LITTLE ROCK, AR – During the week of November 14th, residents in Central Arkansas donated more than 24,000 shoebox gifts to benefit needy children worldwide.

Now, you can donate online to Operation Christmas Child through “Build-A-Box.” This will allow you to customize a shoebox gift by selecting items from a list and adding a personalized letter.

Since 1993, the program has sent more that 86 million gift boxes to 130 countries.