Tate County drop-off sites collecting shoeboxes for Samaritan’s Purse project, Operation Christmas Child will open Nov.16. The boxes filled with gifts such as school supplies, hygiene items and fun toys for children living in poverty overseas, should be dropped at the sites during the project’s National Collection Week, Nov. 16-23. Tate County volunteers have set a goal of collecting 16,500 shoebox gifts for this year’s drive.
Joining more than 5,000 locations in the U.S., the shoeboxes will be delivered to children in need around the world. During the collection week, the shoeboxes should be dropped off at the following locations and times:
Wyatte Baptist Church
30721 Hwy 4 East
Senatobia, MS 38668
Monday, Nov. 16, through Monday, Nov. 23
Dropoff times from 9 a.m.- 11 a.m.
Senatobia Presbyterian Church
431 West Main Street
Senatobia, MS 38668
Monday, Nov. 16, through Friday, Nov. 20 from 4 p.m.-6 p.m.; Saturday Nov. 21 from 10 a.m. until 12 p.m.; Sunday Nov. 22, from 12 p.m. until 2 p.m.; and Monday, Nov. 23 from 10 a.m. until 12 p.m.
For more information on how to participate in Operation Christmas Child or to view gift suggestions, call 662-292-1052 or visit samaritanspurse.org/occ. Participants can donate $9 per shoebox gift online through “Follow Your Box” and receive a tracking label to discover its destination. Those who prefer the convenience of online shopping can browse samaritanspurse.org/buildonline to select gifts matched to a child’s specific age and gender, then finish packing the virtual shoebox by adding a photo and personal note of encouragement.
Operation Christmas Child is a project of Samaritan’s Purse, an international Christian relief and evangelism organization headed by Franklin Graham. The mission of Operation Christmas Child is to demonstrate God’s love in a tangible way to children in need around the world and, together with the local church worldwide, to share the Good News of Jesus Christ. Since 1993, Operation Christmas Child has collected and delivered more than 146 million gift-filled shoeboxes to children in more than 160 countries and territories.
