We had many students help out in the Operation Christmas Child Alabaster Relay Center from November 17-23. Students helped to greet guest dropping off shoe boxes and made them feel welcome by offering them refreshments.
They also took information from guests for Operation Christmas Child's records. Once the shoe boxes were unloaded and counted students helped pack them in cartons so they could be shipped to Atlanta.
There was also a lot of waiting for people to bring shoeboxes (did you know that balloons make your hair stick up?) to the relay center. While they waited some volunteers folded up the decorated Operation Christmas Child boxes, taped cartons to prepare them for the shoeboxes and other brought their toys and gifts and packed their own shoeboxes while waiting.
Thanks to all of the students that volunteered, the relay center was able to collect 2,145 shoeboxes. Each shoebox represents one life that will be changed and one family that will learn the truth of God's love for them.
1 comment:
i love the pic of us with the balloon! savannah's face=priceless!
:)
it was really fun helping out. i got pretty awesome at packing shoeboxes.
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