Tag: Operation Christmas Child

By Dana Williams Despite a global pandemic, residents throughout San Diego county shared the true meaning of Christmas with children in need this past holiday season. At curbside drop-off locations for the Samaritan’s Purse project Operation Christmas Child, generosity of donors across the U.S., resulted in more than 7.8 million shoebox gifts collected in 2020. Combined with those collected from partnering...

Volunteers with Operation Christmas Child will be collecting donations from Nov. 16 to 23 this year with a curbside-dropoff system in place so donors can maintain physical distancing to slow the spread of COVID-19 in this unprecedented year. The project typically consists of volunteers collecting donations and delivering shoebox gifts filled with school supplies, personal hygiene items and small toys...