OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD

At school Madi got to be involved in Operation Christmas Child. She was to get a shoebox and fill it will items and small gifts. The boxes will be collected and given to children in Cambodia, Vietnam, The Solomom Islands, and other countries where children don't get Christmas. Last year over 250,000 boxes were sent from Australia alone and over 8 million worldwide. It was fun to fill the box with things.

We got:
coloring book
activity pack - stickers, coloring pages, and colored pencils
crayons
jump rope
school scissors
three bouncy balls
notepad with dogs on it
two story books
underwear
hair things
and a toothbrush

The box was to be decorated with bright and fun paper and a tag placed on it to indicated whom the package should be for (i.e. boy or girl and what age). Madi then took it to school. In October/November the boxes will be placed in a container and sent to the countries mentioned above. We always try to do a "Sub for Santa" each year and this was a great way to be involved!