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WHO DOESN’T LIKE RECEIVING NICE PARCELS? CARE PACKAGES SHOW THAT THE JOY OF GIVING DOESN’T HAVE TO BE LIMITED TO BIRTHDAYS AND CHRISTMAS

You may not have described it as such, but you’ve almost certainly taken part in the giving or receiving of care parcels – thoughtfully put-together packages to offer comfort, celebration or just a reminder that someone is thinking of you. Although the term ‘care package’ may seem to be a very obvious case of ‘what it says on the tin’, the term ‘care parcel’ actually comes from the humanitarian organisation Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere (CARE for short), which began distributing parcels of food and supplies in Europe following World War II (check out the meat-heavy contents of a typical 1940s parcel on page 83). The tradition of sending care parcels to soldiers has continued but now they are also made and sent by charities, individuals, families and friends who…

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The Simple Things (Digital) - 1 Issue, October 2016 - Issue 52

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