16 UCW NOVEMBER 11-17, 2009
WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM
Can you imagine a child who has never owned a hair brush, a toy
ball or even a pencil?
Believe it or not, that is real life for millions of
children worldwide. This year, U.S. kids
are working to change that — and they
need your help.
Through Operation Christmas Child, you
and your family can play an important role
in helping children around the world who are
suffering for many reasons. National Collec-
tion Week is Nov. 16-23, 2009.
Operation Christmas Child delivers shoe-
boxes packed with school supplies, toys, necessity
items and often a hand-written note of encouragement. OCC is a kids-
helping-kids project!
"I think it is special to these kids that I don't know them and yet
I'm giving them a gift. They probably think, ' Wow, she cares and
doesn't know me,'" said 12-year-old Kassie Miller, who packed 401
shoebox gifts in 2008. This year her goal is to pack 500 Operation
Christmas Child shoebox gifts.
Since 1993, Operation Christmas Child has hand-delivered shoebox
gifts to more than 69 million children in more than 130 countries. Staff
and volunteers use ships, trucks, buses, trains, airplanes, helicopters,
boats, camels, and even dog sleds to reach suffering children with
the gifts.
Samaritan's Purse uses tracking technology that allows you to
"follow your box" to the country where it will be hand-delivered to a
child in need. To register shoe box gifts and find out what country they
are delivered to, use the EZ Give donation form found at www.samari-
tanspurse.org.
To learn how to pack and send an Operation Christmas Child
shoebox gift, call (828) 262-1980 or visit www.samaritanspurse.org.
Although National Collection Week is Nov. 16-23, shoebox gifts are
collected all year.
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It might just be November, but at Fayetteville Technical
Community College (FTCC) it is springtime. Our Spring
2010 Registration cycle has begun as current and future
students are beginning to register for over 2,000 spring
semester degree-program classes. These classes lead to 150
programs of study in business; engineering, public service,
and applied technology; health occupations; and college
transfer and general education degrees, diplomas and
certifi cates.
Current students can register for classes from
November 2 – December 18, 2009, and again from
January 1- 9, 2010. Students can register for classes
online using Web Adviser (www.faytechcc.edu) or contact
their faculty advisors for an appointment.
New approved students can register for classes from November 24 –
December 15, 2009, and again from January 4 – 9, 2010. These students must
contact their faculty advisors for an appointment to register for classes.
Future students who are not currently enrolled at FTCC can begin the
enrollment process immediately by going to the FTCC website (http://www.
faytechcc.edu/admissions/default.asp) and follow the "Getting Started"
instructions. If future students are unable to access a computer, they can
visit the FTCC's Admissions Offi ce in the Tony Rand Student Center or call
910.678.8473.
On-site enrollment and registration are
available at our Spring Lake Campus and the Fort
Bragg Soldier Development Center. Additional
information and directions to these locations can be
found on the FTCC website (www.faytechcc.edu).
FTCC has been voted as a Military Friendly School
and is a Service Members Opportunity College
(SOC) and participant in the MyCAA Military
Spouse Program.
Even though registration has just begun, do
not wait to enroll in the college. Register for your
classes as soon as possible.
Fayetteville Technical Community College was established in 1961 and
serves over 34,000 students annually by providing150
affordable vocational, technical, general education, college
transfer, and continuing education programs to meet students'
needs and desires as well as the community.
Operation Christmas Child: Helping Children Around the World
by SHERI COLLINS
U.S. kids braved a blizzard to send more than 80,000 shoebox gifts of hope,
aboard one of the world's largest airplanes to children in war-torn Sudan.
Fayetteville Region OCC Collection
Dates: November 16-23 Time: 12:30-4:30 p.m.
Place: Methodist University on Ramsey Street or any Fayetteville
Fire Department. For more info: 822-1099
BRENT MICHAELS, FTCC Vice President
for Institutional Advancement
COMMENTS? 484-6200 ext. 222 or
Editor@upandcomingweekly.com
