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Operation Christmas Child collecting shoebox gifts during National Collection Week

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Source: Free Lance-Star

Volunteers are preparing to collect Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts during National Collection Week, Nov. 16 – 23. Churches across the Fredericksburg area will be accepting shoebox donations.

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