City Warmer: Shoebox Gift LIVE

City Warmer is about giving back to the community.

To bring awareness about children in desperate situations and poor living conditions around the globe, we fill shoeboxes with gifts, hygiene items, school supplies, and toys. Join our shoebox gift LIVE program to get updates on what can and can’t be packed in shoebox gifts this year, details on drop-off locations, and ideas to personalize your shoebox.

National Collection Week is November 16 – 22, 2020.

When?

Date:
October 31, 2020 and November 7, 2020 (Saturday)

Time:
2:00pm – 2:45pm

Where?

Across U-hub Facebook

Who?

Anyone

For those who need community service hours, please contact us at [email protected]
for details.

How Much?

Free

Register

Objective

  • Raise the awareness of hurting children at desperate situations — victims of war, disease, disaster, poverty, famine, and persecution
  • Make your own gift, make with your hands and hope!

Instructor

Staff from Samaritan’s Purse and Across U-hub volunteers

What will the workshop include?

  • COVID-19 Updates
  • Shoebox gift ideas for different age groups
  • DIY gifts demo and ideas
  • Ideas to personalize your shoebox
  • Tips on packing a shoebox with bulky items
  • Shoebox drop-off location details
  • And more

Instruction and Information Sheet

Shoebox Gender Label
How To Pack A Shoebox Sheet (English)
How To Pack A Shoebox Sheet (Chinese)
Gift Suggestions For Different Age and Gender
All About Me Sheet

About Operation Christmas Child

Operation Christmas Child is a project of the international relief organization, Samaritan’s Purse. Our mission is to provide local church partners around the world with shoeboxes filled with small toys, hygiene items, and school supplies as a means of reaching out to children in their own communities with the Good News of Jesus Christ. We ship these simple gifts from Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and several other “sending” countries to children in the developing world and countries affected by war, poverty, natural disaster, famine, and disease. Distributions also occur in Aboriginal and Inuit communities in North America.

FAQ

Are gifts delivered by Christmas?

The shoebox gifts start shipping from our processing centers by the middle of December. Most of the gifts are sent via ship. Some may not clear customs in receiving countries until spring. In addition, many countries that receive the gifts must transport the gifts to rural areas using very poor roads. Distributions typically occur from late January through spring each year, extending the joy of Christmas to children that receive them!

Can "THIS" Go in My Shoebox?

The shoebox gifts start shipping from our processing centers by the middle of December. Please check details HERE

What is the $10 suggested donation per box?

The $10 per gift is a suggested donation. This donation is critical for Operation Christmas Child to collect, process, and ship shoebox gifts to more than 100 countries. It also provides for ministry materials.

When is the deadline for sending my shoebox gift?

Hundreds of drop-off locations are open across the country during National Collection Week, the third week in November every year. This year, National Collection Week will be Nov. 16–22, 2020.

Where is the Drop-Off Location?

Hundreds of drop-off locations are open across the country during National Collection Week, the third week in November every year. Find the location nearest to you HERE

How to Build a Shoebox Online?

With a few clicks of your mouse or swipes on your touchscreen, you can build a shoebox online. Make it your own by choosing from a list of gifts, and adding a personal letter and photo. We’ll pack your shoebox and send it for you, for a suggested donation of just $40. You can access PackaBox online.