Operation Santa Boat seeks Christmas gift donations

Individuals and businesses can help by purchasing gifts and dropping them off at Operation Santa Boat collection points located throughout Okaloosa County, including Emerald Coast Marine, 115 E John Sims Pkwy.

The Emerald Coast Convention Center is banding together with the local maritime community to deliver Christmas to our neighbors impacted by Hurricane Michael. Operation Santa Boat is currently collecting Christmas gifts and will deliver them to families in Bay and Gulf Counties with the help of local charter captains.

Gift donations are needed by December 15 to fill the boat.

Individuals and businesses can help by purchasing gifts and dropping them off at Operation Santa Boat collection points located throughout Okaloosa County, including Emerald Coast Marine, 115 E John Sims Pkwy.

Alternatively, gifts can be shipped directly to the Emerald Coast Convention Center by purchasing them from their Amazon Wish List at https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3OG6JYFCJZDBT.

Interested in volunteering? Volunteers are needed at an Operation Santa Boat collection point or the Emerald Coast Convention Center.

For more details, or to sign up as a volunteer, visit https://operationsantaboat.com/

Collection Points:

Destin Commons

Emerald Coast Convention Center

Okaloosa County Administration O­ffice – Shalimar

Brackin Building – Crestview

Emerald Grande

Emerald Coast Marine – Niceville