Operation Christmas Child

Operation Christmas Child, a project of Samaritan’s Purse, encourages you to fill shoe boxes with toys, necessity items, school supplies, candy, and hand-written notes of encouragement. The gifts are then shared with children worldwide who are suffering because of natural disaster, disease, war, terrorism, famine, and poverty. For many of these children, the shoe box gift will be the first gift they have ever received, letting them know they are loved and not forgotten.

How can you help?

• Use an empty shoe box.
• Determine whether your gift will be for a boy or a girl, and the child’s age category. Mark that on the label of the box. (Labels are available online)
• Fill the box with a variety of gifts that will bring delight to a child. (Gift ideas are online!)
• A $7 donation is recommended to help cover shipping and other project costs.
• Place a rubber band around each closed shoe box and drop off!

Find a drop off location near you. Click here.

Here's a video about how to pack a box!