Canada’s 2023 Operation Christmas Child shoebox collection season is underway. Individuals, families, churches, businesses, sports teams, and community groups are now packing shoeboxes with toys, school supplies, and hygiene items, plus personal notes and photos, to be delivered to children in need around the world.

Last year, Canadians filled more than 415,000 shoeboxes with gifts that shared God’s love and hope with struggling children in West Africa, Central America, Ukraine and Philippines. In a world weighed down with inflation and the effects of war, children need joy more than ever.

Since 1993, Operation Christmas Child has collected and distributed more than 200 million shoebox gifts in more than 100 countries.

National Shoebox Collection Week is Nov. 13-19: Each gift-filled shoebox packed, donated, and delivered to one of hundreds of drop-off locations throughout Canada by Nov. 19 will make a long journey into the arms of a child in need. Canadians can also pack boxes online at PackABox.ca.

Here are your local drop-off locations:

Grande Prairie Alliance Church

November 13 - 19, 2023

Mon. 9:00am - 3:00pm
Tues. 9:00am - 3:00pm
Wed. 9:00am - 3:00pm
Thur. 9:00am - 7:00pm
Fri. 9:00am - 7:00pm
Sat. 9:00am - 1:00pm
Sun. 9:00am - 1:00pm

 

Emmanuel Baptist Church

November 13 - 20, 2023

Mon. 9:00am - 12:00pm
Tues. 1:00pm - 5:00pm & 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Wed. 9:00am - 12:00pm
Thur. 1:00pm - 5:00pm
Fri. 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Sat. CLOSED
Sun. 9:30am - 12:00pm

 

Fort St John Alliance Church

November 13 - 19, 2023

Mon. 9:00am - 3:00pm
Tues. 9:00am - 3:00pm
Wed. 9:00am - 3:00pm
Thur. 9:00am - 3:00pm
Fri. 9:00am - 7:00pm
Sat. 11:00am - 7:00pm
Sun. 9:00am - 7:00pm

 

For more information on this year's Operation Christmas Child, visit https://www.samaritanspurse.ca/what-we-do/operation-christmas-child