Campus Events, Campus Wide, Student Life

Charleston Southern packs most Operation Christmas Child boxes nationally once again

By Jan Joslin | November 26, 2024
Students packing boxes at the Packing Party. Photo by Dan Steffy

It’s official – Charleston Southern University has packed the most Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes of any college or university in the U.S. for the sixth year in a row.

This year is Charleston Southern’s 13th year of packing as a university. Since 2019, the CSU family has packed 63,388 boxes for children around the world. Total number of boxes packed for 2024 is 13,670.

Jody Jennings, vice president for student life and dean of students, said, “Every box packed is an opportunity for someone to hear the Gospel. Reaching our goal represents sending the Good News of Jesus to 13,670 people across the globe. CSU students, faculty, and staff can celebrate the impact they are having around the world.”

The campus works on collecting supplies and donations throughout the year. Two big events are conducted in November each year. Students, clubs and organizations, residence halls, and faculty and staff departments bring their boxes on OCC Collection Day.

Previous year top student packers and President B. Keith Faulkner delivered shoeboxes in Grenada in February. Left to right: DJ Brummet, Sarah Durham, Kelly Venning, and Faulkner. Photo provided

The remainder of the shoeboxes are filled at the OCC Packing Party. More than 500 students, staff, faculty, and community and family members gathered last week to complete the packing. 

Top Individual Student Packers:

  • DJ Brummett, a two-time winner, junior, aeronautics – professional pilot major
  • Krystal Guntinas, senior nursing major


Top Staff Departmental Packers:

  • Enrollment Grad/Online
  • Marketing and Communication
  • Business Affairs


Top Faculty Departmental Packers:

  • College of Nursing
  • College of Education


Charleston Southern University is grateful for the companies and groups who partner with us by supplying donations:

  • CSU Women’s Council
  • PetSmart
  • Coastal Race Productions
  • Charleston Orthodontics
  • South Carolina Stingrays


To support this ministry in 2025, learn more at charlestonsouthern.edu/OCC


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