Operation Christmas Child gearing up for annual gift giving

The North Central Arkansas Operation Christmas Child team will be hosting the “Back to School Around the World” event on Saturday afternoon from 12:00 to 3:00 at First Freewill Baptist Church located at 1306 Highway 5 South. The event is free and door prizes will be given out.Media Coordinator Jennifer Baker says the event is for anyone interested in learning more about volunteering or participating in Operation Christmas Child.

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Tables will be set up explaining volunteer opportunities with OCC, including community relations, church relations, media, and prayer. Coordinators will be on hand to answer questions. There will be several opportunities to learn how to participate in the campaign for 2017. Churches interested in collecting shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child are especially encouraged to send a representative.

Baker says Operation Christmas Child is a division of Samaritan’s Purse.

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Since 1993, over 135 million shoeboxes have been given out in over 150 countries.

For more information about Operation Christmas Child, go to their web site samaritan’s purse .

For more information about the local “Back to School Around the World” event, contact Jerry Strobel, Area Coordinator for North Central Operation Christmas Child, at 870-404-7115 or by email
mailto:strobeljerry@gmail.com or contact Jennifer Baker, Media Coordinator, at mailto:jenbaker1951@gmail.com .

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