OCC National Drop-Off Week

Every year, Operation Christmas Child holds its National Collection Week the 3rd week in November. Thrive Church serves as an official regional drop-off location for this global ministry.  If you would like to volunteer to support Drop-Off Week, please contact Sue Cole at scole@thrive-church.us or248.467.1272.

Please be sure to drop off your shoebox during the dates & times listed below. If you should drop off your shoebox after November 21 at 11am, your shoebox will not be delivered until next year's drop off. 

Thrive Church Drop-off Schedule

Mon, Nov. 14 from 9am to noon

Tue, Nov. 15 from 9am to noon

Wed, Nov. 16 from 3pm to 6pm

Thur, Nov. 17 from 9am to noon

Fri, Nov. 18 from 9am to noon

Sat, Nov. 19 from 10pm to 1pm

Sun, Nov. 20 from noon to 2p

Mon, Nov. 21 from 9am to 11am

Drop-off Donation is Critical:

A donation of $10 per box is critical to cover shipping and other project costs. For easiest processing, you can give online through OCC's Label Options or Ways to Give pages, or by mailing a check in the postage-paid envelope available in OCC's print brochure. If you use an online option on the Labels page, you can Follow Your Box and discover the destination of your gift. 

Want to change a life with a Shoebox?

Are you interested in packing a shoebox gift to send to a child in need of love & compassion? Here are resources provided by Operation Christmas Child on how to pack a shoebox.

About Operation Christmas Child

Operation Christmas Child is a project of Samaritan’s Purse, an international relief organization. Their mission is to provide local partners around the world with shoeboxes filled with small toys, hygiene items, and school supplies as a means of reaching out to children in their own communities with the Good News of Jesus Christ. They ship these simple gifts outside the United States to children affected by war, poverty, natural disaster, famine, and disease; and to children living on Native American reservations in the U.S.