As Thanksgiving Day approaches, area families are expressing their gratitude by giving back. They are filling shoeboxes with fun toys, school supplies and hygiene items to send to children in need around the world. For many of these children, it will be the first gift they have ever received.
During Operation Christmas Child’s National Collection Week, November 12-19, shoebox gifts will be collected at White Stone Church of the Nazarene, 57 Whisk Drive, White Stone. The Samaritan’s Purse project, partnering with churches worldwide, will deliver these gifts to children affected by…