About Operation Christmas Child
Operation Christmas Child season is here! Operation Christmas Child from Samaritan’s Purse brings good news and great joy through the power of a simple gift. What goes into a shoebox is fun, but what comes out is eternal. As children receive gift-filled shoeboxes they hear the Gospel. Please join us in this joyful global mission to spread the Gospel!
TWO WAYS TO PARTICIPATE:
1) Pack a shoebox for a child—
Starting 10/17 please see OCC cart in the Crossing lobby for boxes and labels. You may also use a regular sized shoebox, plastic shoebox, or purchase them online at the OCC website or Hobby Lobby stores.
2) Volunteer for a shift at the Community Drop-Off Center at the Crossing Campus during National Collection Week, November 15 - 22.
We need help with the drive-through, which will follow COVID-protocol. This includes greeting and prayer request station, greeting donors in cars with scan forms, unloading of donors' cars, counting shoeboxes, packing shoeboxes into cartons, and cartons into U-Haul truck. Please see the volunteer sign-up sheet and schedule at the OCC cart in the Crossing lobby starting 10/17.
Contact Sathyan or Melanie with any questions:
Sathyan (sathyan.may@gmail.com)
Melanie (melanie.occteam@gmail.com)
Drop-off/Collection Dates
You are welcome to drop off packaged shoeboxes November 15 - 22 at the Crossing Campus (7106 Johnson Drive, Pleasanton) during the times listed below.
Monday 11/15 11:00 AM-1:00 PM
Tuesday 11/16 11:00 AM-1:00 PM
Wednesday 11/17 11:00 AM-1:00 PM
Thursday 11/18 1:00 PM-3:00 PM
Friday 11/19 11:00 AM-1:00 PM
Saturday 11/20 11:00 AM-1:00 PM
Sunday 11/21 1:00 PM-3:00 PM
Monday 11/22 11:00 AM-1:00 PM