To the editor,
Packing hope and joy into 9,188 gift-filled shoe boxes, Murfreesboro residents gave children around the world a reason to smile this Christmas season and beyond. Shoebox gifts filled with meaningful yet simple toys, school supplies, and hygiene items for Operation Christmas Child, the world’s largest Christmas project, are now being distributed to children living in desperate places around the world.
In spite of an unstable economic climate in 2008, giving was generous to this project of Samaritan’s Purse, as 7.9 million shoebox gifts were collected from caring families, churches, individuals, businesses, and community groups. On behalf of our community, I would like to thank the local collection sites, the volunteers, and everyone who packed a shoebox gift. For many needy children, their packed shoe box will be the first gift they have ever received.
Though the Murfreesboro drop-off locations are closed until November 2009, there is still time to pack a shoebox. Gifts are received year-round at Samaritan's Purse, 801 Bamboo Road, Boone, N.C., 28607. To get involved, go online to www.samaritanspurse.org or call 1-800-353-5949.
Thanks again to everyone who participated in this project. The joy of Christmas goes far when it is packed in a shoebox gift!
Lance Kaufman
Regional Director
Operation Christmas Child
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