This year OCC anticipates reaching an important milestone in the history of Operation Christmas Child - 100 million gift-filled boxes since 1993! Your shoe boxes represent more than smiles and laughter; they become Gospel opportunities that open doors to share the love of Jesus Christ with children and their families around the world. We give God all the praise and look forward to the best Operation Christmas Child season ever!
~ Franklin Graham - President Samaritan's Purse
Use an empty shoe box (standard size, please) or a small plastic container. You can wrap the box (lid separately), but wrapping is not required. Most importantly, pray for the child who will receive your gift.
Determine whether your gift will be for a boy or a girl, and the child’s age category: 2-4, 5-9, or 10-14. Print out the appropriate boy/girl label by downloading the artwork to the right. Mark the correct age category on the label, and tape the label to the top of your box.
Fill the box with a variety of gifts that will bring delight to a child. Use the gift ideas provided on the bottom of this page.
Please donate $7 or more for each shoe box you prepare to help cover shipping and other project costs. You can give online by using our “Follow Your Box Donation” option, or you can write a check to Samaritan’s Purse (note “OCC” on memo line) and place it in an envelope on top of the gift items inside your box. If you or your family are preparing more than one shoe box, please make one combined donation.
Place a rubber band around each closed shoe box and drop it off at the
collection center nearest you during our collection week, November 12-19, 2012.
For locations and hours of collection visit our Drop-Off Locations page where you can find the nearest place to take your shoe box by entering your ZIP Code or you can call 1-800-353-5949.
You can also send your shoe box gift to:
Samaritan’s Purse
Operation Christmas Child
801 Bamboo Road
Boone, NC 28607
School Supplies
pens, pencils & sharpeners, crayons or markers, stamps & ink pad sets, writing pads or paper, solar calculators, coloring or picture books, etc
Toys
small cars, balls, dolls, stuffed animals, kazoos, harmonicas, yo-yos, jump ropes, small Etch A Sketch, Slinkys, etc
Hygiene Items
toothbrushes, toothpaste, mild bar soap (in a plastic bag), comb, washcloth, etc
Other
t-shirts, socks, hats, sunglasses, hair clips, toy jewelry, watches, flashlights (with extra batteries), hard candy
A personal note
You may enclose a note to the child
DO NOT INCLUDE
used or damaged items, war-related items such as a toy gun, knife or military figures, chocolate or food, out of date candy, liquids or lotions, medications or vitamins, breakable items such as snow-globes or glass containers, aerosol cans
How to frugally pack a OCC shoebox
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