IDEAS & RESOURCES GUIDE - OCCtober - Samaritan's Purse Australia
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OCCtober
NATIONAL COLLECTION MONTH
IDEAS & RESOURCES GUIDE
FOR SCHOOLS
S INCE 1993, MORE THAN 147 MILLION BOYS AND GIRLS IN OVER 150 NATIONS
have experienced God’s unconditional love as they receive Operation Christmas Child
shoebox gifts donated through individuals, families, schools, businesses and other groups.
Shoebox gifts are for children in need, regardless of their background or religious belief. Each
shoebox is a gift of love that tells a child they are not forgotten.
We invite your family, business or community group to participate in Operation Christmas
Child this year and bring Good News and Great Joy to children in developing countries.
GET INVOLVED
• Download our Primary and Secondary School • Host a fundraising event to raise the $10 donation per box
lesson plans at operationchristmaschild.org.au OR – bake sale, talent show, auction, etc.
operationchristmaschild.org.nz and use Operation
• Invite an Operation Christmas Child representative to
Christmas Child as an opportunity to learn about children of
share about the project at assembly.
other cultures, languages and world religions. Choose one
of the destination countries to study. Research the customs, • At the beginning of term three, encourage your students to
flag, geography, and current events. Invite someone from begin collecting items for shoeboxes.
one of the countries to make a presentation to your class.
• Get the word out through announcements and school
• Download colouring pages that your students can put in notices/bulletin inserts.
their shoeboxes to let the recipients know about the children
• Have a Packing Party in OCCTOBER for your school where
who packed their gifts online at operationchristmaschild.
everyone brings their gifts and packs shoeboxes. Download
org.au/resources OR operationchristmaschild.org.nz/
a ‘How to Host a Shoebox Packing Party’ guide from our
resources
website.
• Write letters to include in the shoeboxes. It’s a great
• Contact your local processing centre and arrange for your
creative writing opportunity.
older students to volunteer to help process shoeboxes.
HOST A PACKING PARTY
HOST A SHOEBOX PACKING PARTY AT YOUR CHURCH OR HOME. HERE’S HOW!
1. Decide on a location, date and shoebox goal for 7. Set up stations for wrapping shoeboxes (wrap
your packing party. the lid and box separately), packing shoeboxes
2. Gather resources: Go to operationchristmaschild. with gifts and writing notes. Try to include gifts
org.au OR operationchristmaschild.org.nz from each of the six categories – something
for videos, photos, impact stories about kids who to love, something to play with, something
have received a shoebox, downloadable colouring for school, something to wear, something
pages, ‘How to Pack Your Shoebox’ brochures, and for personal hygiene and something special.
other resources. Remember to pray for the child who will receive
your shoebox!
3. Packing preparation: Have students bring age-
appropriate gift items from the six categories: 8. Include your donation: Your donation of
something to love, something to play with, $10 per shoebox is essential to
something for school, something to wear, something
for personal hygiene and something special, as well
enable us to cover the costs of
the project. Donations can be
$
10
as the $10 donation per shoebox. made online or on the ‘How to per shoebox
essential to
Pack Your Shoebox’ brochure,
4. Gather a supply of empty shoeboxes. You could cover project
order pre-printed shoeboxes on our website or which can be downloaded at costs
have students source their own empty shoeboxes operationchristmaschild.org.au/
and bring them. You could also ask your local shoe resources OR operationchristmaschild.org.nz/
stores for empty boxes. resources and photocopied.
5. Encourage students to bring photos or you could 9. Drop off your shoeboxes in OCCTOBER. After
take pictures at the packing party and print them your packing party, go to operationchristmaschild.
out. Include a photo and a short, age-appropriate org.au/dops OR operationchristmaschild.org.nz/
note of encouragement to the child in each shoebox. dops to find your nearest Drop Off Point and drop
off all the shoeboxes you’ve packed!
6. Have snacks available – for fun you could try
international foods from countries where shoeboxes
are delivered. Show Operation Christmas Child
videos as you enjoy your snacks!
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NATIONAL COLLECTION MONTH
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SCHOOL RESOURCES
Order or download the following resources at
operationchristmaschild.org.au/resources OR LEARN MORE ABOUT OPERATION
operationchristmaschild.org.nz/resources CHRISTMAS CHILD ON OUR WEBSITE!
Donate $10 per box:
operationchristmaschild.org.au/shoeboxdonations
• Cartons of 25 pre-printed shoeboxes may be ordered
Order and download resources:
online for $12.50. operationchristmaschild.org.au/resources
• Additional FREE materials including brochures and Source stories:
posters for your Operation Christmas Child promotional operationchristmaschild.org.au/stories
campaign may be ordered online. Watch videos:
operationchristmaschild.org.au/videos
• Download flyers, shoebox gift ideas and other Find your nearest Drop Off Point:
resources. operationchristmaschild.org.au/dops
Volunteer with us:
• Download activity pages for kids to colour in and operationchristmaschild.org.au/volunteer
include in their shoeboxes.
