Help Cover the Operation Christmas Child Shortfall
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Operation Christmas Child is in full swing with thousands of shoe boxes pouring into our processing centres in Australia and New Zealand every day.
This Christmas we expect to send gift-filled shoe boxes to more than 320,000 disadvantaged children in countries as varied as Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Fiji and Papua New Guinea. Yes, 320,000!
However, whereas we expect to meet the 320,000 shoe box target, about 1 in 10 of the boxes we receive come without the requested $9 donation which we need to run the project.
As you know, we ask every donor to include a gift of $9 with each shoe box that they give, but it is very understandable that not everyone is able to meet this request.
Many of our donors are school children, pensioners or families who are already making a great sacrifice by giving a shoe box.
The $9 is needed to cover not only the sea freight of the boxes to their overseas destinations, but all the project costs of Operation Christmas Child. This includes the processing centres, staffing, communications, transport and vital training programs for overseas national teams that receive and distribute the shoe boxes in their countries.
So you can see why overcoming this shortfall is just so important and why the team here at Samaritan’s Purse is so grateful for whatever you are able to give.
Thank you for making a contribution towards the Operation Christmas Child shortfall and helping hundreds of thousands of children overseas have the most amazing Christmas ever!
Give NowYour gift will help hundreds of thousands of children overseas have the most amazing Christmas ever! |
I don’t want to use my credit card online. Can you please give me the address where I can send a cheque.
Thank you
Hi Susan
The address for cheques is:
PO Box 6544
Blacktown BC NSW 2148
Thanks for your support
I did 3 boxes and paid the $s online. Have called a few times regarding a receipt and the people over the phone were very nice and helpful but I haven’t received any yet.
Hi Jasmen
Please email donations@samaritanspurse.org.au for assistance with this request.
Apologies for the inconvenience!
i want to volunteer with a team of pastors in our place, City of Mati, Philippines in the gift giving to the children here in our place.
We have a movement known as Ministries Movement of Mati, Incorporated, duly registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission and an accredited non-government organization.
One of the purpose of our organization is; “Moral Recovery Program” of our province.
If you desire to download our papers for your information, we are willing to do so.
Thank you,
God bless you,
ernesto
I could help with money to send 5 boxes, but i don’t have a credit card and I don’t think my cheque would reach you before 30th November.
Hi Bev….it won’t matter….the 30th deadline is just for the boxes so that they are processed in time to meet the shipping deadlines. Your gift to help cover the shortfall can still be sent….thank you so much for your support.
We have just paid for our 60 boxes, we are so sorry we forgot to do it until now. Hoping the boxes can still get to their destination