Operation Christmas joy
Operation Christmas Child volunteer Nancy Hartwig pushes a shopping cart of shoeboxes during National Collection Week at Anthem Church on Thursday.
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Chris Maiani, center, chats with others after delivering shoeboxes of gifts for Operation Christmas Child at Anthem Church on Thursday.
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Larry Hull prays over shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child on Thursday at Anthem Church in Hayden.
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Craig Hartwig carries Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes at Anthem Church on Thursday.
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HAYDEN — Maple Street Community Church has a small congregation of about 50. On Thursday, it delivered a monster-sized gift of 428 shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child.
When the last boxes came through the doors at Anthem Church on a gray, rainy afternoon, a cheer rose from the volunteers in the foyer.
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