Press Release from Samaritan’s Purse:
Beverly Hills Baptist Church will serve as a drop-off location for the Samaritan’s Purse project Operation Christmas Child—the world’s largest Christmas project of its kind.
During National Collection Week, November 14 – 21, Asheville and area residents will donate shoeboxes—filled with school supplies, hygiene items, notes of encouragement and fun toys, such as a doll or soccer ball—for Operation Christmas Child to deliver to children in need around the world. This year, Asheville and surrounding area residents hope to contribute more than 19,272 shoebox gifts toward the 2016 global goal of reaching 12 million children.
“The shoebox gifts donated by Asheville and surrounding area residents will serve as tangible expressions of God’s love to children living in poverty overseas,” said Brevard volunteer and Area Coordinator Denise Gravely. “Anyone is welcome to pack a shoebox and help a child facing difficult circumstances feel loved and not forgotten.”
ASHEVILLE COLLECTION SITES:
Beverly Hills Baptist Church
777 Tunnel Road, Asheville, NC 28805Monday-Friday: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Saturday: 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Sunday: 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Monday (Nov. 21): 9 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Beverly Guthrie, Coordinator, contact (828) 778-0911
Reynolds Mt Christian Academy
20 Reynolds Mountain Blvd., Asheville, NC 28804Monday-Friday: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Saturday: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Sunday: 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Monday (Nov. 21): 9 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Kim Chandler, Coordinator, contact (828)645-8053
Billy Graham Training Center
1 Porters Cove Rd., Asheville, NC 28805
Monday-Friday: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Saturday: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Sunday: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Monday (Nov. 21): 9 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Middy Bower, Coordinator, contact (828)724-4643
Arden First Baptist Church
3839 Sweeten Creek Rd., Arden, NC 28704
Monday-Sunday: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Monday (Nov. 21): 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Deborah Jones, Coordinator contact (828) 280-1934
For more information on how to participate in Operation Christmas Child, call Denise Gravely at (828) 883-3371 or visit samaritanspurse.org/occ. By going online to give the suggested donation of $7 per shoebox gift, participants can follow their box to discover where in the world it will be delivered. They can also pack a shoebox gift online and even upload a photo and note of encouragement.
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