{"id":274151,"date":"2026-10-01T15:03:37","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T19:03:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.samaritanspurse.org\/?p=274151"},"modified":"2026-10-15T09:16:23","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T13:16:23","slug":"pr-occ-10-12-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samaritanspurse.org\/es\/operation-christmas-child\/pr-occ-10-12-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Press Release Operation Christmas Child Oct. 12 &#8211; Operation Christmas Child Drop-Off Locations Open November 16-23"},"content":{"rendered":"<main id=\"text-only\" class=\"press-release\">\r\n            <article class=\"space-large\">\r\n                <header>\r\n                    <hgroup class=\"\">\r\n                        <h1>Operation Christmas Child Drop-Off Locations Open November 16-23<\/h1>\r\n                    <\/hgroup>\r\n                <\/header>\r\n                <div class=\"space\">\r\n                    <p><strong>BOONE, N.C.&mdash;<\/strong>Los voluntarios est\u00e1n prepar\u00e1ndose para recolectar las cajas de regalos de <a name=\"Operation Christmas Child homescreen webpage\" href=\"https:\/\/www.samaritanspurse.org\/es\/what-we-do\/operation-christmas-child\/?utm_source=OCC-ToolKit&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=m_YOCC-PRRE&utm_content=OCC-Start-Screen\">Operation Christmas Child<\/a> shoebox gifts during National Collection Week, Nov. 16 \u2013 23. Nearly 5,000 drop-off locations will open across the country in November, and shoebox packers can bring their packed shoebox gifts to their nearest location.<\/p>\r\n\r\n                    <p>Since 1993, <a name=\"Operation Christmas Child\" href=\"https:\/\/www.samaritanspurse.org\/es\/what-we-do\/operation-christmas-child\/?utm_source=OCC-ToolKit&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=m_YOCC-PRRE&utm_content=OCC-Start-Screen\">Operation Christmas Child<\/a> has been collecting and delivering gift-filled shoeboxes to children including many who are suffering from war, poverty, disease and disaster. Operation Christmas Child hopes to reach 12.8 million children in 2026 with the hope of Jesus.<\/p>\r\n\r\n                    <p>Shoebox packing is fun for individuals, families and groups! Find a step-by-step guide on the <a name=\"How to Pack a Shoebox webpage\" href=\"https:\/\/www.samaritanspurse.org\/es\/operation-christmas-child\/pack-a-shoe-box\/?utm_source=OCC-ToolKit&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=m_YOCC-PRRE&utm_content=OCC-How-to-Pack\">\u00bfC\u00f3mo empacar una caja?<\/a> webpage. The project partners with local churches across the globe to deliver these tangible expressions of God's love to children in need. Participants can donate $10 per shoebox gift online through \u201cFollow Your Box\u201d and receive a tracking label to discover its destination.<\/p>\r\n\r\n                    <p>\u201cShoebox gifts may seem simple, but they have an eternal impact. Each box is an opportunity to tell a boy or girl in need about the true meaning of Christmas,\u201d said Franklin Graham, president of Samaritan's Purse. \u201cI've delivered these boxes around the world, and I never get tired of seeing the joy that they bring\u2014even in the midst of disasters, war, and poverty.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n                    <p>Los participantes pueden visitar el sitio web <a name=\"Drop-off Location webpage\" href=\"https:\/\/www.samaritanspurse.org\/es\/operation-christmas-child\/drop-off-locations\/?utm_source=OCC-ToolKit&utm_campaign=m_YOCC-PRRE&utm_content=OCC-Drop-off-locations\">encuentra el centro de recolecci\u00f3n m\u00e1s cercano<\/a> Los participantes pueden visitar el sitio web encuentra el centro de recolecci\u00f3n m\u00e1s cercano\ny horas de operaci\u00f3n para planificar cuando entregar las cajas de regalos.  La herramienta de b\u00fasqueda en l\u00ednea se puede buscar por ciudad o c\u00f3digo postal. Los letreros en cada ubicaci\u00f3n identificar\u00e1n la entrega.<\/p>\r\n\r\n                    <hr style=\"margin-top: 2.618em\">\r\n                    <p class=\"small width-62ch\">Operation Christmas Child, a project of Samaritan's Purse, seeks to demonstrate God's love in a tangible way to children in need around the world and, together with the local church worldwide, to share the Good News of Jesus Christ. Since 1993, Operation Christmas Child has collected and delivered more than 244 million gift-filled shoeboxes to children in more than 175 countries and territories.<\/p>\r\n                    \r\n                    <!--<p><strong>Media Note:<\/strong> For complete media materials and high-resolution downloadable photos, visit <a name=\"Media Note OCC Newsroom Link\" href=\"https:\/\/samaritanspurse.org\/operation-christmas-child\/occ-newsroom\/?utm_source=OCC-ToolKit&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=m_YOCC-PRRE&utm_content=OCC-Media-Resources\">samaritanspurse.org\/occnewsroom<\/a>.<\/p>-->\r\n                <\/div>\r\n\r\n             <\/article>\r\n         <\/main>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Operation Christmas Child Drop-Off Locations Open November 16-23 BOONE, N.C.&mdash;Volunteers are preparing to collect Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts during National Collection Week, Nov. 16 \u2013 23. Nearly 5,000 drop-off locations will open across the country in November, and shoebox packers can bring their packed shoebox gifts to their nearest location. 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