Drop off gift-filled boxes for Operation Shoebox Nov. 14-21

FALLBROOK – Community Baptist Church will be the Fallbrook drop-off site for Operation Shoebox from Nov. 14 to 21.

Operation Shoebox is organized by a group of volunteers who focus on filling empty shoe boxes with school supplies, toys, hygiene items, and notes of encouragement for needy kids overseas. It is part of Operation Christmas Child, an effort that has hand-delivered 86 million gifts to kids worldwide since 1993.

Collection hours at the church, located at 731 S. Stage Coach Lane, will be Nov. 14, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Nov. 15 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Nov. 16 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Nov...