Operation Christmas Child began in 1993 and has since delivered more than 232 million shoebox gifts. While there is a list of suggested items, Keplinger says anyone who wants to participate a gift ...

Local drop-off locations and hours for the Samaritan's Purse project, Operation Christmas Child, will be open for National ...

How one shoebox can make a world of difference — inside Acadiana’s effort to bring holiday hope to children in need ...

From November 17 to 24, communities across Texas are joining Operation Christmas Child, packing shoeboxes filled with toys ...

MANKATO — For Kris Kearney, Operation Christmas Child is a family affair. The New Ulm woman said she first learned about the collection in 1998 and now packs shoeboxes for in-need children throughout ...

This special report from the Chronicle of Philanthropy identifies the 100 nonprofits that earn the most support from individual Americans, private foundations, and corporate philanthropies. These ...

NORTHWEST WISCONSIN – The Northwest Wisconsin Area of Operation Christmas Child kicked off the 2025 collection season with a gathering of at least three dozen individuals at Spooner Wesleyan Church ...

Louisiana residents can donate shoebox gifts for children in need through the Operation Christmas Child project. National Collection Week for the shoebox donations is scheduled Nov. 17-24. The project ...

First Methodist Church of Schulenburg, 209 N. Upton, is now a drop-off location for Operation Christmas Child (OCC), which is under the non-profit organization Samaritan’s Purse (for more visit ...

Samaritan's Purse created the campaign in 1993. Through it, organizations collect donated toys, hygiene supplies and other items; pack them into shoe boxes; and deliver them to Samaritan's Purse, ...

BEIRUT (AP) — Since the 14-month Israel-Hezbollah war ended with a U.S.-brokered ceasefire in November, Israel has carried out almost daily airstrikes on Lebanon that left scores of people dead, many ...

Gov. Mike Dunleavy and numerous state and federal officials held a news conference on Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, in Anchorage to discuss the devastating impacts of the weekend storm. The U.S. Coast Guard ...