Media Coverage

Below is a sample of media coverage featuring Operation Christmas Child.

Orange County Register

December 3, 2009

by Doug Irving
Headline: “500,000 gift boxes going out to needy kids”
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USA Today

December 1, 2009

by Cathy Lynn Grossman
Headline: "Operation Christmas Child grows, thanks to VeggieTales"
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

November 25, 2009

by Christopher Quinn
Headline: Shoe box filled with gifts changed Romanian girl's life
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The Washington Post

November 19, 2009

by Sara K. Taylor
Headline: "There's that kids-to-kids connection"

Houston Chronicle

November 19, 2009

by Karen Zurawski
Headline: “Effort aims to reach millions of youths in world”

New York Daily News

November 16, 2009

by Clem Richardson
Headline: “Small Gifts from a Pair with Big Hearts”

The Fort Worth Star-Telegram

November 5, 2009

by Diane Smith
Headline: "Fort Worth-area churches seek holiday gifts for Latin American kids"

Orlando Sentinel

October 1, 2009

by Rosalind Jennings
Headline: "Operation Christmas Child volunteers to fill shoe boxes with items - and love"

The Charlotte Observer

December 5, 2008

by Tim Funk
Headline: "Special Elves, Special Delivery"

Minneapolis Star-Tribune

November 19, 2008

by Aimee Blanchette
Headline: "Something MORE to this WORLD"

The Orange County Register

October 9, 2008

by Peter Schelden
Headline: "7-year-old from San Juan Capistrano gives away birthday gifts"

CNN.com: “Young People Who Rock”

August 22, 2008

Topic: Former Russian orphan and Operation Christmas Child shoe box recipient Tanya Poteet
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Fox News: Hannity & Colmes

December 12, 2007

Topic: Franklin Graham speaks with Sean Hannity about Operation Christmas Child

CNN: American Morning

December 11, 2007

Topic: Franklin Graham speaks with Kiran Chetry about Operation Christmas Child
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WGCL-TV CH 46 (CBS), Atlanta

December 11, 2007

Headline: "Shoeboxes for Children"

MSNBC.com

November 18, 2007

by Katy Sulhoff
Headline: "Middle Schooler participates in Operation Christmas Child"

WFMZ-TV (cable), Dallas-Ft. Worth

November 13, 2007

Headline: "Holiday Spirit: Kids and families that volunteer"

WGCL-TV CH 46 (FOX), Detroit

November 12, 2007

Topic: 6PM News Report

KABC-TV CH 7 (ABC), Los Angeles

November 9, 2007

Headline: “Kids Reach Out to Help the Needy”

CNN’s American Morning

December 15, 2006

Topic: World's biggest Christmas project

Associated Press

November 30, 2006

by Tim Whitmire
Headline: "Graham Sends 8 Million Gifts this Season"

The Baltimore Examiner

November 14, 2006

by Kelly Carson
Headline: "Operation Christmas Child Fills Shoe Boxes with Hope"

Colorado Springs Gazette

November 11, 2006

by Paul Asay
Headline: "Shoe-box Santa"

The Orange County Register

November 29, 2005

by by Theresa Walker
Headline: ""Filling Big Shoe Boxes"

The Dallas Morning News

November 19, 2005

by David Flick
Headline: "After tough start, a shoe box and a home full of love"

The Salt Lake Tribune

November 17, 2005

by Frank Fisher
Headline: "Operation Christmas Child reaches out"

Gannett News Service

October 19, 2005

Topic: 50 ways to throw a party for kids

Orlando Sentinel

October 15, 2005

by Bob Deakin
Headline: "Brighten a kid's holiday: Area churches will help fill shoe boxes with goodies as part of Operation Christmas Child"

Winston-Salem Journal

April 23, 2005

by Monte Mitchell
Headline: “Samaritan’s Purse Prepares Extra Gifts for Victims of Asian Tsunami”

NBC’s TODAY Show

December 23, 2004

Topic: Operation Christmas Child Delivers Christmas to Young Schoolhouse Terrorism Victims in Beslan, Russia

Memories magazine

October 1, 2004

by Michelle Howard
Headline: LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: “Operation Christmas Child”

The Charlotte Observer

September 25, 2004

by Ken Garfield
Headline: “Packing faith in a shoe box”

The Orlando Sentinel

May 3, 2004

by Lori Carter
Headline: Teen Boys Make Teddy Bears for Hurting Children a World Away

SmartMoney magazine

December 1, 2003

by David Weliver
Headline: Charity Checkup

Gannett News Service

November 28, 2002

by Greg Barrett
Headline: HIV-infected child sees value of giving this holiday season

New York Daily News

December 13, 2001

by Tamer El-Ghoboashy
Headline: "Children send gifts, love to Afghan kids"

Florida Times Union

December 25, 2000

by Paul Pinkham
Headline: "Jacksonville’s Shoebox Santas"

USA Today

December 9, 1999

by Larry Copeland
Headline: "From a troubled world, kids reach out to where it's worse Operation Christmas Child teaches U.S. youth the lessons of charity"