Operation Christmas Child

   2022

Each year we support Samaritan’s Purse Ministries through Operation Christmas Child.  We collect items throughout the year and have a “Shoe Box Packing Party” each November.  Everyone in the church shares in this great ministry that reaches people whom we would never normally come into contact.  The items we have collected for Operation Christmas Child this year are listed below:

School Supplies:
Pens, pencils and sharpener, crayons or markers, paper, notebooks, and solar calculators.

Hygiene Items:
Toothbrush, combs, brushes, washcloths, etc.

Other:
T-shirts, socks, ball caps, sunglasses, hair clips, flip flops, etc.

Do Not Include:
Used or damaged items, war-related items, chocolate or food, candy, liquids or lotions, medications or vitamins, aerosol cans, toothpaste, or breakable items

And most importantly, be sure that all items can fit into a shoebox!

2022 Season Items needed

Coloring books
Toothbrush and case combos 
Large pink erasers
Hairbrushes

2022 Season Items On Hand

Hygiene
135 Soap and Wash clothes
71 Toothbrushes in Cases
20 Small Toothbrushes
25 Hairbrushes
105 Combs
Lots of Scrunchies

School Supplies
69 Spiral notebooks
4 Composition Books
132 Pens
48 Pencils
195 Pencils with Top Erasers
104 Pencil Sharpeners
171 Pencil Bags
23 Filled Pencil Bags
68 Large Pink Erasers
24 Coloring Books
114 Boxes of Crayons
34 Glue Sticks
41 Safety Scissors
1 Pkg of 10 count Markers

Other
3 Blankets
40 String Backpacks

Older Kids
50 Soccer Balls
50 Pumps
50 T-Shirts

Younger Kids
13 Dresses
46 T-Shirts
19 Girls Underwear
91 Pair Socks
19 Boy’s Underwear
8 Boy’s Socks
20 Toddler socks
17 Flip Flops

Toys
10 Balls
20 Block Towers
5 Slinkys
1 Zebra
3 Ponies
6 mermaids
3 Wind-up Toys
10 Harmonicas
6 Guitars
8 Glow Bracelets
1 Fishing Game
41 Cars
1 Squeeze Surprise
1 Pkg Stickers
58 Gliders
26 Punch Ballons
26 Jump Ropes
4 Rubix Cubes
3 Sets Dominoes
25 Tops
45 Stuffed Toys
14 Stuffed Dolls
1 Hand Puppet
1 Binocular
4 Puzzles
50 Flashlights
1 Bendable Rabbit
42 Play Doh
5 Spiral Art
1 Punching Bag

We were able to pack over 100 boxes for OCC during the 2021 Christmas season!