The world’s largest Christmas project of its kind, Operation Christmas Child, a project of Samaritan’s Purse, uses gift-filled shoeboxes to demonstrate God’s love in a tangible way to children in need around the world. Since 1993, Samaritan’s Purse has collected and delivered more than 124 million gift-filled shoeboxes to children in more than 150 countries and territories through Operation Christmas Child. Individuals, families, churches and groups fill empty shoeboxes with a “wow” item—like a doll or soccer ball—and other fun toys, school supplies, hygiene items and notes of encouragement.
Each year, Chick-fil-a partners with Operation Christmas Child. Check your local Chick-fil-a store to see if they are participating. While my local store didn't have any information on their website, I did find their events calendar on their Facebook page. I can pick up a box on November 7th to fill and return it on November 14th. If your local store's dates don't work for your schedule, you can check the Operation Christmas Child website to see where your town has additional drop sites, the dates and times available.
