Piled high in a dining room for more than a week, charity Christmas boxes from Dundee, Angus and North Fife are now on their way to Hungary’s poor.
Louise Scott, 75, cleared a room in her Broughty Ferry home to make way for this year’s collection of 1,430 Blythswood boxes, which were loaded on to a lorry on Saturday.
A team of volunteers help Mrs Scott gather the boxes, which contain clothes, toiletries and toys for those who have little.
Mrs Scott, who has been involved with the Blythswood collection since 2006, said a lack of suitable accommodation has led to her opening her own home for storage.
She said: “We did even better than last year and I would like to thank everyone for the boxes and so many lovely knitted items this year. It is a lot of organising, but I quite enjoy it when the boxes start coming in.
“But it is nice to see them on their way. The children will have something for Christmas and I have my house back now.”
With local collections taking place around the county Mrs Scott’s boxes came mainly from Dundee, Broughty Ferry, Tayport, Carnoustie and Monifieth.
They will now been sent to a pastor from the Good News Foundation in Hungary, who will distribute them to poor families.
Donnie Cumming, shoebox manager for Blythswood, said Mrs Scott’s efforts were no small feat. He said: “She has moved all the furniture upstairs and has given up her home to do this.
“That is a lot of boxes for a week’s work. It really is very, very special and Blythswood are very grateful.”