBLIN) December 14, 2017

Last year 

Over 20,000 shoeboxes were donated last year and they’re trying to beat that amazing record today 

Ideas for a Shoebox are:

• Socks, Underwear, hats, scarves, gloves, wrapped sweets, chocolates and toiletries.
• No perishable food, no aerosols, perfumes, aftershave, mouth wash or hand sanitiser. ( thanks ) 

Last year the shoeboxes were distributed by ICHH to the Homeless directly and to the many charities and agencies working with the Homeless in Dublin, Cork and around the country.