{"id":52579,"date":"2026-10-27T18:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T22:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/?p=52579"},"modified":"2026-10-26T15:57:40","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T19:57:40","slug":"operation-christmas-child-drop-off-locations-open-november-16-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/operation-christmas-child-drop-off-locations-open-november-16-23\/","title":{"rendered":"OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD DROP-OFF LOCATIONS OPEN NOVEMBER 16-23"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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 Volunteers are preparing to collect Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts during National Collection Week, Nov. 16 \u2013 23. Nearly 5,000 drop-off locations will open across the country in November, and shoebox packers can find their local drop-off locations across Ohio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since 1993, Operation Christmas Child has been collecting and delivering gift-filled shoeboxes to children including many who are suffering from war, poverty, disease and disaster. Operation Christmas Child hopes to reach 12.8 million children in 2026 with the hope of Jesus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shoebox packing is fun for individuals, families and groups! Find a step-by-step guide on the How to Pack a Shoebox webpage. The project partners with local churches across the globe to deliver these tangible expressions of God\u2019s love to children in need. Participants can donate $10 per shoebox gift online through \u201cFollow Your Box\u201d and receive a tracking label to discover its destination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShoebox gifts may seem simple, but they have an eternal impact. Each box is an opportunity to tell a boy or girl in need about the true meaning of Christmas,\u201d said Franklin Graham, president of Samaritan\u2019s Purse. \u201cI\u2019ve delivered these boxes around the world, and I never get tired of seeing the joy that they bring\u2014even in the midst of disasters, war, and poverty.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Participants can find the nearest drop-off location and hours of operation as they make plans to drop off their shoebox gifts. The online lookup tool is searchable by City or ZIP code. Signs at each location will identify the drop-off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Operation Christmas Child, a project of Samaritan’s Purse, seeks to demonstrate God\u2019s love in a tangible way to children in need around the world and, together with the local church worldwide, to share the Good News of Jesus Christ. Since 1993, Operation Christmas Child has collected and delivered more than 244 million gift-filled shoeboxes to children in more than 175 countries and territories.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

 Volunteers are preparing to collect Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts during National Collection Week, Nov. 16 \u2013 23. Nearly 5,000 drop-off<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":52580,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[6,13406],"tags":[33,20874,24383],"class_list":["post-52579","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","category-not-for-profit","tag-christmas","tag-operation-christmas-child","tag-samaritanspurse"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t