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Help had many faces for Project Merry Christmas 2003,
from self-titled “professional volunteers”
like Kaye Weis,to high school clubs like the Bayfield
High School National Honors Society. The Colorado Army
National Guard donated time, while community members donated
gifts and money, all to provide some 350 La Plata County
families with a little extra joy this Christmas. (All
money received was used to fulfill gift requests that
were not already filled.) Recipients this year varied
from the elderly to households with as many four children
– and volunteers rallied to help them all.
The efforts will
culminate on Saturday, Dec. 21, when firemen from around
La Plata County will deliver the bags and boxes of clothing,
toys and food to the recipients. Some families may be
having a larger Christmas morning than they bargained
for when as many as five bags full of goods arrive.
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