![Chase Nixon, Jesse Nixon, and Joey Nixon of Crestview are Joy Fellowship members. They made rubber band bracelets and sold them at Vacation Bible School this past summer, raising $100 to pay for shipping Operation Christmas Child boxes. Church members raised $400 to cover shipping costs. [SPECIAL TO THE NEWS BULLETIN]](http://127.0.0.1/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ghows-DA-5d3f7ed5-7d64-3b58-e053-0100007ff475-1c3d64ba-scaled.jpeg)
CRESTVIEW — National Collection Week for Operation Christmas Child is Nov. 13-20. The following dates, times and drop off locations are available in North Okaloosa County, according to information provided to the News Bulletin.
•Joy Fellowship, 5978 Old Bethel Road, Crestview: 3-5 p.m. Nov. 13-15 and Nov. 17; 2-5 p.m. Nov. 16, noon t 2 p.m. Nov. 18, 1-8 p.m. Nov. 19, and 10 a.m. to noon Nov. 20.
•First Baptist Church of Crestview, 171 Hickory Ave. W., Crestview: 9-11 a.m. and 2-4 p.m. Nov. 13-18; 9-10:30 a.m. and 1-8 p.m. Nov. 19, and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 20.
Operation Christmas Child is an initiative of Samaritan's Purse, a Christian nonprofit organization.
Donors can place toys and other items in shoeboxes for deliveries around the world.
Note: An email providing this information on drop off points incorrectly listed Central Baptist Church as a drop off site.
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: Crestview churches collecting shoeboxes of gifts