{"id":257243,"date":"2024-11-19T15:02:36","date_gmt":"2024-11-19T20:02:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.samaritanspurse.org\/?p=257243"},"modified":"2024-11-19T15:02:36","modified_gmt":"2024-11-19T20:02:36","slug":"pr-occ-11-19-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samaritanspurse.org\/es\/operation-christmas-child\/pr-occ-11-19-24\/","title":{"rendered":"Press Release Operation Christmas Child Drop-off Locations Now Open"},"content":{"rendered":"<main class=\"press-release\">\r\n\t<article>\r\n\t\t<h1>Los centros de recolecci\u00f3n de Operation Christmas Child est\u00e1n abiertos<\/h1>\r\n\t\t<p><strong>BOONE, N.C.&mdash;<\/strong>Children in need are being blessed this Christmas season through the Samaritan\u2019s Purse project, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samaritanspurse.org\/es\/what-we-do\/operation-christmas-child\/?utm_source=OCC-ToolKit&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=m_YOCC-PRRE&utm_content=OCC-Start-Screen\">Operation Christmas Child<\/a>. Individuals, families and groups have the opportunity to pack a shoebox gift filled with fun toys, school supplies, and personal care items and drop them off now during National Collection Week, Nov. 18 \u2013 25. There are more than 4,700 drop-off locations open around the country.<\/p>\r\n          \r\n\t\t<p>Operation Christmas Child has been collecting and delivering shoebox gifts to children worldwide for more than three decades. In 2024, Operation Christmas Child hopes to collect enough shoeboxes to reach another 12 million children. The project of Samaritan\u2019s Purse partners with local churches across the globe to deliver these tangible expressions of God\u2019s love to children in need. Find a step-by-step guide on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samaritanspurse.org\/es\/operation-christmas-child\/pack-a-shoe-box\/?utm_source=OCC-ToolKit&utm_campaign=m_YOCC-PRRE&utm_content=OCC-How-to-Pack\">\u00bfC\u00f3mo empacar una caja?<\/a> en su sitio web.<\/p>\r\n          \r\n\t\t<p>\u201cSamaritan\u2019s Purse is committed to taking the Gospel to hard-to-reach places\u2014whether it\u2019s responding to a disaster or sharing God\u2019s love through the power of a simple shoebox,\u201d said Franklin Graham, president of Samaritan\u2019s Purse. \u201cYou can show kids in need the true meaning of Christmas this year through a shoebox gift. Please prayerfully consider packing a shoebox this year.\u201d<\/p>\r\n          \r\n\t\t<p>Participants can use the online lookup tool to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samaritanspurse.org\/es\/operation-christmas-child\/drop-off-locations\/?utm_source=OCC-ToolKit&utm_campaign=m_YOCC-PRRE&utm_content=OCC-Drop-off-locations\">encuentra el centro de recolecci\u00f3n m\u00e1s cercano<\/a> and hours of operation as they make plans to drop off their shoebox gifts. It is searchable by city or ZIP code. Signs at each location will identify the drop off.<\/p>\r\n          \r\n          <p>Those who prefer the convenience of online shopping can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samaritanspurse.org\/es\/operation-christmas-child\/buildonline\/?utm_source=OCC-ToolKit&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=m_YOCC-PRRE&utm_content=OCC-BASBO\">browse samaritanspurse.org\/buildonline<\/a> Para seleccionar regalos que se asignar\u00e1n a la necesidad de un ni\u00f1o, especifica la edad y g\u00e9nero del ni\u00f1o. Termina de empacar tu caja virtual al agregar una foto y una nota  personal de motivaci\u00f3n.<\/p>\r\n          \r\n\t\t<p>Operation Christmas Child, a project of Samaritan's Purse, seeks to demonstrate God\u2019s 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 220 million gift-filled shoeboxes to children in more than 170 countries and territories. <\/p>\r\n          \r\n\t\t<p><strong>MEDIA NOTE:<\/strong> For complete media materials and high-resolution downloadable photos, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samaritanspurse.org\/es\/operation-christmas-child\/occ-newsroom\/?utm_source=OCC-Press-Release-Letter&utm_campaign=m_YOCC-PRRE&utm_content=OCC-Newsroom-Release\">samaritanspurse.org\/occnewsroom<\/a>. <\/p>\r\n\t<\/article>\r\n<\/main>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Operation Christmas Child Drop-off Locations Now Open BOONE, N.C.&mdash;Children in need are being blessed this Christmas season through the Samaritan\u2019s Purse project, Operation Christmas Child. 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