Charlotte area individuals, families and groups are joining millions of people across the U.S. this week to fill empty shoeboxes with gifts for 9.8 million suffering children around the world.
Operation Christmas Child's National Collection Week-Nov. 18-25-provides great visual coverage opportunities as 181,000 colorfully wrapped shoebox gifts are dropped off by residents at over 60 collection sites in the Charlotte area, including five new drop-off locations.
Hundreds of local volunteers will be working hard to pack and transport the boxes to the next stop on their journey to a child in need.
Collection Centers Open Nov. 18-25 :
Operation Christmas Child Processing Center
7100 Forest Point Blvd. Charlotte, NC 28217
Operating Hours: Mon-Sat - Nov. 18-23: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sun - Nov. 24: 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Mon- Nov. 25: 8 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Media contact: Marc Bowen, (704) 995-7256.
Canton Baptist Church
24615 Endy Road Albemarle, NC 27516
Operating Hours: Mon - Nov. 18: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Tues-Fri - Nov. 19-22: 2 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Sat - Nov. 23: 2 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Sun - Nov. 24: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Mon- Nov. 25: 2 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Media contact: Kristie Huneycutt, (704) 982-5641
First Baptist Church
217 4th Street NW Hickory, NC 28601
1-800-567-8580
Operating Hours: Mon- Nov. 18: 4 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Tues-Wed - Nov. 19-20: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Thurs - Nov. 21: 4 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Fri - Nov. 22: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Sat - Nov. 23: 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Sun - Nov. 24: 2 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Mon- Nov. 25: 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Media contact: Amy Grant, (828) 729-1129
Boone Processing Center
801 Bamboo Road Boone, NC 28607 1-800-567-8580
Operating Hours: Mon-Sat - Nov. 18-23: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sun - Nov. 24: 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Mon- Nov. 25: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Media contact: Dan and Emi Jarvis, (336) 982-4900
Memorial United Methodist Church
1100 W C Street Kannapolis, NC 28081 1-800-567-8580
Operating Hours: Mon-Fri - Nov. 18-22: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Sat - Nov. 23: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Sun - Nov. 24: 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Mon- Nov. 25: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Media contact: Wayne Anderson, (980) 521-2234.
Union Baptist Association
1744 Williams Road Monroe, NC 28110
Operating Hours: Mon - Nov. 18: 2 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Tues-Thurs - Nov. 19-21: 12 p.m. - 2 p.m.
Fri - Nov. 22: 4 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Sat - Nov. 23: 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Sun - Nov. 24: 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Mon- Nov. 25: 9 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Media contact: Chip Todd, (704) 261-4313
Parkwood Baptist Church
1827 Dixon Road Gastonia, NC 28054 1-800-567-8580
Operating Hours: Mon- Nov. 18: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Tues - Nov. 19: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Wed - Nov 20: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Thurs - Nov. 21: 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Fri - Nov. 22: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Sat - Nov. 23: 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Sun - Nov. 24: 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Mon- Nov. 25: 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Media contact: Kyleigh Kite, (828) 748-2297
First Baptist Church
481 Hood Center Drive Rock Hill, SC 29730 1-800-567-8580
Operating Hours: Mon-Wed - Nov. 18-20: 9 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Thurs - Nov. 21: 9 a.m. - 11 a.m.; 5 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Fri - Nov. 22: 9 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Sat - Nov. 23: 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Sun - Nov. 24: 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Mon- Nov. 25: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Media contact: Susan Dolphin, (607) 262-0054
To find the nearest drop-off site, call (704) 583-1463 or visit samaritanspurse.org/occ.
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