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Mark Fudge: 2015 OCC drive offical total 3,777 boxes

This year's drive is a new record
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By Mark Fudge
Adair County Chair, Operation Christmas Child

Operation Christmas Child was once again a huge success in Adair County. After collecting more than 3200 boxes last year we decided to set a goal this year of 3500 boxes realizing that that would be a difficult task.

However, thanks to the love and generosity of the people of Adair and surrounding counties we have reached our goal and even exceeded it.

The official number of Operation Christmas Child boxes collected in Adair County in 2016 is 3777 boxes.

I want to thank all of the individuals, organizations and churches that have sacrificed so much to make this such a huge success. The lives of countless children and families will be changed in such a great and wonderful way. Thanks again Adair County.





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Katie Wicke prepared her own boxes for OCC



2016-11-21 - Wheet Fellowship Hall, 1200 Jamestown Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Mark Fudge, County Chair, Operation Christmas Child.
Katie Wicke decided this year to prepare her own boxes for OCC. In the past she has participated with the Lindsey Wilson College athletic program. - Mark Fudge

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Troy Elmore drops off remainder of Antioch UMC boxes



2016-11-21 - Wheet Fellowship Hall, 1200 Jamestown Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Mark Fudge, County Chair, Operation Christmas Child.
Troy Elmore pastor of the Antioch United Methodist Church drops off the remainder of the churches OCC boxes Tuesday morning, November 21, 2016. Drop Offs are continuing through 11amCT today. - Mark Fudge

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Kathy Nissley drops off new record for CV Baptist OCC boxes



2016-11-21 - Wheet Fellowship Hall, 1200 Jamestown Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Mark Fudge, County Chair, Operation Christmas Child.
Kathy Nissley dropped off OCC boxes from the Cane Valley Christian Church. Kathy said that her church had a new record total this year.

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Sherry Hovious drops off boxes for Christie Chapel UMC



2016-11-21 - Wheet Fellowship Hall, 1200 Jamestown Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Mark Fudge, County Chair, Operation Christmas Child.
Sherry Hovious dropped off boxes from the Christie United Methodist Church, Monday morning, November 21, 2016. - Mark Fudge

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Michaela and Jamie Benningfield volunteer at Adair OCC Drop Off



2016-11-21 - Wheet Fellowship Hall, 1200 Jamestown Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Mark Fudge, County Chair, Operation Christmas Child.
Among the many volunteers helping process OCC boxes Tuesday morning were Michaela Benningfield and Jamie Benningfield. Mark Fudge

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Beth Boisvert delivers Trinity United Methodist OCC packages



2016-11-21 - Wheet Fellowship Hall, 1200 Jamestown Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com (c).
Beth Boisvert delivers the boxes to the OCC relay center that were prepared by the Trinity United Methodist Church. - Mark Fudge

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Anna Huff delivers OCC Boxes for Rheber Nazarene, Casey Co.



2016-11-21 - Wheet Fellowship Hall, 1200 Jamestown Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Mark Fudge.
Anna Huff drops off boxes at the Adair County relay center. She attends the Rheber Nazarene Church in Casey County, KY. - Mark Fudge

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Melson Ridge SBC boxes bring final unoffical OCC count to 3,759!!!



2016-11-21 - Wheet Fellowship Hall, 1200 Jamestown Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Mark Fudge, County Chair, Operation Christmas Child.
The final drop off of the 2016 OCC Drive was made by the Melson Ridge Seperate Baptist Community Church. Delivering their boxes was Judy Grant. She said that the youth had a wonderful experience packing their boxes. After their drop off the unofficial total for Adair County is 3759 boxes. - Mark Fudge

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Record 3,777 Operation Christmas Child Boxes leave Wheet



2016-11-21 - Wheet Fellowship Hall, 1200 Jamestown Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Mark Fudge, County Chair, Operation Christmas Child.
The last of the 3777 OCC boxes are loaded on to a trailer at the Wheet Fellowship Hall. The trailer will be headed to Boone North Carolina later today. Brandon McDowell, Derek Smith, Kaylee Neal, Carlos Maidonado, and Mike Talley finished loading the final OCC boxes. McDowell and Talley helped in getting all of the Adair County boxes loaded on the trailer as well as several thousands of boxes from Casey and Taylor County also. - Mark Fudge

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