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Christmas is a time for sharing love with family and friends through gifts and get-togethers. It is also a time to remember less fortunate people with gifts and food – especially children. A gift always puts a smile on a child’s face. Right? People in our area joined in packing 487 shoeboxes for children ages 2 through 14 in other countries. Lots of love went into each and every box. Many of these children have never received a gift or had anything that was truly their own. The gift put a smile on their face but did so much more. They are ama...
It is time to start thinking Christmas! The weather might not be sending your mind in that direction but it is time to think about packing a shoebox for Operation Christmas Child. Start with a regular size shoebox, decide which age group you want your box to be for (boy or girl ages 2 to 4, 5 to 9 or 10 to 14). Then get some school supplies, hygiene items such as soap and a washcloth, simple crafts, games and toys, socks, flip-flops or shoes and maybe even clothes. The box should be level full...
