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As of 2021 and beyond, there are a few important changes regarding Operation Christmas Child and our facility. 

This week, Rick Cochrane, the Regional Manager for OCC in our area, announced that the drop-off location for shoeboxes is shifting from Victoria Alliance Church to TWO brand new drop off locations in Victoria in order to better centralize this important ministry. 

We want to welcome Oaklands Chapel (2736 Fernwood Rd) and Gateway Baptist Church (898 Royal Oak Ave) who will be the 2 new active drop off locations in Victoria. We are looking forward to having these two new locations and are waiting in expectation for all the great stories that will come during National Collection Week (third week of November) as individuals, groups, and churches drop off their gift-filled shoeboxes.

Rick Cochrane and Samaritan's Purse have offered their many thanks to us for supporting OCC's initiatives in the Victoria area, and we'd like to thank those of you who have faithfully served this ministry on our site over the years. If you would like to be contacted about volunteering at the new sites, let us know and we will put you in touch with Rick. 

Most imortantly, VAC remains deeply supportive of OCC. We will continue to participate in packing shoeboxes every year with gusto, and many of us will continue to volunteer (or maybe even volunteer for the first time!) with the drop-off sites.

Thank you, church, for being On Mission with us through OCC, even as what that looks like shifts to better serve our community. 

Warmly, 
Your VAC Staff Team