Over the years we have also realized that there are other families in the community that are unable to provide Christmas for their families. Many of our generous donors provide extra new gifts and toys and want to help provide Christmas for those families. The week before Christmas we allow the other families in this area to come to the Christmas warehouse and pick out gifts for each one of their children. Last year we provided toys for another 800 children in the area. These families are screened and we are assured they are not receiving Christmas from other agencies. In total for 2021, with both the Adopt-A-Family and the Holiday Store, we were able to help over 3,400 children. This could never have been possible without the wonderful generosity of our Christmas donors.
Here is how to adopt a family for the holidays:We will be planning for Christmas, 2022 beginning in October. If you are interested in adopting a family, send an email in early October to: holiday@operationbreakthrough.org. Please put your name, mailing address and cell phone number along with how many children in a family you would like to adopt (e.g. a parent with 2 children.) We will email the children's wish list to you at the beginning of November.
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More remote work was done by office staff, requiring purchase and deployment of laptop computers. PPE and distancing protocols were greatly increased in the office, warehouse, and field operations. Far less travel was done by program staff, requiring curtailing of certain programs. Fewer volunteers were able to join in disaster responses, and day-volunteers were used instead of overnight, week-long volunteers.
Some outreach opportunities include cleaning our Ralston Creek park trail, Rosary making, our annual Spaghetti Dinner, weekend coffee and donuts, volunteer at the Operation Christmas Child warehouse, and Leave 'Em to the Angels where we open our youth center to babysit young children all day so parents can shop during the Christmas season! These are only a few of the opportunities we provide! 2ff7e9595c
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