SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald file<br><br>Bringing the spirit of Christmas to those in need. United Methodist Christian School Pre-K students Logan Muraro, left and Avery Blalock stack shoebox sized boxes filled with school supplies, hygiene items and toys for children in need in foreign countries as part of Operation Christmas Child in 2013. Operation Christmas Child Durango volunteers have announced the local sites that will serve as drop-off locations in 2016 during National Collection Week, from Monday, Nov.14, to Monday, Nov. 21. For a complete list of all Durango area drop-off locations, searchable by ZIP code, visit samaritanspurse.org/occ.
Operation Christmas Child starts Monday
Operation Christmas Child Durango volunteers have announced the local sites that will serve as drop-off locations during National Collection Week, from Monday, Nov.14, to Monday, Nov. 21.
More than 4,900 empty shoeboxes will be filled with toys, school supplies and hygiene items. The donated gifts will then be delivered around the world by the project to children who are living in the midst of poverty, war, disease or natural disaster.
For a complete list of all Durango area drop-off locations, searchable by ZIP code, visit samaritanspurse.org/occ.
Herald Staff
