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Operation Chirstmas Child drop-off sites to open

Published 1:30 am Wednesday, November 9, 2022

By Sequim Gazette Staff

Several locations on the Olympic Peninsula will open soon to collect Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts for the Samaritan’s Purse project.

Local volunteers are preparing to collect shoebox gifts during National Collection Week, set for Nov. 14-21.

Operation Christmas Child has been collecting and delivering shoebox gifts — filled with school supplies, hygiene items, and toys — to children across the world since 1993, organization representatives note.

In 2022, Operation Christmas Child hopes to collect enough shoeboxes to reach another 11 million children, they said.

“Now more than ever, children around the world need to know that God loves them and there is hope,” Samaritan’s Purse president Franklin Graham said.

Find a step-by-step guide on the “How to Pack a Shoebox” webpage at samaritanspurse.org.

Drop-off times at Carlsborg’s Eastern Hills Community Church, 91 Savannah Lane, are: 4-7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 14; 1-3 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, Nov. 15-16; 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17; 1-3 p.m. Friday, Nov. 18; 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19; 1-3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 20, and 10 a.m.-noon on Monday, Nov. 21.

Drop-off times at Harbor of Hope, 1018 W. 16th St., Port Angeles, are: 3-5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 14; 3-6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 15; 3-5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 16; 3-6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17; 3-5 p.m. Friday-Sunday, Nov. 18-20, and 10 a.m.-noon on Monday, Nov. 21.

Drop-off times at San Juan Baptist Church, 1704 Discovery Road, Port Townsend, are: 1-3 p.m. Monday-Tuesday, Nov. 14-15; 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 16; 1-3 p.m. and 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17; 1-3 p.m. Friday-Sunday, Nov. 18-20, and 9-11 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 21.

Drop-off times at First Baptist Church of Forks, 651 S. Forks Ave., are: 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Monday-Wednesday, Nov. 14-16; 3:30-5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 16; 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17; 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. and 4:30-7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 18; 4-6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19; 1-5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 20, and 9 a.m.-noon on Monday, Nov. 21.

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