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Merryhill Preschoolers Help Send Care Packages to Disadvantaged Kids Across Globe

The students stuffed more than 20 shoeboxes for 'Operation Christmas Child'.

Preschoolers from Merryhill School in Milpitas assembled and stuffed more than 20 shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child, an international humanitarian organization that sends care packages to children in third world countries.

This November, Merryhill students and their families collected items to fill the boxes including shirts, socks, pencils, books, puzzles, games, stuffed animals and hard candy.

On November 19, students formed an assembly line and stuffed the boxes, which are being mailed to boys and girls in Africa, Indonesia and the Philippines.

Once an Operation Christmas Child box is delivered to its recipient, students will receive a photo of the boy or girl who received it. To learn more about Operation Christmas Child, visit http://www.samaritanspurse.org/.

--Contributed by Ashley Boarman


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