Several South King County locations will serve as collection sites this year for the Samaritan’s Purse project Operation Christmas Child—the world’s largest Christmas project of its kind.
During National Collection Week, Nov. 14 – 21, local residents will donate shoeboxes—filled with school supplies, hygiene items, notes of encouragement and fun toys, such as a doll or soccer ball—for Operation Christmas Child to deliver to children in need around the world. This year, Maple Valley alongside Seattle residents hope to contribute more than 35,000 shoebox gifts toward the 2016 global goal of reaching 12 million children. For many of these children, the gift-filled shoebox is the first gift they have ever received.
“The shoebox gifts donated by Maple Valley volunteers at these drop-off locations will shine a light of hope to children living in poverty overseas,” said Michael Ishmael, Northwest Regional Director for Operation Christmas Child. “Anyone is welcome to pack a shoebox and help a child facing difficult circumstances to feel loved and not forgotten.”
Collection sites can be found in Seattle, Woodinville, Bellevue, Sammamish, Mukilteo, Arlington, Bothell, Edmonds, Monroe, Snohomish, Enumclaw, Federal Way, Kent, Maple Valley, and Renton. For a complete list of participating locations, searchable by ZIP code, visit samaritanspurse.org/occ.
LOCAL COLLECTION SITES:
Maple Valley, WA – Hope Fellowship 21115 SE 272nd Street, Maple Valley, WA 98038
Mon, Nov. 14: 12:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.; Tue, Nov. 15: 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.; Wed, Nov. 16: 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.; Thu, Nov. 17: 7 a.m. – 11 a.m.; Fri, Nov. 18: 12:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.; Sat, Nov. 19: 12:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.; Sun, Nov. 20: 2:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.; Mon, Nov. 21: 7 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Renton, WA – New Life Church15711 152nd Avenue SE, Renton, WA 98058
Mon, Nov. 14: 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.; Tue, Nov. 15: 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.; Wed, Nov. 16: 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.; Thu, Nov. 17: 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.; Fri, Nov. 18: 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.; Sat, Nov. 19: 5 p.m. – 7 p.m.; Sun, Nov. 20: 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.; Mon, Nov. 21: 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Seattle, WA – Normandy Christian Church 908 S 200th Street, Seattle, WA 98198
Mon, Nov. 14: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.; Tue, Nov. 15: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.; Wed, Nov. 16: 5 p.m. – 7 p.m.; Thu, Nov. 17: 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.; Fri, Nov. 18: 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.; Sat, Nov. 19: 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.; Sun, Nov. 20: 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.; Mon, Nov. 21: 9 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Seattle, WA – Southcenter Community Baptist Church 14742 Macadam Road S, Seattle, WA 98168
Mon, Nov. 14: 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.; Tue, Nov. 15: 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.; Wed, Nov. 16: 5 p.m. – 9 p.m.; Thu, Nov. 17: 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.; Fri, Nov. 18: 5 p.m. – 9 p.m.; Sat, Nov. 19: 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.; Sun, Nov. 20: 2 p.m. – 5 p.m.; Mon, Nov. 21: 11 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Enumclaw, WA – Hillside Community Church 24015 SE 436th Way, Enumclaw, WA 98022
Mon, Nov. 14: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.; Tue, Nov. 15: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.; Wed, Nov. 16: 11:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.; Thu, Nov. 17: 6 p.m. – 9 p.m.; Fri, Nov. 18: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. ; Sat, Nov. 19: 9 a.m. – 11 a.m.; Sun, Nov. 20: 12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.; Mon, Nov. 21: 9 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Federal Way, WA – Our Savior’s Baptist Church 701 S 320th Street, Federal Way, WA 98003
Mon, Nov. 14: 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.; Tue, Nov. 15: 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.; Wed, Nov. 16: 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.; Thu, Nov. 17: 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.; Fri, Nov. 18: 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.; Sat, Nov. 19: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.; Sun, Nov. 20: 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.; Mon, Nov. 21: 9 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Kent, WA – Eastridge Baptist Church 12520 SE 240th Street, Kent, WA 98031
Mon, Nov. 14: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.; Tue, Nov. 15: 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.; Wed, Nov. 16: 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.; Thu, Nov. 17: 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.; Fri, Nov. 18: 5 p.m. – 7 p.m.; Sat, Nov. 19: 9 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.; Sun, Nov. 20: 1:30 p.m. – 4 p.m.; Mon, Nov. 21: 9 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
