Lauren Grooms, Colton Mead, Kendra Grooms, Sara Lewis and Angela Horvath, Collection Center Coordinator. Last year the Collection Center collected and delivered 2,183 boxes from Adams County Churches, groups, clubs and individuals.

West Union Christian Union Church is happy to announce that this year they will again be the Collection Center for “Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes” for Adams County.
Operation Christmas Child is a Worldwide Children’s Project of Samaritan’s Purse, an International Christian Relief Organization headed by Franklin Graham, that collects gift-filled shoeboxes and delivers them to children living in desperate situations around the world. Everyday boys and girls worldwide suffer from war, poverty, disease and natural disasters. Operation Christmas Child makes it possible for millions of these children to experience joy thought shoeboxes filled with gifts. Last year nearly 11.5 million shoeboxes were delivered to children in over 100 countries.
The West Union Christian Union Church has been packing Shoe Boxes for over 16 years. This is the sixth year that they will be the Collection Center for all of Adams County. They invite your church, youth group, school group, club or any individual to join us in filling a box. You can use any Cardboard shoebox wrapped in Christmas Paper (lid and box wrapped separately), plastic tote box or the church has gospel opportunity boxes (go box) available. A “go” box is already decorated, ready to be filled.
Choose to make a box for a boy or a girl, select the age category 2-4, 5-9, or 10-14, and fill the boxes with a blend of school supplies, hygiene items and toys such as dolls or soccer balls. Do not put in any liquids, breakables, food, candy, tooth paste or war related toys.
After you have filled your shoeboxes, drop them off at the Collection Center in the West Union Christian Union Church Fellowship Hall at 542 East Main Street beginning Nov. 18 at any of the following times:
• Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 19, 20- 2- 6 p.m.
• Thursday and Friday, Nov. 21 and 22-  2 – 5 p.m.
• Saturday, Nov. 23-  9 a.m.- noon
• Sunday, Nov. 24- noon- 3 p.m.
For a listing of what and what not to put in a shoebox and to see shoebox distribtion stories, pictures and videos, Visit www.samaritanspurse.org/occ.
For more information or if you need boxes, brochures, box labels, or posters, please call or text Angela Horvath, Collection Center Coordinator at (937) 217-6620.