Operation Christmas Child

Shepherd of the Valley Evangelical Lutheran Church was once again a 2009 drop-off location for Operation Christmas Child.

Shepherd of the Valley Evangelical Lutheran Church collected shoeboxes from November 16 - 22, 2009.

Each weekday Shepherd of the Valley Evangelical Lutheran Church will open its doors, Monday through Friday in the morning from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. and then again in the evening from 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Shepherd of the Valley Evangelical Lutheran Church also collected boxes during the weekend on both Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

During the Collection Week, volunteers accepted, logged, assembled and counted donations of shoeboxes.

In 2008, Shepherd of the Valley Evangelical Lutheran Church collected 723 shoeboxes during our project week. Bob and Jennifer Crone, along with the Shepherd of the Valley Evangelical Lutheran Church children and adult Sunday School classes packed the shoeboxes that then made their way to The Chapel in Akron. Our boxes became part of the 19,025 boxes from the North Eastern Ohio area that would begin their global trek across the world and end up in the hands a very deserving child.

Please contact Shepherd of the Valley Evangelical Lutheran Church office at 330.866.9293 to learn more about how you can volunteer or donate for the 2009 Operation Christmas Child Week or to read more about this wonderful ministry, please visit www.samaritanspurse.org