After a steady flow of OCC shoebox gifts were received Monday and Tuesday making a total of 366 shoebox gifts, things picked up considerably at the Wheet Fellowship Hall on Wednesday. Among those dropping off shoebox gifts on Wednesday included Cane Valley Baptist Church , LWC, Columbia Baptist Church, ACMS BETA, Sparksville Nazarene Church, Knifley Christian, Breath of Grace Church, Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Creekbend Community Church, Milltown Church, Shirley Jones and My Father’s House.
2353 boxes were collected on Wednesday making the total going into Thursday 2719 boxes collected in Adair County.
Boxes can be dropped off at The First Church of the Nazarene/Wheet Fellowship Hall located at 1200 Jamestown Street Columbia, Ky. OCC shoebox donations will be accepted on the following days/hours:
Thursday, November 21, 2024, from 9amCT to 11amCT
Friday, November 22, 2024, from 9amCT to 11amCT
Saturday, November 23, 2024, from 9amCT to 11amCT
Sunday, November 24, 2024, from 1pmCT to 3pmCT
Monday, November 25, 2024, from 8amCT to 10amCT
The LWC Baseball team helped load and unload over 200 cartons making up nearly 3,500 shoebox girts. Pictured with the team are Carol Perkins Metcalfe County drop-off coordinator and Denise Fudge Central drop-off coordinator for Adair, Casey, Green, Hart, Metcalfe, and Taylor Counties.
The LWC baseball team in action.
Metcalfe County collected over 1,500 boxes this year. Making their drop off Wednesday or Carol Perkins and Ricky and John Zurmehly.
Making the annual drop off for the Sparksville Nazarene Church were Ashley Reeder and Linda Jennings.
Jace Cole dropped off these beautiful boxes from the Knifley Christian Church.
Nevaeh Priddy dropped off shoebox gifts from the Breath of Grace Church.
Ginny Reed dropped off these beautiful shoebox gifts from the Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Russell County.
The Creekbend Community Church made their drop off on Wednesday evening. Pictured are Faith Anderson and Jenna Cundiff.
Shirley Jones has been packing shoebox gifts for several years. She made her drop off at the Wheet Fellowship Hall on Wednesday evening.
Everyone gets involved in packing OCC boxes at the Milltown Church. The Milltown Church made their drop off at the Wheet Fellowship Hall on Wednesday evening.
Three month old Grady Glass is perhaps the youngest person to make a drop off at the Columbia First Church of the Nazarene Wheet Fellowship Hall. His parents are Michael Glass and Nealia Glass. They helped drop off boxes packed by the Milltown Church.
The Cane Valley Baptist Church volunteers their service every year on Wednesday night of packing week. It is always a very busy day. Pictured are from left: Mike and Susan Smith, Christine Williams, Bonnie Lawhorn, Connie and Mark Young.
Cane Valley Baptist Church packed over 400 shoebox gifts. Several members of the church family are shown here holding up boxes packed by the church.
(Mark Fudge – Operation Christmas Child)