Community Corner
Operation Christmas Child National Collection Week
This week, Bethesda area individuals, families and groups are joining millions of people across the United States to fill empty shoeboxes with gifts for 9.8 million suffering children around the world.
During Operation Christmas Child’s National Collection Week—Nov. 18–25—five area collection sites will be bustling with activity as 10,000 colorfully wrapped shoebox gifts are dropped off by residents.
Collection Centers Open Nov. 18–25
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On-Site Contact: Tricia Warfield, 410-984-5604
BETHESDA COLLECTION SITE:
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Pilgrim Lutheran Church
5500 Massachusetts Avenue
Bethesda, MD 20816
Operating Hours: Mon-Tues, Nov. 18-19: 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Wed-Fri, Nov. 20-22: 3 p.m. - 7 p.m. Sat-Mon, Nov. 23-25: 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
SILVER SPRING COLLECTION SITES:
Nations United Baptist Church
2408 Fairland Road
Silver Spring, MD 20904
Operating Hours: Mon, Nov. 18: 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. Tues, Nov. 19: 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Wed, Nov. 20: 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. Thur, Nov. 21: 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. Fri, Nov. 22: 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Sat, Nov. 23: 12 p.m. - 2 p.m. Sun, Nov. 24: 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. Mon, Nov. 25: 4 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Immanuel's Church
16819 New Hampshire Avenue
Silver Spring, MD 20905
Operating Hours: Mon, Nov. 18: 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. Tues, Nov. 19: 4 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Wed, Nov. 20: 3 p.m. - 7 p.m. Thur, Nov. 21: 4 p.m. - 8 p.m. Fri, Nov. 22: 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Sat, Nov. 23: 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. Sun, Nov. 24: 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. Mon, Nov. 25: 9 a.m. - 11 a.m.
NEARBY COLLECTION SITES:
Redland Baptist Church
6922 Muncaster Mill Road
Rockville, MD 20855
Operating Hours: Mon-Thur, Nov. 18-21: 10 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Fri, Nov. 22: 11 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Sat, Nov. 23: 8 a.m. - 11 a.m., 3 p.m - 6 p.m. Sun, Nov. 24: 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Mon, Nov. 25: 3 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Greenridge Baptist Church
21925 Fredrick Road
Boyds, MD 20841
Operating Hours: Mon, Nov. 18: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. Tues, Nov. 19: 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. Wed, Nov. 20: 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. Thur-Fri, Nov. 21-22: 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. Sat, Nov. 23: 10 a.m. - 12 p.m., 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. Sun, Nov. 24: 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. Mon, Nov. 25: 8 a.m. - 9 a.m.
To find the nearest drop-off site, call 410-772-7360 or visit samaritanspurse.org/occ.
