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OCC 2024: 3,364 shoeboxes donated heading into final day
From Mark Fudge
The total number of Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts collected in Adair County going into the final day of collection is 3,364 boxes. This number surpasses last year's total of 3,300 shoeboxes.
Individual drop offs made Sunday included Katherina Baxter, Angie Pierce, Greg and Diana Eastham, Kasey Kessler, Kelly Kuhns, and her sons, Wyatt and Kasey. Church drop offs were made by the Purdy Church and the Reiber Nazarene church.
Dropoffs will continue on Monday, November 25, 2024, from 8amCT to 10amCT at the First Church of the Nazarene/Wheet Fellowship Hall, located at 1200 Jamestown Street Columbia, KY.
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OCC 2024: Sparksville Baptist Church
2024-11-25 - Columbia, KY - Photo from Mark Fudge.
Members of the Sparksville Baptist Church are pictured after packing OCC shoebox gifts. Pictured are back row standing from left: Ellie Benson, Abigail McCosley, Felecia Morgan, Tim Morgan, Isaiah Morgan, Nathan McCosley, Gavin Carlson, Jonah Morgan, Benson Klingberg, Vicki Compton, Naoma McCosley, Ava Morgan, Brittany Klingberg, Grace Morrison and Brittany Klingberg. Front row: Cassy Carlson , Trinity Carlson, Betty Carlson, Caleb Morgan, Mark Harper, Rosanna McCosley, Lindsey Harper, Jill England, Shilah Durbin and Evie Morgan.
Dropoffs will continue on Monday, November 25, 2024, from 8amCT to 10amCT at the First Church of the Nazarene/Wheet Fellowship Hall, located at 1200 Jamestown Street Columbia, KY.
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OCC 2024: Katharina Baxter
2024-11-25 - Columbia, KY - Photo from Mark Fudge.
Katharina Baxter started packing shoebox gifts when she lived in Minnesota. This is the third year she has packed OCC shoeboxes. She said her favorite items for the boxes are hair stuff, school supplies, crayons and coloring books, homemade necklaces and small items that she puts in a Christmas stocking. She also said she prays over her box before she turns it in at the drop off location.
Dropoffs will continue on Monday, November 25, 2024, from 8amCT to 10amCT at the First Church of the Nazarene/Wheet Fellowship Hall, located at 1200 Jamestown Street Columbia, KY.
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OCC 2024: Doug and Debbie Cowan for Purdy Church
2024-11-25 - Columbia, KY - Photo from Mark Fudge.
Doug and Debbie Cowan made their annual drop off for the Purdy Church Sunday afternoon.
Dropoffs will continue on Monday, November 25, 2024, from 8amCT to 10amCT at the First Church of the Nazarene/Wheet Fellowship Hall, located at 1200 Jamestown Street Columbia, KY.
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OCC 2024: Angie Pierce
2024-11-25 - Columbia, KY - Photo from Mark Fudge.
Angie Pierce packs Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts almost every year and drops them off at the Wheet Fellowship Hall. These are the boxes she has packed for the 2024 shoebox campaign.
Dropoffs will continue on Monday, November 25, 2024, from 8amCT to 10amCT at the First Church of the Nazarene/Wheet Fellowship Hall, located at 1200 Jamestown Street Columbia, KY.
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OCC 2024: Easthams put Adair County over 3,300
2024-11-25 - Columbia, KY - Photo from Mark Fudge.
Greg and Diana Eastham puts Adair County over the 3,300 total with their drop off of Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts. They made the drop off Sunday afternoon.
Dropoffs will continue on Monday, November 25, 2024, from 8amCT to 10amCT at the First Church of the Nazarene/Wheet Fellowship Hall, located at 1200 Jamestown Street Columbia, KY.
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OCC 2024: Kasey packs 13 boxes for 13 years
2024-11-25 - Columbia, KY - Photo from Mark Fudge.
Kasey Blue Kessler has been packing shoeboxes for eight years. He started when he was only six years of age. For each year that he gets older, he adds a shoebox to his total number of boxes. Kasey packed 13 shoeboxes this year to celebrate his 13th birthday. He is the son of Eddie and Tiffany Kessler.
Dropoffs will continue on Monday, November 25, 2024, from 8amCT to 10amCT at the First Church of the Nazarene/Wheet Fellowship Hall, located at 1200 Jamestown Street Columbia, KY.
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OCC 2024: Artwork is a special touch on shoebox gifts
2024-11-25 - Columbia, KY - Photo from Mark Fudge.
Kasey Kessler makes his Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts very special by providing beautiful artwork on each box. Pictured are some of the beautiful designs on his boxes.
Dropoffs will continue on Monday, November 25, 2024, from 8amCT to 10amCT at the First Church of the Nazarene/Wheet Fellowship Hall, located at 1200 Jamestown Street Columbia, KY.
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OCC 2024: Reiber Nazarene Church
2024-11-25 - Columbia, KY - Photo from Mark Fudge.
Anna Huff has been dropping off shoebox gifts for the Reiber Nazarene Church for several years. This year the church was able to pack more boxes than ever before. She is pictured here with her husband, Ralph Huff.
Dropoffs will continue on Monday, November 25, 2024, from 8amCT to 10amCT at the First Church of the Nazarene/Wheet Fellowship Hall, located at 1200 Jamestown Street Columbia, KY.
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OCC 2024: The Columbia First Church of the Nazarene
2024-11-25 - Columbia, KY - Photo from Mark Fudge.
The Columbia First Church of the Nazarene packed shoebox gifts on Sunday evening. The Columbia First Church of the Nazarene Wheet Fellowship Hall has served as the central drop off location in Adair County for several years.
Dropoffs will continue on Monday, November 25, 2024, from 8amCT to 10amCT at the First Church of the Nazarene/Wheet Fellowship Hall, located at 1200 Jamestown Street Columbia, KY.
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OCC 2024: Praying over shoebox gifts
2024-11-25 - Columbia, KY - Photo from Mark Fudge.
Members of the Columbia First Church of the Nazarene pray over their Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts after their packing event on Sunday evening, November 24, 2024.
Dropoffs will continue on Monday, November 25, 2024, from 8amCT to 10amCT at the First Church of the Nazarene/Wheet Fellowship Hall, located at 1200 Jamestown Street Columbia, KY.
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OCC 2024: The Kuhns Family
2024-11-25 - Columbia, KY - Photo from Mark Fudge.
The Kuhns family has been dropping off Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts for several years. Pictured are Kelly Kuhns and her two sons, Wyatt, age 9, and Kasey, age 6.
Dropoffs will continue on Monday, November 25, 2024, from 8amCT to 10amCT at the First Church of the Nazarene/Wheet Fellowship Hall, located at 1200 Jamestown Street Columbia, KY.
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