Every Fall our church works together to prepare boxes for Operation Christmas Child. The children in "Kid's Own Church" collect an offering every week during the summer for postage to send the boxes. The congregation donates shoe boxes and items to fill them. The youth group wraps the boxes, makes posters and collects what is needed to fill the boxes from the congregation. Finally, everyone gets together in early November to assemble the boxes!
This year we sent 50 boxes!
OCC 2007!
What We Collected!
Items in the Shoe Boxes:
~ Crayons
~ Wash Cloths
~ Combs
~ Toothbrushes
~ Stuffed Animals
~ Coloring Books
~ Toothpaste ~ Unscented Soap
~ Wrapping Paper (Christmas or Brightly Colored)
~ Play Dough
~ Stuff for Teens (Notebooks, Colored Pens, Gum, Baseball Caps, and Small Puzzles)
~ Hard Candy (nothing that can melt!)
~ Matchbox Size Cars
~ Mini-Footballs
~ Bouncy Balls
~ Pick-Up-Sticks and Other Small Games
~ Slinkys
~ Jump Ropes
~ Harmonicas
~ Beaded Necklaces
~ Yo-Yo’s
~ Pencil Sharpeners -just a few needed
~ A letter with your address, they may write back!
Items that are not allowed:
~ Liquids or Lotions
~ War Toys
~ Used Items
~ Breakable Items ~ Chocolate or Food
Packing the boxes took place on Friday, November 9th @ 6:00
