Iron Mountain — More than 4,000 locations will now offer a curbside drop-off option for the Samaritan’s Purse project, Operation Christmas Child. Volunteers are preparing to collect shoebox gifts during National Collection Week, Nov. 16 through 23.

Operation Christmas Child has been collecting and delivering shoebox gifts — filled with school supplies, hygiene items and fun toys — to children worldwide for more than two decades. This is a project that everyone can still be a part of, even with COVID-19 restrictions.

There’s still time for individuals, families and groups to transform empty shoeboxes into fun gifts.

The project partners with local churches across the globe to deliver these gifts to children in need. Find a step-by-step guide on the How to Pack a Shoebox webpage.

Participants can find the nearest drop-off location and hours of operation as they make plans to drop off their shoebox gifts. The online lookup tool at https://www.samaritanspurse.org/what-we-do/operation-christmas-child/ is searchable by city or ZIP code. Signs at each location will identify the curbside drop-off procedure.

For more information on how Operation Christmas Child is making adjustments during its National Collection Week, go to the organization’s Important COVID-19 Updates webpage for the latest information and answers to Frequently Asked Questions.

Operation Christmas Child, a project of Samaritan’s Purse, seeks to demonstrate God’s love in a tangible way to children in need around the world.

Since 1993, Operation Christmas Child has collected and delivered more than 178 million gift-filled shoeboxes to children in more than 160 countries and territories.

Drop-off days and times at First Covenant Church, 125 E. H St. in Iron Mountain: noon to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, Nov. 16 through 20; 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Nov. 21, through Monday, Nov. 23.

Drop-off days and times at Lakeview Bible Church, 1211 U.S. 2 in Crystal Falls: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 16 through 17; noon to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19; noon to 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21; 9:30 a.m. to noon Sunday, Nov. 22; and 10 a.m. to noon. Monday, Nov. 23.