Operation Christmas Child
Suggestion for your readers:
With Christmas approaching we want to teach our children to think of others. Here is a great way. -
THROUGH Operation Christmas Child.
This is where a child packs a simple shoe box with simple toys, school supplies and hygiene items such as soap, toothbrush/paste and includes a letter. This shoe box gift is dropped of at a local drop-off point during National Collection Week which is November 11-19th. You can go to www.samaritanspurse.com and type in your zip code. It will list all the local drop-off points in your community. This is nationwide. These gifts will then be distributed around the world to children suffering in war-torn countries, poverty-stricken areas, refugee camps and orphanages. There are 50 million reasons to be involved... and counting. This year the goal is 8 million shoe boxes world-wide. Last year 7.6 million were delivered. Children around the country are participating.
For additional information, go to www.samaritanspurse.com or call 1-800-353-5949. While 50 million shoe boxes have been distributed, there are millions more children still waiting to hear that God loves them unconditionally--and it all starts with one person packing one shoe box gift.
Katherine Q.
With Christmas approaching we want to teach our children to think of others. Here is a great way. -
THROUGH Operation Christmas Child.
This is where a child packs a simple shoe box with simple toys, school supplies and hygiene items such as soap, toothbrush/paste and includes a letter. This shoe box gift is dropped of at a local drop-off point during National Collection Week which is November 11-19th. You can go to www.samaritanspurse.com and type in your zip code. It will list all the local drop-off points in your community. This is nationwide. These gifts will then be distributed around the world to children suffering in war-torn countries, poverty-stricken areas, refugee camps and orphanages. There are 50 million reasons to be involved... and counting. This year the goal is 8 million shoe boxes world-wide. Last year 7.6 million were delivered. Children around the country are participating.
For additional information, go to www.samaritanspurse.com or call 1-800-353-5949. While 50 million shoe boxes have been distributed, there are millions more children still waiting to hear that God loves them unconditionally--and it all starts with one person packing one shoe box gift.
Katherine Q.
posted by Tawra Jean at 1:23 PM
1 Comments:
Tawra,
I wanted to share something that my daughter and I do at Christmas time every year. We get in touch with the activities director at our local nursing home and ask for the first name of a client who has no family. Then we take a morning, hit the stores and purchase a gift for that person. We rarely spend more then $20. In the past we have done a lap blanket, large print magazines or puzzle books, and one my daughter chose a soft stuffed cat for a lady. It doesn't have to be much, its the thought behind it. Then Christmas Eve we take it to the home and drop it off under the tree. Christmas morning comes with a special gift for the person. We usually sign the card with a simple "We wish you a merry Christmas S and D" Be sure to ask about special needs or wants. If candy is on your list, ask if it should be sugar free. This is a nice way to remember our elder folks who sometimes get forgotten during the holiday season. And it has taught my daughter that Christmas time is about giving, not getting.
Deana G.
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