KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — It’s one of the biggest holiday outreach in the world — since 1993, Operation Christmas Child has collected and delivered more than 232 million shoebox gifts to children in need.
East Tennessee families are back at it, filling boxes and dropping them off at dozens of sites around Knoxville.
“Samaritan’s Purse” runs Operation Christmas Child, and in 2024 alone, the organization collected more than 11 million shoebox gifts…