Operation Christmas Child will be having countdown events until its final collection of gift-filled shoeboxes. The first event will take place at Kenbridge United Methodist Church on Saturday at 10 a.m. and the second event will take place at Ash Camp Baptist Church, in Keysville, on Thursday, Oct. 1 at 7 p.m. For more information, contact Bernadine Abernathy at (434) 676-8117 or Kim Henry at (434) 547-6140.