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Archive - Article 22
Operation Compassion partners with Youth & Christian
Education Department on Great American Toy Caper in Houston
1/7/02
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Boy with
blow-up toy.
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Operation Compassion partnered with John Childers, International
Director of Youth and CE and Steve Darnell, Texas Director of Youth
and CE in providing a semi load of toys, stocking stuffers and snacks
for the children of Houston.
Over 3,000 children attended the well-organized party hosted by
Pastor Roy Love and the Gulf Meadows Church of God.
One mother was without transportation so she brought kids in a
taxicab. When the cab pulled away at the end of the day it was loaded
down with toys and happy, clapping children.
The Great American Toy Caper distributed over $500,000 in gifts,
including Disney toys, cartoon videos, beanie babies and blow-up
toys. In addition, the children enjoyed candy, cookies, chips and
drinks.
Tim Burdashaw
Communications Coordinator
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Garden
babies distributed to children.
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Left
to right: Steve Darnell, Youth Director in Texas; Mark
Abbott, Assistant Director of International Youth and
CE Department; