Event Details
Christmas in July is an opportunity for you to share the Christmas
spirit with children who need it most.
Since 1993, Franklin Graham’s Samaritan’s
Purse has brought joy to over 244 million
children in the form of simple shoe boxes,
filled with gifts, sent through Operation
Christmas Child. You, too, can be a part of
filling a shoe box with a variety of gifts that
will be sent to over 175 countries including:
Romania, Argentina, Vietnam, Thailand,
Ukraine, Africa, Honduras, and more.
What to Do:
1) Pick up your shoe box at the Information Desk in the Atrium/Lobby
of your campus.
2) Decide whether your gift is for a boy or girl and choose an age
category: (2-4), (5-9), or (10-14). Mark the BOY/GIRL label attached
to the top of the box. Fill your shoe box with a variety of gifts:
• Toys: a “WOW” item, small cars, balls, dolls, stuffed animals,
harmonicas, yo-yos, toys that light up or make noise (with extra
batteries), Slinky, etc.
• School supplies: pens, pencils & sharpener, crayons, markers,
glue stick, coloring books, writing paper, stickers, etc.
• Personal hygiene items: toothbrush, comb, washcloth, etc.
• Other: sunglasses, flashlights with extra batteries, ball caps,
socks, T-shirts, toy jewelry sets, hair clips, watches, small p
icture
books, etc.
Please do not include:
• Soap, toothpaste, hard candy, mints, gum
• Used items or breakable items (mirrors, etc.)
• War-related items (toy guns, toy soldiers, knives, etc.)
• Liquids (shampoo, lotion, bubbles, etc.)
• Perishable items (chocolate, canned foods, crackers, etc.)
• Medicines (vitamins, cough drops, ointment, etc.)
3) Drop off shoe boxes in the Atrium/Lobby areas of your campus.