Thank you to Fallbrook residents

I’m writing to thank Fallbrook residents for their generosity in helping thousands of suffering children worldwide this Christmas. Through their efforts, we were able to collect more than 770 shoeboxes – filled with toys, school supplies and hygiene items – for Operation Christmas Child, the world’s largest Christmas project of its kind. These simple gift-filled shoeboxes communicate to needy children that they are loved and not forgotten.

Although drop-off locations in Fallbrook are closed until November, shoebox gifts can be packed any time. Gifts are received year-round at Samar...