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Help to Fill Children's Hearts with Joy and Empty Shoe Boxes with Gifts This Christmas - at The Christian Church at Holbrook

As we transition into the fall season, it is never too early to have Christmas on the brain...and never too late for a compassionate heart. The Christian Church at Holbrook, located at 1123 Broadway Ave., is on a mission to provide 200 children with Christmas gifts this year through Operation Christmas Child and they are looking to you for help!

Operation Christmas Child of Samaritan's Purse (a nondenominational evangelical Christian organization) works with local churches to deliver simple shoeboxes filled with gifts and supplies to children around the world, while sharing the life-changing Good News of Jesus Christ.
 
Now through October 25, 2013, the Church is seeking empty shoe boxes, items to include in the shoeboxes or money donations to cover the shipping cost of $7.00 per box. A list of requested items is included below, and can be brought to The Christian Church at Holbrook (1123 Broadway Ave in Holbrook) on Wednesday's at 5pm or Sunday's from 8:00am - 1:00pm. Or, email Alexa Giarraputo to arrange a drop-off that is convenient for you (agiarraput@yahoo.com). We are thankful for all donations of any kind!

Items for Shoeboxes:

Ideas for Boys: Ball Cap, Small Cars/Trucks, Compass
Ideas for Girls: Hair ties, Barrettes/Clips, Small Doll, Small Purse, Accessories
Ideas for Girls & Boys: Sunglasses, Yo-Yo, Coloring Books, Hacky Sack, Slinky, Chap Stick, Toy Binoculars, Flash Cards, Small Picture Book, Harmonicas/Recorders, Small Games, Jump Rope, Drawstring Bags
School Supplies: Pencils, Colored Pencils, Pencil Case, Crayons, Pens, Ruler, Glue Stick, Markers, Note Pad, Stickers
Grooming/Hygiene Items: Comb, Brush, Bar Soap, Toothpaste, Toothbrush, Colorful Bandages, Small Pack of Tissues, Socks

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