This month, several locations in Covington County will serve as drop-off sites for the Samaritan’s Purse project, Operation Christmas Child—joining nearly 5,000 U.S. locations collecting gift-filled shoeboxes for children in need around the world.

During the project’s National Collection Week, Nov. 13 – 20, volunteers will fill empty shoeboxes with gifts such as school supplies, hygiene items and fun toys. Operation Christmas Child will deliver these shoebox gifts to children affected by war, disease, disaster, poverty and famine.

This year, the AL/GA Wiregrass Area Team hopes to contribute more than 33,500 shoebox gifts toward the 2017 global goal of reaching 12 million children.

Operation Christmas Child is a project of Samaritan’s Purse, an international Christian relief and evangelism organization headed by Franklin Graham.

Drop-off locations in the county include:

• Westview Baptist Church

1404 N. Main Street, Opp

Mon., Tues., and Thurs., Nov. 13, 14, and 16: 4:30 – 6:30 p.m.

Wed, Nov. 15: 3 7 p.m.

Fri, Nov. 17: 11 a.m. – 1 p.m., 4:30 – 6:30 p.m.

Sat, Nov. 18: 8 – 10 a.m.

Sun, Nov. 19: Noon – 5 p.m.

Mon, Nov. 20: 7:30 – 9:30 a.m.

 

• Hopewell Baptist Church

6592 Brooklyn Road, Andalusia

Mon. – Fri., Nov. 13 – 17: 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.

Sat, Nov. 18: 9 – 11 a.m.

Sun, Nov. 19: 12:30 – 2:30 p.m.

Mon, Nov. 20: 7 – 9 a.m.