Dear St. John community,
We have Christmas shoeboxes ready to go! Many thanks to the after school bus students led by our several wonderful EAs for helping to fold & make over 400 boxes.
On Wed., Oct. 20, students from Ms. Japlit's gr. 2/3 and Mrs. MacKintosh's grade 2 class, along with Mrs. Watts, will hand out shoeboxes to students who would like to fill one (as this is optional).
They will be filling the boxes for a boy or girl and age bracket of their choice. Labels are included in the pamphlet inside the box ... students will need to cut out label, check off, and tape to box lid. The included pamphlet provides ideas for acceptable, new items to pack. A $10 shipping/project cost fee per box is encouraged to contribute inside the box.
Shoeboxes are due back to the school by Thursday, November 11. We will house them in the library, as done in the past, until they are picked up.
"Operation Christmas Child is a hands-on project that brings joy and hope to children in desperate situations around the world through gift-filled shoeboxes packed by Canadians. It is one way to remind children suffering as a result of war, poverty, famine, disease, and disaster that they are loved and not forgotten ."
Here are some links to videos for your information.
About Operation Christmas Child: https://youtu.be/rPM6BMmIZjY
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What is Operation Christmas Child? (1 minute) Operation Christmas Child gift-filled shoeboxes open the door for the Gospel to be shared with children all around the world. And after they receive their gi... youtu.be |
How to pack a shoebox: https://youtu.be/HfHXdkMd2fA
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Shoebox Gift Packing Tips with Kristy Graham After her trip to a shoebox outreach event in Ecuador, Kristy Graham shares her tips for packing a great shoebox gift! youtu.be |
Shoebox stories: https://youtu.be/GuPStp6T6pM
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Reaching the Pacific for Christ Operation Christmas Child is distributing gift-filled shoeboxes to children on 1,000 Pacific islands to share with them the Gospel of Jesus Christ. youtu.be |
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Yves' Story: From Hatred to Love Yves Dushime praises God for the Operation Christmas Child shoebox gift he received when he was 11 years old living in Togo. It was the first gift he ever re... youtu.be |
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Bryce's Story: Shoebox Starts Transformation Bryce Pablo received an Operation Christmas Child gift-filled shoebox in the Philippines when he was 4 years old. It inspired him to learn more about God and... youtu.be |
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Boy in Kenya Opens Shoebox Gift! Watch as this boy with cerebral palsy in Kenya opens his shoebox gift with his feet! He is absolutely joy-filled with what he finds inside. youtu.be |
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So cool! Just wait until you see this precious girl's reaction ...This little girl in Rwanda was filled with joy after finding not one, but two dolls in her ... youtu.be |
Thank you,
St. John School Staff!