Operation Christmas Child National Collection Week Ends Sunday

There's only a few days left to help improve the Christmas experience for children in need around the world.

Operation Christmas Child is winding down, so packages can get delivered across the globe.

Volunteers with Samaritans Purse have been collecting shoe boxes all week long - and will wrap up this weekend.

Items in need include toys, school supplies & hygiene items for children.

Shoe boxes can be picked up & dropped off at participating churches in town, or at the Collection Center at Discovery Community Church, with a Sunday deadline.

Shoe boxes can be dropped off at Discovery Community Church 250 10th Avenue in Campbell River.

Since 1993, Samaritan’s Purse has collected shoebox gifts filled with toys, school supplies, and hygiene items for children around the world.

More than 198 million children in more than 170 countries and territories have received an Operation Christmas Child shoebox.

The project delivers not only the joy of what, for many kids, is their first gift ever, but also gives them a tangible expression of God’s love.

Tens of thousands of volunteers from local churches around the world partner with Samaritan’s Purse to present festive outreach events where children are surprised with these shoebox gifts.

For more information, go to Samaritan’s Purse.