WIN a trip to the Dominican Republic With Me and OCC!

 

Wanna join me? Wanna HAND DELIVER your Operation Christmas Child Shoebox in the Dominican Republic?

Watch the video below or read this post to see how you can enter for a chance to do just that!

 

Earlier this year, I shared my journey with you as I traveled with Operation Christmas Child to hand deliver shoeboxes to children in need in Ecuador. I felt like you were with me on that journey and I am so grateful for your prayers and your ears as you let me share my experience with you. Seeing firsthand what a difference a simple shoebox packed with love can make in the life of a child changed me forever. Kids crying with joy over receiving small toys, pencils, even counting a toothbrush as their most prized posession,  opens your eyes to an entirely different part of our world.

These things changed me, but they also changed the children and that is thanks to people like you who took the time to pack a shoebox.

This year marks the 100 millionth shoebox that OCC has delivered to children all over the world and to commemorate this very special year, I’m teaming up with Operation Christmas Child to go on another invitation only distribution trip to the Dominican Republic, but guess what?

OCC is going to choose one of YOU to go with me!

One of you will get to join me on this life changing trip and HAND DELIVER your shoebox!

 TO ENTER: 

1. Fill a shoe box for a child. Be sure to include treats (small toys, double bagged hard candy, etc), school supplies (pencils, pencil sharpener, colored pencils) and personal hygiene items (soap, toothbrush, toothpaste). Most of all, put your heart into filling the box and make sure you add some things with special meaning to you.

2. Take a photo of the shoe box gift.

3. Send the photo and an e-mail telling us why your box is special and why you should get to go hand-deliver shoe box gifts with Christy Jordan to: occ@southernplate.com 

PRIZE:

All expense paid Operation Christmas Child distribution trip to Dominican Republic with Christy Jordan. 

The trip dates are December 4-7, 2012. 

 Entries must be received by midnight, November 2, 2012. 

For complete Rules and Details, see below.

After you send an email, I encourage you to share your photo on Facebook and Pinterest and ask your friends to pack a shoe box gift for Operation Christmas Child! Be sure to tag their page www.facebook.com/OCC_shoeboxes and if you’d like to tag me at Facebook.com/southernplatefamily , I’d love to read your story there, too!

The 4 finalists not chosen will receive one of the following prizes: Signed Scotty McCreery Christmas Album or an OCC Christmas Ornament Set

Questions and Help Packing Shoeboxes:

What goes in an Operation Christmas Child Shoebox?

*For a complete instruction sheet on how to pack a shoebox as well as printable labels to tape onto your shoebox denoting the gender and age range that it is intended for, please click here.

*Find a drop off location near you by clicking here. 

*For all other information as well as more details, photos, and more about Operation Christmas Child, please click here. 

*For a wonderful list of ideas to include in your shoeboxes, visit my dear friend Kelly’s post 101 Ways To Pack A Shoebox

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Watch a Video from my trip with Operation Christmas Child

Rules and Details

Entries will be judged on impact, photo, and story quality. The top 5 submissions will be selected by Christy Jordan and then sent to Operation Christmas Child to pick the winner. Entries must be submitted by Friday, November 2. Operation Christmas Child will select a winner the week of November 5th. The winner will be notified by email and will have two business days to respond and claim the prize. If the selected winner cannot attend the trip December 4 -7, 2012, or does not respond and claim the prize, Operation Christmas Child will select another winner from the remaining top 4 submissions.  All winner selections will be final and in the sole discretion of Operation Christmas Child.  Residents of the United States 18 years of age and older are eligible to win.  Distribution trip has no retail value and no replacement prize will be offered to selected winner who is unable to attend on the prescribed dates, Travel expenses covered includes round-trip coach airfare, hotel, and meals while in the Dominican Republic. If an expedited passport is required, Operation Christmas Child will reimburse for expediting costs. Entrant warrants that it is the copyright owner of all submissions.  All submissions become the property of Samaritan’s Purse and may be used for any reason and in any medium in promotion of Operation Christmas Child.  This contest sponsored by Samaritan’s Purse / Operation Christmas Child, 801 Bamboo Road, Boone, NC 28607.  Your submission indicates your acceptance of these Rules. 

My Disclaimer: I voluntarily write posts about Operation Christmas Child. I am not receiving compensation for my participation, but Operation Christmas Child will provide for travel costs to the Dominican Republic for me and one contest winner. Regardless of who you are, what your station or lot in life is, and your religious affiliation or lack thereof, I firmly believe that everyone CAN change the world for the better, and we should all try. 

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31 Comments

  1. Great opportunity and a great program 🙂 Good Luck to all who enter for sharing in a wonderful experience!

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  2. Christy,
    I am going to put together the best box :-). I am going to include my two young boys in the project. They need to understand there are people in our world less fortunate than us. We are not rich, but in another’s eyes we have everything. Can we make more than one shoebox? It would be nice if each of the boys did their own.

    Missing you,
    Tammie

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  4. I would love to win this but I will still get the blessing from filling several boxes .I have gotten very interested in visiting Guatemala .My granddaughter visited last year with a church and said her life would never be the same .My church has two trips a year that have Medical people to treat their health problems and other professionals that go to minister to the people .The people that want to go can see what you think you are capable of doing .Has to be planned way ahead .We had a missionary come and speak at our church .He and his family are from Guatemala they decided to live there after completing a college eduation .He has been helping the people for eight years .Video’s were shared with us .Some children had shoes on that were so big and worn out .A lot of the people had to walk 20 miles to the town where the people come in that help them .I thought of how different for my grandchildren how we take a lot for granted .He told us that we just don’t know how blessed we are to live in our beautiful country .We need to be so thankful and be willing to help .Didn’t mean to share so much .God bless each of you !

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  5. Our church has always used the plastic DG shoeboxes, but this year we purchased boxes from Samaritan’s Purse. One of our members went to the distribution center to help last year and saw that the different size boxes made packing difficult. Our boxes are all the same size, suggested by Samaritans Purse…they include a list of suggested items, items that you do not need to send, a label for the age boy or girl….all you need to do is fill the box, close the attached lid and tape the label on the top…we then wrap a rubber band around the box and it is ready to go….we have met our goal of 200 boxes. The boxes are red and green and look like gift. Our church also budgets the shipping costs for each box in each year’s church budget. I would not be able to make the trip, but am happy to take part in this yearly project at my church…God bless all who participate!

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