Members of Girl Scout Troop 2613 pictured with their completed shoe boxes for Operation Christmas Child are (front, l-r) Shelbie Ann Clary, Audrey Lally, Carrie Bowman; (back) Kim Clary, Katherine Parris and troop leader Dora Bowman. Alyssia Nix (inset) was absent when picture was made. Girl Scout Troop 2613 of Berry Memorial Baptist Church put together six shoe boxes for Samaritan Purse's Operation Christmas Child on Nov. 23.

"The girls really had a great time choosing just the right gifts for the boxes and packing them," said troop leader Dora Bowman.

According to Karla Lavender, who was in charge of the First Baptist of Gaffney relay center, 1,649 boxes had been dropped off by local residents to be delivered to children around the world.

The Girl Scout troop is gathering food and supplies for the Cherokee Children Home . If you would like to make a donation to the girls' Children's Home project, call 864-488-2691.

Scouts pack their shoe boxes for delivery to the relay center at First Baptist Church.