Sunday, November 23 is the final Operation Christmas Child drop-off date.

This week, Nov. 17 to 23, is the final drop-off week across Canada for the Operation Christmas Child gift-filled show boxes you’ve been packing.

Sunday is the final day for getting your shoebox into a drop-off centre near you.

The big semi-trailer truck that will take all the boxes to the main shipping warehouse in calgary will arrive the next day.

Your gift-filled shoebox will then go to a needy child living in one of the poorer countries around the world (shown on the map above).

Please remember to enclose a donation of $7 to help towards the cost of the shipping and handling of your shoebox, to make sure it gets delivered to a child in need.

Operation Christmas Child was started in 1993 by Samaritans Purse and has become the largest children’s charity in the world.

Since then, over one hundred million gift filled shoeboxes have been collected and delivered to needy kids.  The East Kootenay team of volunteers wants to thank you for your loving support.

You can drop-off your shoeboxes this week at anyone of the following  locations.

CRANBROOK

Mcdonalds restaurant

Real Canadian Super Store

Pharmasave on Baker St.

Cranbrook Alliance Church (during regular office hours).

KIMBERLEY

The RBC Bank

The Dollar Store

Lindsey Park Elementary School

FERNIE

Extra Foods

Overwaitea Foods

Kootenay Custom Interiors.

ELKFORD

East Kootenay Community Credit Union

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