November Activity

For November, we are going to pack a shoe box for Operation Christmas Child. Their national collection week is November 14-21. Each family can decide how they want to do their own boxes. You can do one box or more. Maybe you have family members or friends who might want to contribute items and those can be boxed up on this day too. It's all up to you!

Here are the steps:

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 off at the Collection Center nearest you during our collection week, November 14-21.



Here are the gift suggestions:


Here is the form and labels.


We will meet at Joy's house at 10am on Thursday, November 3rd to package up our boxes together. Then we will head to Pizza Hut at 21st and Rock for lunch. Those who are signed up for Book It can have their kids use their certificates. I (Michelle) can drop off all the boxes the week of November 14-21.