Pregnant mothers benefit from community support

FALLBROOK – Just before fire evacuation orders were given in Fallbrook and Bonsall Dec. 7, members of the Zion Lutheran Church women's Bible study held a "baby shower" in place of their gift exchange to benefit Fallbrook Pregnancy Resource Center. Zion's new pastor, Aaron Pingle, assisted with encouragement.

Carolyn Koole, executive director of the center said, "These donations allow FPRC to provide helpful free resources to moms in the Fallbrook community in exchange for learning and to provide baby layettes for new mothers. Without community donations, we could not offer these incentives tha...