The donations are sorted and distributed directly to people living in poverty and social institutions in Switzerland.
Only fill your parcel with non-perishable foodstuffs and personal hygiene products. Foodstuffs must have a shelf life of at least six months. There is particular demand for rice, tins and jars, oats, jams and chocolate spread, baby food, coffee, and dried foods such as soups, spices, sweetcorn, lentils, semolina, buckwheat, instant mash potato, dried tomatoes, flour and pasta. Other suitable items include paper and cotton wool products for personal hygiene, such as sanitary towels and tampons, cotton balls, paper handkerchiefs, or baby products, such as nappies, baby oil and wet wipes.
Drop off your parcel at any post office free of charge from 24 December 2024 and 18 January 2025. The post office will provide printed labels for you to use.
You can have your parcel collected from home free of charge with pick@home. Hand over your donated goods parcel to your mail carrier free of charge. To do this, arrange your very own collection time.
From 27 December 2024, you can buy one of the ready-made parcels for CHF 20 at the larger Coop stores and hand it in at the customer service desk. The Coop will take care of delivery to the Swiss Red Cross.
With coop.ch you can donate parcels with a value of 20, 50 and 100 francs.
No. All parcels are unpacked and the goods sorted. The items are then distributed by the Red Cross cantonal associations to people living in poverty throughout Switzerland. This helps us ensure that the donated goods are in perfect condition. It also means that we can distribute the goods appropriately. For example, baby products and women’s hygiene products only go to households that actually need them.
From 24 December to 18 January, you can hand in your parcel at any Swiss post office. Just write 2 x Christmas on it, as the Post Office has pre-printed address labels and will deliver the parcel free of charge to the Swiss Red Cross.
Only fill your parcel with foodstuffs with a long shelf life and hygiene products. Foodstuffs must have a shelf life of at least six months. Tinned goods, rice, flour, oats, pasta, soups and other dried foodstuffs are particularly suitable. Toiletries, toothpaste and toothbrushes and female hygiene articles are also appropriate. Products for small children, such as baby food and care products and nappies/diapers are also in great demand.
