Shoeboxes filled with gifts bring the love of Christ to needy children around the world! Operation Christmas Child, an outreach of Samaritan's Purse, delivered gifts to more than 7.9 million children last year, reaching those suffering from natural disaster, disease, war, terrorism, poverty, and famine. Each box contains small gifts, toys, hygiene items, and Samaritan's Purse adds a Gospel story book in the child's own language. For many children, it is the first give they have ever received!

This year Calvary will be a regional collection center during collection week, November 15–22. Volunteers will be on hand during the day and evening at the Chapel entrance to receive boxes and deliver these to the OCC processing center. Collection racks will be available in the Galleria concourse hallways throughout November.

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Use EZ Give to donate the cost of shipping your box! The barcode on the receipt label will enable OCC to track each shoe box gift. When shoe boxes begin shipping overseas, you will receive an email telling you the destination of your gift, along with information about Operation Christmas Child in that country. > give now

OCC Distribution Center is located at:
7100 Forest Pointe Boulevard
Charlotte, NC 28217
704.583.1463

For more information, please contact Sue Rimer.