“I love seeing the local community rally together for a global impact,” said Operation Christmas Child Regional Director David Zimmerman. “We see all ages getting involved – and more and more every year.”
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This year, Springfield-area residents are wanting to collect more than 17,000 gifts to contribute to Operation Christmas Child’s goal of reaching 11 million children, according to the Operation Christmas Child news release.
Local drop-off locations include Northside Baptist Church, 2425 Derr Road in Springfield; Colonial Baptist Church, 8963 Milton Carlisle Road in New Carlisle; South Charleston Christian Center, 328 E. Jamestown St. in South Charleston; and First Christian Church, 113 Orange St.in Urbana.
Here are the drop-off days and times:
Northside Baptist Church
Monday, Nov. 18: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 19: 1 to 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 20: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 21: 4 to 7 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 22: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 23: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 24: 1 to 4 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 25: 9 to 11 a.m.
Colonial Baptist Church
Monday, Nov. 18: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 19: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 20: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 21: 4 to 7 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 22: 9 a.m. to noon
Saturday, Nov. 23: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 24: 12:30 to 5:30 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 25: 9 a.m. to noon
South Charleston Christian Center
Monday, Nov. 18: 9 a.m. to noon
Tuesday, Nov. 19: 9 a.m. to noon
Wednesday, Nov. 20: 3 to 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 21: 4 to 7 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 22: 9 a.m. to noon
Saturday, Nov. 23: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 24: 2 to 5 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 25: 9 to 11:30 a.m.
First Christian Church
Monday, Nov. 18: noon to 3 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 19: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 20: 5 to 8 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 21: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 22: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 23: 3 to 5 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 24: 3 to 7 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 25: 8 a.m. to noon
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People wanting to make a monetary donation can donate $9 per shoebox gift online through “Follow Your Box” and receive a tracking label to see its destination.
For more information on how to participate in Operation Christmas Child, call 937-374-0761, or visit www.samaritanspurse.org/occ.
Operation Christmas Child is a project of Samaritan’s Purse, an international Christian relief and evangelism organization, that has donated more than 168 million shoebox gifts to children in more than 160 countries and territories since 1993.
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