Happy Thanksgiving!

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November 24, 2010

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Dear FFCC Leaders and Volunteers,

Thank you for another incredible year of hard work and service to our community and to families here and around the world. This year FFCC volunteers did the following:

*21 Volunteers traveled and worked in Tanzania

*26 Volunteers traveled and worked in Haiti

*900,000 meals were shipped to Tanzania

*600,000 were shipped to Haiti

*1.6 million meals were assembled and distributed locally and globally

*300+ Thanksgiving food baskets were assembled and delivered to families throughout North County

*Over 1,500 homeless individuals were fed and provided clothing, hygiene items and other resources

*Over 10,000 volunteers participated in

different FFCC outreach opportunities, including homeless, adult senior outreach, food packaging events, and much more

*This Sunday will be our 22nd Food Packaging Event with a goal of 200,000 meals

Thank you San Diego County for your incredible generosity, support and hard work to make this happen. Truly, San Diego is America's Finest City, not because of location but because of what we do!

Have a wonderful celebration with your family this Thanksgiving season. Hope to see all of you on Sunday at the Packaging Event!

-Phil

Come to Tanzania With FFCC!

FFCC will be going back to Tanzania this summer from June 20th to July 7th. If you're interested in joining us or if you'd just like to find out more about our work in that country, plan on attending an informational meeting at 6:30pm on Tuesday, November 30th, at the Harris home. For more information and directions, contact Phil at philffcc@san.rr.com .

Packaging Event #22 is Here!

Sign-ups are completely full for our 22nd Food Packaging Event at the Old Escondido Police Station (700 W. Grand Ave. Google Map Here) on November 28th!

Remember that we will be collecting much-needed medical supplies for Haiti at the event. A list of the over-the-counter supplies we need are listed on FFCC's website. These supplies will be sent with the medical team traveling to Haiti in January. Any and all donations will be appreciated and put to good use. Thank you in advance for your help!

Our Tanzania Store will be on-site and ready to supply you with all kinds of unique Christmas gifts straight from Africa, so come ready to shop!

See you on Sunday!

Operation Christmas Child Returns!

Operation Christmas Child will be partnering with Grace Lutheran Church, one of the hosts of the Food Packaging Event being held at the Old Escondido Police Station on November 28th, to once again bring hope and a simple shoe box gift to children around the world. Operation Christmas Child, a project of international relief and evangelism organization Samaritan's Purse, headed by Franklin Graham, encourages volunteers to fill simple shoe boxes with toys, necessity items, school supplies, candy and hand-written notes of encouragement. For many of these children, the shoe box gift will be the first gift they have ever received, letting them know they are loved and not forgotten.

You can participate in Operation Christmas Child at the Food Packaging Event on November 28^th by bringing hygiene items (toothbrush & toothpaste, soap, wash cloth, comb, etc.), school supplies, small toys, hard candy, and/or accessories such as socks, sunglasses, ballcaps, etc. Standard size empty shoe boxes are also appreciated.

Learn how to pack a shoe box and become a part of the largest Christmas outreach in the world. Information on how to pack a shoe box will be available at the event or you can check out the website at www.samaritanspurse.org .

You may bring your already-packed shoe box, too.

For more information or questions, please contact Diane Brown at fortune1@san.rr.com.

Shop AND Give!

Four of the folks from our upcoming February Tanzania trip are hosting a big handmade goods sale at the Park Gallery in San Diego to help to raise funds for the trip. Stop by and pick up some Christmas gifts and help out some FFCC volunteers at the same time!

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