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Operation Christmas Child

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

Does anyone on here get involved with it?

Just struggled to wrap up some shoe boxes and they are now ready to be filled with all kinds of age appropriate goodies

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By *auren001Woman
over a year ago

birmingham

I've been doing the shoe box appeal for years. Love shopping for the kids and think it's a good lesson to my own kids who have just about everything xx

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By *aughty_amazonWoman
over a year ago

BRISTOL

Nope, I heard it was a con and tbey don't actually get to where they're meant to go, or the charity sells them or something? so Ive refused to.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"I've been doing the shoe box appeal for years. Love shopping for the kids and think it's a good lesson to my own kids who have just about everything xx"

Ive been buying bits for ages now.. just have to sort it all out and put it into age appropriate boxes. Never sure what sweets we can put inside them.. says 'wrapped sweets'.. but is that individual sweets or the whole bag unopened?

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Nope, I heard it was a con and tbey don't actually get to where they're meant to go, or the charity sells them or something? so Ive refused to."

Not heard that myself and would be a shame if it were true

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I've heard that too, or at least that they rifle through the boxes. This year we will be doing the opposite advent basket. Each day we will put something in and on Christmas Eve take it to the church/shelter.

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By *aughty_amazonWoman
over a year ago

BRISTOL


"Nope, I heard it was a con and tbey don't actually get to where they're meant to go, or the charity sells them or something? so Ive refused to.

Not heard that myself and would be a shame if it were true "

I can't remember where from an stats annoying me, my twos s hool stopped advocating it last year. I'd be Interested to see if it's just a nasty rumour or what?

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman
over a year ago

evesham

i have saved some shoe boxes but i cant find anywhere round here that collects them

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By *aughty_amazonWoman
over a year ago

BRISTOL

http://humanistlife.org.uk/2015/10/14/why-parents-shouldnt-support-operation-christmas-child/

Apologies if I've broken any rules

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By *auren001Woman
over a year ago

birmingham


"I've been doing the shoe box appeal for years. Love shopping for the kids and think it's a good lesson to my own kids who have just about everything xx

Ive been buying bits for ages now.. just have to sort it all out and put it into age appropriate boxes. Never sure what sweets we can put inside them.. says 'wrapped sweets'.. but is that individual sweets or the whole bag unopened? "

I put things like the big bags of starburst in mine, sealed and the sweets are wrapped inside. Cover all angles lol

Never heard it is a scam or they riffle through boxes, would be a damn shame if that were true

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

well im gonna go with OCC this year but having a look at the Oxfam site, i quite like the idea of buying a 'pair of goats' lol

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By *anes HubbyCouple
over a year ago

Babbacombe Torquay

They dismantle the boxes, so the articles that you include don't necessarily go to where you think they should, many items then get sold on to raise funds for a Christian political focus group, which is very right wing.

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By *r and mrs sanddancerCouple
over a year ago

BOLDON COLLIERY

If your in doubt about this organisation

I'm sure the sally army do a similar thing and would be glad of any donations

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By *aughty_amazonWoman
over a year ago

BRISTOL

Our school do something similar for the local food bank and send parcels to the women's and baby's refugees instead. I happily support this as we refer people to this food bank in work so I know it's genuine.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"They dismantle the boxes, so the articles that you include don't necessarily go to where you think they should, many items then get sold on to raise funds for a Christian political focus group, which is very right wing."

drats

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

From the link above.

"Operation Christmas Child is run by Samaritan’s Purse, a huge and zealous organisation led by Franklin Graham, son of the famous evangelist Billy Graham. Not only is the organisation openly homophobic, it seeks to proselytise in a manner that most people, including liberal Christians, find unacceptable.

As a humanist, I am naturally disquieted by the idea of people performing evangelical work with the intended purpose of conversion; but I am positively offended when this work is performed at the expense of vulnerable children in desperate situations across the globe.

Several other charitable organisations and reputable businesses, including the Cooperative, have withdrawn their support for Operation Christmas Child. The charity Save The Children has

questioned its effectiveness and expressed concerns about the use of evangelism in the context of people in need. Some leading teachers’ Unions, including the NASUWT, have pointed out the difficult position that schools are placing themselves in when they support such charities without giving careful thought to their stated mission."

Sorry OP.

x

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By *aughty_amazonWoman
over a year ago

BRISTOL


"They dismantle the boxes, so the articles that you include don't necessarily go to where you think they should, many items then get sold on to raise funds for a Christian political focus group, which is very right wing.

drats

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May be worth checking out snopes or similar????

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman
over a year ago

evesham

not sure if it is OCC or not but there is a beautiful video on facebook showing the sheer, unalduterated joy that these boxes bring o children in africa....the sound is so beautiful, such excitement and happiness bought by a box full of things we would consider as stocking filler presents, discarded by boxing day.

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