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Volunteers Announce Collection Sites for Global Christmas Project
Gift-filled shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child can be dropped off at several area churches starting Monday, November 13th.
This month, several locations in the Northwestern New Jersey area will serve as drop-off sites for the Samaritan’s Purse project, Operation Christmas Child—joining nearly 5,000 U.S. locations collecting gift-filled shoeboxes for children in need around the world.
During the project’s National Collection Week, Nov. 13 – 20, Northwestern New Jersey residents will transform empty shoeboxes into gifts of hope filled with school supplies, hygiene items and fun toys. Operation Christmas Child will deliver these shoebox gifts to children affected by war, disease, disaster, poverty and famine.
This year, Northwestern New Jersey- area residents in Sussex, Warren and Morris Counties hope to contribute more than 15,000 shoebox gifts toward the 2017 global goal of reaching 12 million children.
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SUSSEX COUNTY COLLECTION SITES:
Lafayette Federated Church -- 180 Route 15 Lafayette, NJ 07848
Monday, Nov. 13, 2 p.m. – 6 p.m.
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Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 16, 2 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 17, 2 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 18, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 19, 12 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 20, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Western Hills Christian Church -- 40 Kennedy Road Tranquility, NJ 07879
Monday, Nov. 13, 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 14, 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 15, 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 16, 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 17, 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 18, 8 a.m. – 10 a.m.
Sunday, Nov. 19, 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 20, 8 a.m. – 10 a.m.
WARREN COUNTY COLLECTION SITES:Evangelical Free Church of Blairstown -- 11 Lambert Road Blairstown, NJ 07825
Monday, Nov. 13, 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 14, 12 p.m. – 2 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 15, 12 p.m. – 2 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 16, 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 17, 12 p.m. – 2 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 18, 5 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 19, 12 p.m. – 2 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 20, 4 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Washington United Methodist Church -- 116 E Washington Ave Washington, NJ 07882
Monday, Nov. 13, 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 14, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m., 3 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 15, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m., 3 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 16, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m., 3 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 17, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 18, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 19, 11:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 20, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Freedom Church -- 145 Oak Ridge Road Oak Ridge, NJ 07438
Monday, Nov. 13, 5 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 14, 5 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 15, 5 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 16, 5 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 17, 5 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 18, 12 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 19, 12 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 20, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
New Apostolic Church -- 819 Edwards Road Parsippany, NJ 07054
Monday, Nov. 13, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 14, 3 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 15, 3 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 16, 3 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 17, 3 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 18, 12:30 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 19, 2 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 20, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Times Square Church -- 450 Howard Boulevard Mount Arlington, NJ 07856
Monday, Nov. 13, 3 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 14, 3 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 15, 3 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 16, 3 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 17, 3 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 18, 12 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 19, 12 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 20, 12 p.m. – 8 p.m.
For more information on how to participate in Operation Christmas Child or to view gift suggestions, call 410-772-7360 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.
