Operation Christmas Joy
December 13, 2023 at 3:58 pm
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Names are provided to the organization from the Salvation Army, food pantries, family members and school groups. Operation Christmas Joy verifies the names and needs for accuracy. Volunteers determine the number of children in each family, their ages, and their gender. Children under the age of 16 receive gender specific gifts. Contact your child's school counselor if your family is in need. Brad Schwab, OCJ chairman and agent at State Farm Insurance, and his team will determine eligibility and make deliveries to the selected families on Saturday, December 16th. Deliveries include food and gifts for each child in the household.
Help spread a little holiday joy. Gift barrels are located throughout Vermilion at numerous businesses for you to donate to the cause. Angel trees, also located throughout the city, allow you to remove an angel, purchase a gift for a child, and bring the wrapped gift to the tree.
Operation Christmas Joy is chaired by Brad Schwab. Donations can be sent to Operation Christmas Joy, c/o Brad Schwab, 4546 Liberty Avenue, Vermilion, Ohio 44089.
Volunteers are also needed for food sorting and packing on December 14 from 7 pm to 9 pm at the Vermilion Schools Athletic Fieldhouse, and to deliver packages on December 16 from 9 am to noon.
For additional information, call (440) 967-3186.