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		By: tabitha		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[tabitha]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 20:06:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://savingtowardabetterlife.com/2011/11/operation-christmas-child-shoebox-finishing/#comment-4683&quot;&gt;Cheryl @ Simply CVS&lt;/a&gt;.

I got a late start this year.  But I&#039;m ready for next year.  I already have a few things leftover that I didn&#039;t use this year!  :)  I did 6 this year....maybe I can aim for 10 next year!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://savingtowardabetterlife.com/2011/11/operation-christmas-child-shoebox-finishing/#comment-4683" data-wpel-link="internal">Cheryl @ Simply CVS</a>.</p>
<p>I got a late start this year.  But I&#8217;m ready for next year.  I already have a few things leftover that I didn&#8217;t use this year!  :)  I did 6 this year&#8230;.maybe I can aim for 10 next year!</p>
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		By: tabitha		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[tabitha]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 20:05:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://savingtowardabetterlife.com/2011/11/operation-christmas-child-shoebox-finishing/#comment-4687&quot;&gt;Teresa V&lt;/a&gt;.

Teresa - you can find all the details about what to pack and what not to pack at www.samaritanspurse.org/occ
You&#039;ll also find the age labels to download and place on your box and you can look up a collection site to drop them off at (this week is collection week so you will have to get them to a site by Friday)
Standard size shoeboxes are the best.  The premade boxes that they supply are about the size of a shoebox you might buy a pair of high heels in.  But tennis shoe boxes are ok too (and a little bigger).  I was once told that if you pack them in &quot;boot boxes&quot; (really large ones) they are emptied and the stuff is redistributed into the smaller boxes.  They don&#039;t want a few out of a group of children to get a box that is much larger than everyone elses.  So I stick to &quot;standard&quot; size boxes.  The rubbermaid shoebox storage containers are great too (and about $1 each) - I&#039;ve used those before when I didn&#039;t have enough shoe boxes (and they don&#039;t have to be wrapped! though, they look nice if you line the inside with some brightly colored tissue paper).]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://savingtowardabetterlife.com/2011/11/operation-christmas-child-shoebox-finishing/#comment-4687" data-wpel-link="internal">Teresa V</a>.</p>
<p>Teresa &#8211; you can find all the details about what to pack and what not to pack at <a href="http://www.samaritanspurse.org/occ" rel="nofollow ugc external noopener noreferrer" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank">http://www.samaritanspurse.org/occ</a><br />
You&#8217;ll also find the age labels to download and place on your box and you can look up a collection site to drop them off at (this week is collection week so you will have to get them to a site by Friday)<br />
Standard size shoeboxes are the best.  The premade boxes that they supply are about the size of a shoebox you might buy a pair of high heels in.  But tennis shoe boxes are ok too (and a little bigger).  I was once told that if you pack them in &#8220;boot boxes&#8221; (really large ones) they are emptied and the stuff is redistributed into the smaller boxes.  They don&#8217;t want a few out of a group of children to get a box that is much larger than everyone elses.  So I stick to &#8220;standard&#8221; size boxes.  The rubbermaid shoebox storage containers are great too (and about $1 each) &#8211; I&#8217;ve used those before when I didn&#8217;t have enough shoe boxes (and they don&#8217;t have to be wrapped! though, they look nice if you line the inside with some brightly colored tissue paper).</p>
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		By: Teresa V		</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 14:16:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Hi. Could you tell me the age groups? I have a ton of goodies and makeup for the older girls. I bought several journals at target lotta of goodies.
What size shoe box ? Thanks for your help. I two coupon and would love to share my stockpile. Any tips that each age looks forward  to getting in the shoe box?
Teresa]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi. Could you tell me the age groups? I have a ton of goodies and makeup for the older girls. I bought several journals at target lotta of goodies.<br />
What size shoe box ? Thanks for your help. I two coupon and would love to share my stockpile. Any tips that each age looks forward  to getting in the shoe box?<br />
Teresa</p>
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		By: Cheryl @ Simply CVS		</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 13:08:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[It is so fun to coupon and be able to pack even more boxes.  I am really getting organized this year and seeing how many I can pack.  This past year was a rough one on our family and I couldn&#039;t do as much as I would have liked, but I am already getting ready for next year!

We, too, believe in Zero empty space. lol and we always try to find the biggest shoe boxes we can.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It is so fun to coupon and be able to pack even more boxes.  I am really getting organized this year and seeing how many I can pack.  This past year was a rough one on our family and I couldn&#8217;t do as much as I would have liked, but I am already getting ready for next year!</p>
<p>We, too, believe in Zero empty space. lol and we always try to find the biggest shoe boxes we can.</p>
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