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Hunger Free Holidays food drive Through the winter
The Caring Place is holding a fundraiser over the winter months to support families in need. The Caring Place is asking residents this holiday season to support the food pantry. The goal is to make sure residents in underserved communities get the support they need. Gifts can be made with a credit card at caringplacetx. org/donate. Checks may be mailed to The Caring Place, P.O. Box 1215, Georgetown, Texas, 78627. Designated “Food Pantry” on the memo line.
Operation Christmas Child Through November 21 Seven churches in Williamson County will be among nearly 5,000 U.S. drop-off locations collecting shoe box gifts for children overseas during Operation Christmas Child’s National Collection Week. The special week for 2022 donations is November 14-21. Anyone can pack and donate a shoebox with school supplies, hygiene items and fun toys. Shoeboxes are intended for children ages 2 to 14. Wilco collection locations include Community Bible Church in Weir, Revelation Christ of Church in Taylor, Fellowship Church in Liberty Hill, Hill Country Bible Church in Leander, First Baptist Church in Round Rock, Hutto Bible Church and First Baptist Church in Pflugerville.
Blue Santa Project Through December 12 The Georgetown Police Department is working to make sure every child has a gift under the tree this year. Families with children that need assistance can fill out a Blue Santa application this year until Monday, December 12. Blue Santa is an annual program in which the police department collects toy and monetary donations, which are divided out to families who need assistance during the holidays. Gifts are collected for children up to 17 years old. While the main focus of the program is Christmas, Blue Santa provides gifts to children year round, often giving them to children whose families lose their belongings in fires and other natural disasters. While there is a deadline to apply for the program, the Georgetown Police Department accepts toys and monetary donations all year long. Donation instructions are available at https://bluesanta.georgetown.org/donate.