Volunteers are preparing to collect Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts during National Collection Week, Nov. 17-24. Thirty-one drop-off locations will open across south central Kansas in November. Last year, volunteers collected over 31,000 shoebox gifts in the area. This year they hope to collect over 35,000.

Participants can find the nearest drop-off location and hours of operation as they make plans to drop off their shoebox gifts. The online lookup tool is searchable by City or ZIP code. Signs at each location will identify the drop-off. Local drop-off locations and hours in the Golden Belt listed below:

Great Bend

Heartland Community Church, 4907 10th St.

Monday, Nov. 17 through Friday, Nov. 21 - 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 22 - 8 a.m. to noon

Sunday

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