POLL: Operation Christmas Child launches in Prince Albert
Operation Christmas Child launched on Thursday in Prince Albert and Parkland Ambulance will be collecting boxes filled with gifts for children in developing nations this holiday season.
The shoebox-sized boxes can be filled with toys, school supplies or other items appropriate for a boy or girl of a chosen age range (2-4 years, 5-9 years or 10-14 years old). Shoeboxes can also be built online – donors can select the age of the recipient, the items they’d like to fill the box with, and then place their order.
Parkland Ambulance’s Lyle Karasiuk said the boxes from Western Canada tend to end up in Central and South America. “But they can actually end up anywhere in the world.”
All of the boxes they collect will be shipped to Samaritan’s Purse in Calgary – this leg of the boxes’ journey will be free, courtesy of the Saskatchewan Transportation Company (STC).