Hear about holiday shoe box gift program

Posted September 07, 2012 4:00 pm

Submitted by Operation Christmas Child

Local residents are invited to join others throughout the Chicago area for a time to hear about the impact simple gift-filled shoe boxes have had on children of the world who are hurting. Participants will find themselves in the midst of many others who have a passion for reaching out to children by being involved in the largest Christmas project for children of its kind: Operation Christmas Child.

OCC Is counting down to National Collection Week, when completed shoe boxes will be dropped off to collection sites all over the Chicago area. Individuals, church leaders, and company and community project leaders are all are welcome to be a part. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

To RSVP or for information, contact OCC Area Coordinator Connie Pfeifer, at (847) 362-1569 or timorcon@comcast.net;mailto:timorcon@comcast.net[/URL]. Operation Christmas Child information events are scheduled for 9:30-11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 15, at Immanuel Church, 2300 Dilleys Road, Gurneewww.samaritanspurse.org/occ;http://www.samaritanspurse.org/occ[URL]. National Collection Week is Nov. 12-19.

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Doug Leafblad of Gurnee loads shoe boxes from an OCC Packing Party in 2011 for transporting to the drop-off location at Crossroads Church in Grayslake. Courtesy of Operation Christmas Child

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