"Countdown" to Collection Week for Christmas Shoebox Charity

For more than 20 years, St. Charles residents have been a part of Operation Christmas Child, a global project that shares the true meaning of Christmas with children around the world. On Sept. 21 volunteers from St. Charles and surrounding areas will gather to kick off the Samaritan's Purse project's collection season—packing more than 17,000 shoeboxes with fun toys, school supplies and hygiene items. These gift-filled shoeboxes will contribute to the project's global goal of reaching more than 11 million children in Jesus' Name.

The St. Charles MO Area Team of Operation Christmas Child volunteers everyone who packs shoeboxes or leads the project at a church or other group to join us for the 2019 "Countdown to National Collection Week."

Saturday, September 21
10:30 am - 12:30 pm
The Summit STL Church, 927 E Terra Ln, O'Fallon, Missouri 63366
(Located behind Metro Lighting, off I-70 north side)

Special guest speaker, Linda Morgan, regional manager with the Lower Midwest Region, will share her experience of going on a shoebox vision/distribution trip to Namibia.

*NEW* Breakout sessions include:

* OCC Escape Room - can you complete the mission before it's too late?

* The Greatest Journey - experience one of the 12 lessons in the discipleship program children attend after receiving their shoebox gift.

The Area Team also will have Operation Christmas Child materials available, including the red and green "GO" shoeboxes that will be given to church and group project leaders at the end of the event.

For information and to RSVP, call or email Jennifer Fay, 636-328-7871 or jen.fay@charter.net.