Dayspring Wesleyan Church collects over 1,700 shoeboxes for 2022 Operation Christmas Child

Sophia Veneziano, Marion Star
Phil Rice, Wilma Rice, Lil Smith, Kristen Redmond and Mike Bush helped pack up the boxes in a trailer that Bush donated to carry them. The church collected over 1,700 shoeboxes this year.
Phil Rice, Wilma Rice, Lil Smith, Kristen Redmond and Mike Bush helped pack up the boxes in a trailer that Bush donated to carry them. The church collected over 1,700 shoeboxes this year.
Kristen Redmond (right) said she packed a shoebox for the first time atop getting to help as a volunteer. "I shopped for one of the boxes, and it was fun shopping for one of the kids just knowing you're helping people in need," she said.
Kristen Redmond (right) said she packed a shoebox for the first time atop getting to help as a volunteer. "I shopped for one of the boxes, and it was fun shopping for one of the kids just knowing you're helping people in need," she said.
Stacked like puzzle pieces, all the boxes of shoeboxes were loaded onto the truck in a two-day packing event. Many volunteers helped out Sunday night, and a smaller group finished the job Monday morning.
Stacked like puzzle pieces, all the boxes of shoeboxes were loaded onto the truck in a two-day packing event. Many volunteers helped out Sunday night, and a smaller group finished the job Monday morning.
A pile of shoeboxes sat stacked in Dayspring Wesleyan Church, the official drop-off location for Marion, prior to being packed. A part of Samaritan Purse's Operation Christmas Child, the boxes will be sent all over the world to give Christmas presents to children overseas.
A pile of shoeboxes sat stacked in Dayspring Wesleyan Church, the official drop-off location for Marion, prior to being packed. A part of Samaritan Purse's Operation Christmas Child, the boxes will be sent all over the world to give Christmas presents to children overseas.

This article originally appeared on Marion Star: Marion donated over 1,700 shoeboxes this year to give kids Christmas