Local families helping provide gifts to 9 million kids worldwide
Lead Summary
By
Maggi Horst-
With Thanksgiving right around the corner, Adams, Brown, Clinton, Fayette and Highland County families, businesses, schools and churches are putting their gratitude in action and celebrating their blessings by giving back. Through Operation Christmas Child, local families are joining tens of thousands of people across the U.S. to fill empty shoe boxes with toys, school supplies and necessity items for impoverished children around the world.
In 2012, Operation Christmas Child expects to reach a milestone, collecting and delivering shoe boxes to more than 100 million children since the project began in 1993. Adams, Brown, Clinton, Fayette and Highland County comprise the South Central Ohio region, and it is their hope to contribute 7,800 shoe box gifts to this year’s global collection goal of 9 million gift-filled shoe boxes.
On Nov. 12-19, packed gifts may be dropped off at seven collection sites in the South Central Ohio region. Once dropped off, the shoe boxes are processed, prepared and transported to suffering children in more than 100 countries using whatever means necessary – trains, airplanes, boats, elephants, bikes and even dog sleds to get the shoe boxes into the hands of needy kids.
Operation Christmas Child, a project of international Christian relief and evangelism organization Samaritan’s Purse, headed by Franklin Graham, is the world’s largest Christmas project of its kind. Through the power of a simple gift and the message of hope through Jesus Christ, children learn they are loved and not forgotten. For many of these children, the shoe box gift will be the first gift they’ve ever received.
By using special tracking technology, participants can “follow” their shoe box and discover the country in which their gift will be hand-delivered to a child in a need. To register your shoe box gift, use the “Follow Your Box” form online.
Anyone can participate in Operation Christmas Child. The time to pack a shoe box gift is now! For more information on how to participate in Operation Christmas Child, visit www.SamaritansPurse.org/OCC or contact South Central Ohio Area Coordinators Ed and Helen Hiestand at 937-393-2790.
South Central Ohio Collection Sites and Hours of Operation:
Adams County:
Peebles Church of Christ in Christian Union
480 Portsmouth Road
Peebles, Ohio 45660
HOURS:
Monday, Nov. 12, 4 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 13, 4 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 14, 4 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 15, 4 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 16, 4 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 17, 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 18, 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 19, 9 a.m. - 11am
Brown County:
Sardinia Church of Christ
7130 Bachman Road
Sardinia, Ohio 45171
HOURS:
Monday, Nov. 12, 4 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 13, 4 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 14, 4 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 15, 4 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 16, 4 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 17, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 18, 2 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 19, 11 a.m. - noon
Clinton County:
Calvary Baptist Church
1920 W. US Highway 22
Wilmington, Ohio 45177
HOURS:
Monday, Nov. 12, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 13, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 14, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 15, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 16, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 17, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 18, 12 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 19, 9 a.m. - 11am
Freedom Worship Baptist Church
664 W. Main Street
Blanchester, Ohio 45107
HOURS:
Monday, Nov. 12, 10 a.m. - noon; 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 13, 10 a.m. - noon; 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 14, 10 a.m. - noon; 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 15, 10 a.m. - noon; 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 16, 10 a.m. - noon; 4 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 17, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 18, 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 19, 10 a.m. - noon
Fayette County:
Fayette Bible Church
1315 Dayton Avenue NW
Washington Court House, Ohio 43160
HOURS:
Monday, Nov. 12, 3 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 13, 3 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 14, 3 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 15, 3 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 16, 3 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 17, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 18, 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 19, 10 a.m. - noon
Highland County:
First United Methodist Church
133 E. Walnut Street
Hillsboro, Ohio 45133
HOURS:
Monday, Nov. 12, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 13, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 14, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 15, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 16, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 17, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 18, 12:30 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 19, 10 a.m. - noon
First Baptist Church
250 Lafayette Street
Greenfield, Ohio 45123
HOURS:
Monday, Nov. 12, 4 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 13, 4 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 14, 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 15, 4 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 16, 4 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 17, 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 18, 2 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 19, 10 a.m. - noon
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In 2012, Operation Christmas Child expects to reach a milestone, collecting and delivering shoe boxes to more than 100 million children since the project began in 1993. Adams, Brown, Clinton, Fayette and Highland County comprise the South Central Ohio region, and it is their hope to contribute 7,800 shoe box gifts to this year’s global collection goal of 9 million gift-filled shoe boxes.
On Nov. 12-19, packed gifts may be dropped off at seven collection sites in the South Central Ohio region. Once dropped off, the shoe boxes are processed, prepared and transported to suffering children in more than 100 countries using whatever means necessary – trains, airplanes, boats, elephants, bikes and even dog sleds to get the shoe boxes into the hands of needy kids.
Operation Christmas Child, a project of international Christian relief and evangelism organization Samaritan’s Purse, headed by Franklin Graham, is the world’s largest Christmas project of its kind. Through the power of a simple gift and the message of hope through Jesus Christ, children learn they are loved and not forgotten. For many of these children, the shoe box gift will be the first gift they’ve ever received.
By using special tracking technology, participants can “follow” their shoe box and discover the country in which their gift will be hand-delivered to a child in a need. To register your shoe box gift, use the “Follow Your Box” form online.
Anyone can participate in Operation Christmas Child. The time to pack a shoe box gift is now! For more information on how to participate in Operation Christmas Child, visit www.SamaritansPurse.org/OCC or contact South Central Ohio Area Coordinators Ed and Helen Hiestand at 937-393-2790.
South Central Ohio Collection Sites and Hours of Operation:
Adams County:
Peebles Church of Christ in Christian Union
480 Portsmouth Road
Peebles, Ohio 45660
HOURS:
Monday, Nov. 12, 4 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 13, 4 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 14, 4 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 15, 4 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 16, 4 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 17, 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 18, 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 19, 9 a.m. - 11am
Brown County:
Sardinia Church of Christ
7130 Bachman Road
Sardinia, Ohio 45171
HOURS:
Monday, Nov. 12, 4 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 13, 4 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 14, 4 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 15, 4 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 16, 4 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 17, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 18, 2 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 19, 11 a.m. - noon
Clinton County:
Calvary Baptist Church
1920 W. US Highway 22
Wilmington, Ohio 45177
HOURS:
Monday, Nov. 12, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 13, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 14, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 15, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 16, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 17, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 18, 12 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 19, 9 a.m. - 11am
Freedom Worship Baptist Church
664 W. Main Street
Blanchester, Ohio 45107
HOURS:
Monday, Nov. 12, 10 a.m. - noon; 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 13, 10 a.m. - noon; 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 14, 10 a.m. - noon; 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 15, 10 a.m. - noon; 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 16, 10 a.m. - noon; 4 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 17, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 18, 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 19, 10 a.m. - noon
Fayette County:
Fayette Bible Church
1315 Dayton Avenue NW
Washington Court House, Ohio 43160
HOURS:
Monday, Nov. 12, 3 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 13, 3 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 14, 3 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 15, 3 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 16, 3 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 17, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 18, 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 19, 10 a.m. - noon
Highland County:
First United Methodist Church
133 E. Walnut Street
Hillsboro, Ohio 45133
HOURS:
Monday, Nov. 12, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 13, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 14, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 15, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 16, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 17, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 18, 12:30 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 19, 10 a.m. - noon
First Baptist Church
250 Lafayette Street
Greenfield, Ohio 45123
HOURS:
Monday, Nov. 12, 4 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 13, 4 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 14, 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 15, 4 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 16, 4 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 17, 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 18, 2 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 19, 10 a.m. - noon
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