Operation Christmas Child collection begins

From staff reports

Trinity Pointe Church of God, 180 West Trinity Drive in Clarion will be a relay center for Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes during national collection week which begins Nov. 12 and continues through Nov. 19.

The project is an outreach of Samaritan’s Purse, a relief and aid ministry. Participants fill shoeboxes with toys, school supplies, hygiene items, and clothing. The boxes are shipped around the world to needy and suffering children.

For more information on how to participate in Operation Christmas Child or to find out additional drop-off locations and specific times, call (410) 772-7360 or visit www.samaritanspurse.org/occ.