Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes to be collected Nov. 18-25

Operation Christmas Child is ramping up as Youngstown-area individuals, families, churches and groups are working to make Christmas a reality for needy kids around the world by filling 1,500 shoeboxes with toys, school supplies, hygiene items and notes of encouragement during National Collection Week from Nov. 18 to 25.

For information regarding collection locations, including dates and hours of operation, call 800-567-8580.

Anyone can drop off a gift-filled shoebox at these collection sites: Calvary Baptist Church, 1463 Shields Road, Youngstown; Tabernacle Evangelical Presbyterian Church, 2432 S. Raccoon Road, Austintown; Hubbard First Baptist Church, 59 Orchard Ave., Hubbard; and Abundant Life Fellowship