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Operation Christmas Child Collection Week

Operation Christmas Child, the world's largest Christmas project, is calling on local kids, families, churches, businesses, schools and community groups to fill shoe boxes for children overseas who are suffering from disease, famine, war, terrorism and natural disasters.OCC is a project of international Christian relief organization, Samaritan's Purse. They have collected and hand-delivered more than 85 million shoe box gifts to hurting kids in over 130 countries since 1993. National collection week is November 14-21. Moraine Valley Church, located at 6300 W. 127th St in Palos Hts, is a designated drop off/collection site. Collection times: MWF 6-9 pm/ T TH S S 9am-12noon   Mon 21st 9-10:30 am             For more information, call 708-844-0035 or go to www.samaritanspurse.org/occ

Join with us in this truly worthwhile humanitarian outreach project. Your gift might be the only one a needy child receives!

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