Donate a shoebox full of gifts from BI to PO

Drop-off sites from Bainbridge Island to Port Orchard have been set up for Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts from Nov. 14-21.

Operation Christmas Child has been collecting and delivering shoebox gifts—filled with school supplies, hygiene items and toys—to children worldwide since 1993. Anyone can participate. The Samaritan’s Purse Project hopes to collect enough shoeboxes to reach 11 million children this year alone.

Operation Christmas Child has collected and delivered more than 198 million gift-filled shoeboxes to children in more than 170 countries and territories. This year, Operation Christmas Child will collect its 200 millionth shoebox.

Find a step-by-step guide on the How to Pack a Shoebox webpage. samaritanspurse.org/operation-christmas-child/pack-a-shoe-box/

Bainbridge First Baptist Church

8810 Madison Ave. NE

Nov. 14, 15, 17 and 18: 2:30-4:30 p.m.

Nov. 16: 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Nov. 19: 1:30-3:30 p.m.

Nov. 20: 12:30-2:30 p.m.

Nov. 21: 9-11 a.m.

North Kitsap Baptist Church

20516 Little Valley Road NE Poulsbo

Nov. 14 and 21: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Nov. 15, 16 and 18: 2-5 p.m.

Nov. 17:3-6 p.m.

Nov. 19 and 20: 1-5 p.m.

Silverdale United Methodist Church

9982 Silverdale Way NW

Nov. 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18: 4-6 p.m.

Nov. 19 and 20: 1-4 p.m.

Nov. 21: 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Adventure of Faith Church

4705 Jackson Ave. SE Port Orchard

Nov. 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20: 9 a.m. to noon AND 4-7 p.m.

Nov. 21: 8-10 a.m.