It’s Shoebox Time!!!!! Shady Grove serving as Drop Off Location for Operation Christmas Child
November 23rd, 2019 by
You can help bring this Good News to a child by filling a shoebox with gifts. Determine whether your gift will be for a boy or a girl, and the child’s age category: 2-4, 5-9, or 10-14 and mark the label. Next, fill your box with new items such as:
SCHOOL SUPPLIES: Pens, pencils and sharpeners, crayons or markers, stamps and ink pad sets, writing pads or paper, solar calculators, coloring and picture books, etc.
TOYS: Small cars, balls, dolls, stuffed animals, kazoos, harmonicas, yo-yos, jump ropes, small Etch A Sketch, ® toys that light up or make noise (with extra batteries), Slinky, ® etc.
HYGIENE ITEMS: Toothbrush, mild bar soap (in a plastic bag), comb, washcloth, etc.
OTHER: T-shirts, socks, ball caps, sunglasses, hair clips, toy jewelry, watches, flashlights (with extra batteries)
A PERSONAL NOTE: You may enclose a note to the child and a photo of yourself or your family. (If you include your name and address, the child may write back.)
DO NOT INCLUDE: Used or damaged items; war-related items such as toy guns, knives or military figures; chocolate or food; toothpaste, candy; liquids or lotions; medications or vitamins; breakable items such as snow globes or glass containers; aerosol cans.
Place a rubber band around each closed shoebox and drop it off at Shady Grove during National Collection Week – November 18-25.
Please don’t forget to donate $9 for each shoebox you prepare to help cover shipping costs. You can give online by using the “Follow Your Box Donation” option, or you can write a check to Samaritan’s Purse (note “OCC” on memo line) and place it in an envelope on top of the gift items inside your box. If you or your family are preparing more than one shoebox, please make one combined donation.
Thank you so much for your heart to help a child in a third world country, to hear the Good News about Jesus Christ!
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