Students gather
Eighth-grade student Bella Messenger, right, helps sort out some of the food that was brought in to St. Luke Lutheran School. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Students at St. Luke Lutheran School in Jefferson Township put together 170 shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child.
Led by Christian humanitarian organization Samaritan’s Purse, which began the program in 1993, the outreach brings blessings to children who might not otherwise get anything for Christmas.
Donations for a food drive were also collected.
Eighth-grade student Izzi Pawloski helps sort food brought to St. Luke Lutheran School on Thursday, Nov. 16. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Boxes line the hall of St. Luke Lutheran School on Thursday, Nov. 16, as 170 shoeboxes were put together for Operation Christmas Child. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Eighth-grade student Sophie Fell displays some of the 170 shoeboxes put together for Operation Christmas Child at St. Luke Lutheran School on Thursday, Nov. 16. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Eighth-grade student Jordyn Relihen shows what is inside one of the 170 shoeboxes put together on Thursday, Nov. 16, for Operation Christmas Child at St. Luke Lutheran School. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Eighth-grade student Maci Boulanger stacks boxes Thursday, Nov. 16, that were assembled for Operation Christmas Child at St. Luke Lutheran School. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
