President encourages support of Operation Christmas Child
Colleagues,
I encourage you, by department or individually, to participate in the following Operation Christmas Child ministry being facilitated by a group of George Fox students. If you choose to participate as a department, please contact Jessi Fink (jfink09@georgefox.edu) so the team can know where to pick up the boxes or plastic bags of items to be placed in boxes.
If not participating as a department, individuals should drop their shoeboxes or plastic bags of items with Barbi Doran at the information desk in the Stevens Center. Below is information about the ministry and a list of suggested items. I encourage you to provide sustainable items if at all possible.
– Robin Baker
Description
Operation Christmas Child is a ministry of Samaritan’s Purse that sends gift-filled shoeboxes to children in need around the world. Since 1993, they have sent out more than 80 million shoeboxes to more than 130 countries. For more information, go to samaritanspurse.org.
This year, George Fox is teaming with Newberg Friends Church for a goal of packing 1,000 shoesboxes! We would love for all the George Fox faculty and employees to get involved. Here’s how:
Pack a shoebox. You can pack a box for a 2-4, 5-9, or 10-14 girl or boy.
These are the items for a typical box:
- Paper (notebook, coloring book, etc.)
- Pencils
- Pencil Sharpener
- Crayons or colored pencils
- Toothbrush
- Toothpaste
- Soap (in two Ziploc bags)
- Washcloth
- Comb
- Toy (baby doll, matchbox cars, jump rope, etc.)
- Stuffed animal
- Hard candy (also double bagged)
- Miscellaneous items: shoes, shirts, gloves, hats, hair clips, etc.
*You do not need to include shipping money for the boxes.
Other ways to participate:
- Purchase items for boxes or purchase extra items when you shop for your boxes which will be used at the packing event.
- Donate money to be used to purchase supplies. Checks can be written to Newberg Friends Church with OCC written on the memo line.
- Come to the campus packing party on Nov. 21 at 2 p.m. in the EHS atrium.
Return boxes, supplies, or checks to your department office or to the Stevens Center by Nov. 12. If you need shoeboxes and/or labels, please contact Jessi Fink.
Questions? Contact Jessi at the above e-mail address.