Folks are filling shoe boxes with gifts

Betty DeWolf of Fairville, the Kiwanis Club of Newark, and other folks are busy packing shoe boxes with gifts for Operation Christmas Child.

This is a mission of Samaritan's Purse

www.samaritanspurse.org

Operation Christmas Child brings joy to children in desperate situations around the world, with gift-filled shoe boxes and the Good News of God's love.

In 2004, more than seven million shoe boxes were distributed to children in 95 countries.

Join your friends or family in packing a shoe box and deliver it to Fairville Vol. Fire Dept. (Please don't call fire dept.). Collection times: Nov. 17, 10 to noon, Nov. 18, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Nov. 19, 2-4 p.m., Nov. 20, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Any questions, call Betty at 331.1946.

Packing a Shoe Box

1. Find an empty shoe box. (You can wrap it, lid separately, if you would like, but wrapping is not required.)

2. Decide whether your gift will be for a boy or girl and choose an age category: (2-4), (5-9), or (10-14). Attach the appropriates BOY/GIRL LABEL on the Top of the box and mark the correct age category. Five dollars is needed to ship each shoe box. Make check payable to Samaritan's Purse (This is tax-deductible.) Place sealed envelope on top of gifts inside completed shoe box.

3. Fill your shoe box with:

• Toys: small cars, balls, dolls, stuffed animals, plastic kazoos, harmonicas, yo-yos, small Etch-A-Sketch, toys that light up or make noise (with extra batteries), Slinky, etc.
• School supplies: pens, pencils and sharpener, crayons or markers, stamps and ink pad sets, coloring books, writing pads or paper, solar calculators, etc.
• Hygiene items: toothbrush, toothpaste, soap, comb, washcloth, etc.
• Other: hard candy, lollipops, mints, gum, sunglasses, flashlights with extra batteries, ball caps, socks, T-shirts, toy jewelry sets, hair clips, watches, small picture books, etc.

Please do NOT include the following:

• Used items
• War-related items (toy guns, toy soldiers, knives)
• Perishable items (chocolate, canned foods, crackers, etc.)
• Liquids (shampoo, lotion, bubbles)
• Medicines (vitamins, cough drops, ointment)
• Breakable items (mirrors, china dolls)

You may enclose a note to the child and a photo of yourself or your family. (If you include your name and address, the child who receives your box may write you back.)

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