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Christmas Stockings 2009

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"Welcome very lovingly, as coming from the hand of God, these little ones that he gives you.  Take good care of them and cherish them tenderly."      -Saint Jane de Chantal

Thank you to the following for searching and donating Xmas stockings for the upcoming 2010 project and taking advantage of the after holiday sales! Many thanks to: Lorraine, Audrey, Jim, Robin, Kristin and Nancy.  

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Jim Vachuska (Community Outreach and Fundraising) packing barrells on day of pick up 2009

Christmas Barrells on the way to Liberia! We sent 90 kids packages this last weekend but still need financial support.

If you are interested in adopting a child (or children) this year for the stocking project, please click here to email your interest.

We reached our goal of 64 stockings in 2008 and this year we surpassed our goal of 75 kids and sent 90 packages !

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Annual Holiday Project FAQ's

Project Details:

You will be assigned a child by name, age, gender and whether or not the child is in school.

The children who are in school will receive their stocking in a back pack. 

If your child is in school you may choose whether or not to provide a back pack. OneByOne has received some backpack donations, but are grateful for any additional donations of back packs. We are requesting each stocking contain the following:

Toothbrush/Toothpaste/Case

Bar Soap/Soap Case

Face Towel

$5 to help cover shipping costs 

Then, a few other things of your choice (some ideas are: crayons, pencils, deck of cards, gum, ruler, markers, stickers, flashlight, protein bars and anything that glows in the dark Laughing )

The goal is to have 5 essential items and 5 fun items costing around $10 per stocking + the shipping donation.  If you are unable to locate a stocking because of the time of year, we do have extra stockings purchased last year in preparation for this unique challenge!

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Photo: shipping 2008 stockings to Liberia

Click here to view photos of children receiving their stockings !

Other Suggestions for stocking items:

* Art Supplies
* Toys                                  * Mirror
* Shampoo/Conditioner          * deodorant
* Pencils                               * razors/gel
* School supplies                   * Dolls
* Crayons/color books            * Perfume
* Hair accessories                  * Bath towels
* Brush/Comb                       * jewelry
* Batteries                            * Footwear (flip flops)
* Clothing                             * Vitamins
* Bibles                                * Feminine products
* Books                                * underwear
* lotion

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