FAQS
What is Operation Christmas Child? Why do we ask for a $10 donation with each shoebox?
The world’s largest Christmas project of its kind, Operation Christmas Child distributes hundreds of
Operation Christmas Child uses gift-filled shoeboxes to thousands of shoeboxes each year free of charge to
share God’s love in a tangible way with impoverished disadvantaged children overseas. For most of these
kids. kids, it is the first gift they have ever received.
Since 1993, Samaritan’s Purse has globally collected But did you know it costs approximately $10 per box
and delivered more than 147 million gift-filled for the freight, overseas partner costs, local rents,
shoeboxes to children in over 150 countries. personnel, advertising and administration of this
program? Your $10 donation per box covers these
What is The Greatest Journey?
costs, enabling us to continue sending gift-filled
Children who receive Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes to kids in need!
shoeboxes have an opportunity to enrol in The Greatest
Journey, our 12-lesson discipleship program, with their When and where can I hand in my shoeboxes?
parent’s permission. Led by trained local teachers, In Australia and New Zealand, OCCTOBER is
children become grounded in their faith and learn how National Collection Month.
to share the Good News of Jesus Christ with others.
Go to operationchristmaschild.org.au/dops
Children who complete the course receive a graduation OR operationchristmaschild.org.nz/dops
certificate, and a New Testament in their own language. to view a full list of Drop Off Points.
A monthly gift of just $10 can provide all of the
materials needed to disciple 12 children a year.
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AS YOU PRAYERFULLY PREPARE
TO PACK YOUR SHOEBOX GIFT…
P
lease remember that your PRAY: Most
shoebox may be the only 4 importantly, pray for the
gift the child ever receives child who will receive
of this kind. So, plan to pack your gift. Include a
quality items that will last. personal note and
photo to delight the
heart of a child.
SHOEBOX: Order your pre-
1 printed shoeboxes online or use
a regular size shoebox
DONATE $10 PER BOX:
with a lid no larger
than an A4 page.
5 A donation of $10 per box is critical
to cover shipping and other project
costs. For easy processing you can
give online and use our Follow Your Box
feature to discover the B5829
2-4
country destination of
YEAR
OLD
5-9 YEAR
OLD 10-14 YEAR
OLD
B5830
“WOW” ITEM:
2-4 YEAR
your shoebox!
OLD
5-9 YEAR
10-14
2
OLD
YEAR
OLD
Select a quality “wow”
B5829
2-4 YEAR
OLD
5-9 YEAR
OLD 10-14 YEAR
OLD
toy such as a doll, soccer ball with 2-4
pump, or stuffed animal
to bless a child.
DROP OFF: Take your shoebox gift
6 to a local drop-off location during
National Collection Month, OCCtober.
OTHER GIFTS: Fill the shoebox with
3 other fun toys, hygiene items, and
Visit our website from
1 October to find a
school supplies.
location near you.
To learn more visit operationchristmaschild.org.au
SHOEBOX GIFT IDEAS DO NOT INCLUDE
ITEMS THAT MELT OR LEAK: liquid paint;
toothpaste; shampoo; aerosol cans;
“WOW” ITEM NON-LIQUID SCHOOL SUPPLIES bubbles; crayons; plasticine/playdough
• Soccer ball with pump HYGIENE ITEMS • Pens, pencils, sharpeners, FOOD OR LOLLIES: including medicine;
• Doll • Toothbrushes erasers and markers vitamins USED OR DAMAGED ITEMS: used
• Stuffed animal • Bar soap • Notebooks and paper clothes; old toys BREAKABLE ITEMS:
• Shoes • Washcloths • Colouring and picture books glass; porcelain; mirrors SCARY OR
• Combs • Solar calculators
GAMBLING ITEMS: war-related items;
toy guns, knives; military figures; skull
ACCESSORIES TOYS
• Toy car and crossbones; Halloween items;
• Socks
• Sunglasses • Skipping rope play money; playing cards; dominoes
• Jewellery or watches • Yo-yo RELIGIOUS LITERATURE: tracts and
• Flashlights (with • Toy that lights up and makes Bibles (children are given an Operation
extra batteries) noise (with extra batteries) Christmas Child evangelistic book at an
4 outreach event).
DROP-OFF POINTS
Drop-off points will be open from 1st - 31st October.
Go to operationchristmaschild.org.au/dops or
operationchristmaschild.org.nz/dops to find your nearest location.
Call us on 1300 884 468 (AU) or 0800 726 274 (NZ) for
Processing Centre locations and open hours.
AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND
Donations and Enquiries: 1300 884 468 Donations and Enquiries: 0800 726 274
operationchristmaschild.org.au operationchristmaschild.org.nz
Samaritan’s Purse Australasia-Operation Samaritan’s Purse Australia Ltd. ABN:
Christmas Child ABN: 80 162 895 623 84 070 722 404 NZ CCRN: CC36649
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