Every on-time delivery carries a significant commitment.
Volunteers load donated goods before the convoy's departure for Eastern Europe. | Photo from: Raben Group
On the journey of conveying festive warmth and care, dependable logistics is the bridge connecting wishes with their destination.
This year, our logistics partner—the Raben Group—once again proudly served as the core logistics team, providing end-to-end support for the 2025 German "Christmas Parcel Convoy" charity initiative. They undertook the crucial task of safely and punctually transporting over 150,000 gifts, filled with blessings, to children in Eastern Europe.
A Cross-Border Journey of Compassion: The 2025 Route and Mission
On November 29, 2025, the Raben convoy departed from Frankfurt, heading for five destination countries: Bulgaria, Moldova, Romania, and this year's addition, Albania. Despite severe security challenges, Raben, together with partners, persisted in delivering warmth to Ukraine. All gifts were ultimately handed directly to children in schools, communities, and social institutions by local volunteers, bringing a festive glow to their holidays.
Since its launch in 2001, this campaign has delivered over two million Christmas parcels to children in Eastern Europe, becoming one of Germany's largest completely volunteer-organized gift donation drives.
End-to-End Stewardship: The Raben Group's Logistics Commitment
As a trusted logistics partner, the Raben Group provided comprehensive, in-depth support for this compassionate journey:
Dedicated Vehicles & Drivers: Deploying its own fleet and professional drivers to guarantee reliable and secure transport.
National Collection Network: Utilizing multiple German branches as donation points to efficiently gather contributions from across the country.
Central Hub Processing: The Eisenach warehouse functioned as the core hub, consolidating and preparing all parcels for onward shipment.
Complete Supply Chain Responsibility: Their involvement extended beyond the loading bay, encompassing the entire chain from collection and sorting to cross-border transport and final delivery, ensuring every gift reached its destination.
Collaborating with Thousands of Volunteers, Building a Network of Care
This heartwarming achievement is thanks to thousands of dedicated volunteers across Germany. Responsible for collecting, sorting, and local transport of the gifts, they are the true foundation of this annual event. Their efforts perfectly embody the initiative's original purpose: to deliver tangible Christmas joy and care to children in less economically developed regions of Europe.
Logistics Delivers Warmth, Responsibility Upholds Promise
The essence of logistics lies not merely in moving goods, but in conveying values and compassion.
The Raben Group states: "We take great pride in supporting the 'Christmas Parcel Convoy' for many consecutive years with our professional logistics expertise. Moving forward, we will continue to leverage our Europe-wide transport network and logistical strengths to fulfill our corporate social responsibility and support more community-connecting, hope-delivering charitable projects."