{"id":236783,"date":"2022-10-14T16:35:39","date_gmt":"2022-10-14T20:35:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.samaritanspurse.org\/?p=236783"},"modified":"2022-10-27T10:39:41","modified_gmt":"2022-10-27T14:39:41","slug":"pr-occ-10-14-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/samaritanspurse.org\/es\/operation-christmas-child\/pr-occ-10-14-22\/","title":{"rendered":"Press Release Operation Christmas Child October 10, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<main class=\"press-release\">\r\n           <article>\r\n                <h1>Nov. 14&ndash;21 Drop-Off Sites to Open For Operation Christmas Child <\/h1>\r\n               \r\n               <p><strong>Boone, N.C.&mdash;<\/strong>More than 4,500 locations will open to collect Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts for the Samaritan\u2019s Purse project. Volunteers are preparing to collect shoebox gifts during National Collection Week, Nov. 14&ndash;21.<\/p>\r\n               \r\n               <p><a href=\"https:\/\/samaritanspurse.org\/es\/what-we-do\/operation-christmas-child\/?utm_source=OCC-Press-Release-Coordinator-Drop-Off-Location-Opening&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=m_YOCC-PRRE&utm_content=OCC-Start-Screen-Release\">Operation Christmas Child<\/a> has been collecting and delivering shoebox gifts&mdash;filled with school supplies, hygiene items and fun toys&mdash;to children worldwide since 1993. Anyone can pack a shoebox! In 2022, Operation Christmas Child hopes to collect enough shoeboxes to reach another 11 million children.<\/p>\r\n               \r\n               <p>Individuals, families, and groups still have time to transform empty shoeboxes into fun gifts. The project partners with local churches across the globe to deliver these tangible expressions of God's love to children in need. Find a step-by-step guide on the <a href=\"https:\/\/samaritanspurse.org\/es\/operation-christmas-child\/pack-a-shoe-box\/?utm_source=OCC-Press-Release-Coordinator-Drop-Off-Location-Opening&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=m_YOCC-PRRE&utm_content=OCC-How-to-Pack\">\u00bfC\u00f3mo empacar una caja?<\/a> en su sitio web.<\/p>\r\n               \r\n               <p>&ldquo;Now more than ever, children around the world need to know that God loves them and there is hope,&rdquo; said Franklin Graham, president of Samaritan\u2019s Purse. &ldquo;A simple shoebox gift opens the door to share about the true hope that can only be found in Jesus Christ.&rdquo;<\/p>\r\n               \r\n               <p>Participants can find <a href=\"https:\/\/samaritanspurse.org\/es\/operation-christmas-child\/drop-off-locations\/?utm_source=OCC-Press-Release-Coordinator-Drop-Off-Location-Opening&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=m_YOCC-PRRE&utm_content=Drop-Off-Locations-Release\">the nearest drop-off location<\/a> Los participantes pueden visitar el sitio web encuentra el centro de recolecci\u00f3n m\u00e1s cercano\ny horas de operaci\u00f3n para planificar cuando entregar las cajas de regalos.  La herramienta de b\u00fasqueda en l\u00ednea se puede buscar por ciudad o c\u00f3digo postal. Los letreros en cada ubicaci\u00f3n identificar\u00e1n la entrega.<\/p>\r\n               \r\n                <p>Operation Christmas Child, a project of Samaritan's Purse, seeks to demonstrate God\u2019s love in a tangible way to children in need around the world and, together with the local church worldwide, to share the Good News of Jesus Christ. Since 1993, Operation Christmas Child has collected and delivered more than 198 million gift-filled shoeboxes to children in more than 170 countries and territories. This year, Operation Christmas Child will collect its 200-millionth shoebox!<\/p>\r\n               \r\n             \r\n            <\/article>\r\n        <\/main>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nov. 14&ndash;21 Drop-Off Sites to Open For Operation Christmas Child Boone, N.C.&mdash;More than 4,500 locations will open to collect Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts for the Samaritan\u2019s Purse project. Volunteers are preparing to collect shoebox gifts during National Collection Week, Nov. 14&ndash;21. 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