Brooklyn opens collection sites for global Christmas project
From Nov. 18-25, Brooklyn Residents Will Pack Joy into Shoeboxes for Needy Children Overseas
With holiday supplies already covering the store shelves, Brooklyn individuals, families, churches and groups are working to make Christmas a reality for needy kids around the world by filling shoeboxes with toys, school supplies, hygiene items and notes of encouragement. Operation Christmas Child, the world’s largest Christmas project of its kind, is ramping up as Brooklyn residents prepare to collect 2,600 gift-filled shoeboxes during National Collection Week (Nov. 18–25).
At local collection sites in the Brooklyn area, anyone can drop off a gift-filled shoebox to send to a child overseas. Then, using whatever means necessary—trucks, trains, boats, bikes and even elephants—the shoebox gifts will be delivered to children worldwide. For many children, the shoebox gift will be the first gift they have ever received.