Nancy Cundiff dropped off these beautiful shoeboxes on the final day of drop offs. These boxes were packed and prepared by the Cane Valley Christian Church.
Allie Harris said that she has been packing shoeboxes for many years. She came by Monday morning and dropped off her shoebox at the Columbia First Church of the Nazarene.
Lee Ann Jessee made the first drop off of the day Monday morning. Her drop off pushed the Adair County total over last year’s number of boxes collected. She delivered these beautiful boxes from the Russell Heights Baptist Church.
Back with more – Theron Reed‘s wife Ginny dropped off boxes Sunday afternoon, but since she still had several items remaining, she went shopping Sunday afternoon and her husband Theron brought these boxes in Saturday morning. They were packed by the Prince of Peace Lutheran Church. The Reed’s are formally from Maryland and have worked several years at the processing center in Baltimore. Theron said this year they plan to go to Charlotte or Atlanta and volunteer again at the processing center.
Packing the final two shoebox gifts of the 2025 national collection week campaign were Kerry and Terrie Radford. These boxes were turned in by the Columbia Baptist Church bringing their total to 1250 boxes and the Adair County total to 3667 shoebox gifts.
Members of the Sparksville Baptist Church enjoyed packing shoebox gifts this year. Pictured are back row: Cindy Newman, Michaela Newman, Ellie Benson, Abigail McCosley, Naoma McCosley, Roseanna McCosley, Lindsey Harper, Mark Harper, Zach Morgan, Tim Morgan, Isaiah Morgan, Felicia Morgan, Ava Morgan, Grace Morrison, Dorinda Morrison, Caleb Morgan, Tasha Padgett, Leor Young, and Niya Young. Front row: Nathan Young, Avi Young, Sophia Durbin, Evie Morgan, Shilah Durbin, Logan Young, Sawyer Padgett, Nathan McCosley, Jonah Morgan, Jeremy Durbin and Hanna Durbin. Several members from the church plan to attend the processing center in Boone, North Carolina to volunteer again this year.
(Mark Fudge, Green River Area Coordinator – Operation Christmas Child)