Yard Sale to Benefit Operation Christmas Child Saturday, October 17, 2020 - Sunday, October 18, 2020 Download: Download EventOperation Christmas Child uses gift-filled shoeboxes to demonstrate God's love in a tangible way to children in need around the world. Individuals, families, churches, and groups fill empty shoeboxes with items - like toys, school supplies, socks, etc - and drop these boxes off at designated locations during National Collection Week. These boxes get sent to shipment centers across the U.S. and delivered to children in more than 100 countries! 2020 Calendar of Events Saturday, October 17th: Yard Sale to Benefit Operation Christmas Child (Rain Date is Sunday, October 18th). Location: 124 Upper 7 Ponds Road in Water Mill The idea for this yard sale came about while Trish Woicik was clearing out her mom’s house and found that her mom (Rose) had many gifts in mind for family and friends that were never given. Trish didn’t know who many of the gifts were intended for, but she did know that her mom supported OCC each year and that her heart was burdened by the needs of children. Rose always looked for ways to let children know they were loved by God. This yard sale will be filled with many of these new unused items. These particular items will be sold to benefit OCC in honor of Rose’s faithful ministry to children. Due to COVID 19 and the extraordinary effects it has had on indoor events, this yard sale is being held in place of the annual children’s packing party. We hope you will come. Please bring your children and fill up a bag of goodies. There will be plenty of items available for sale to pack your shoebox … and shoeboxes will also be available for pick up so you can pack a box(es) safely at home with your family. Rose would love it! Operation Christmas Child 2020 National Collection WeekNovember 16th – 23rd Location: Grace Presbyterian Church 1225 Montauk Highway, Water Mill, NY US 11976 Due to COVID 19, the procedures for donating, packing, and dropping off shoeboxes have changed. Please check back for more information about these procedures and upcoming drop off hours. Planning on donating items to OCC this year? Here is a list of items we need to pack GPC shoeboxes: pens/pencils erasers/pencil sharpeners other school supplies combs/brushes socks t-shirts caps/winter hats combs/brushes hair accessories mild bar soap/washcloths toothbrushes small games and toys (please, no weapons or war-related items). If you have any questions or would like to speak with someone regarding Operation Christmas Child at Grace Presbyterian Church, please contact Cathy Distefano, Gloria Jones or Trish Woicik. Cathy (631) 726-4762 Gloria (631) 324-7507 Trish (631) 566-6537 Click Here to find out more about Operation Christmas Child.