Samaritan's Purse staff and partners plan to hand-deliver some 8 million shoe box gifts to hurting children in more than 100 countries on six continents. Since 1993, Operation Christmas Child has hand-delivered more than 69 million shoe box gifts to needy children around the world.
We want to Be Part of It too! For the 5 years I have been advisor at our school, FCCLA students have continued the tradition begun I don't know how many years ago by previous FCCLA/FHA members and Mrs. Hill, former advisor.
Thursday November 5th at 5pm we will meet at the WalMart Food entrance to shop together for Operation Christmas Child. You will need to bring money to purchase the gifts that will go inside your box.
You can either bring a shoebox or buy a plastic box at the store. Our FCCLA will pay the $7 shipping cost, one box per member. You can choose to fill as many boxes as you like, but only one shipping fee per member.
After we are finished shopping, we will head over to El Charro to eat dinner together, again, you'll need to bring your own money.
Participation is entirely voluntary. Operation Christmas Child is a religious outreach and participation is in no way required. It was begun by the son of world famous evangelist Billy Graham to reach out to children around the world.
So please join us if you can. If Thursday night does not work for you, you are more than welcome to shop and fill a box on your own and bring it in in the next week.
If you like, you may wrap your box, but please wrap the top and bottom separately, placing the label on the lid.
Be Part of It!!!
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