Operation Christmas Child

Posted on November 27, 2020

Taylor County residents came together in support of this year’s Operation Christmas Child shoebox drive, collecting 2,300 shoeboxes that were packed and delivered to a central shipping location Monday.

The shoeboxes are filled with a variety of simple items — a wash cloth, bar of soap, pencils, erasers, small toys and even a fishing kit improvised from used medicine bottles and leftover wine corks. Yet, to the children who receive them throughout the world, the cardboard boxes are a veritable treasure chest of delights.

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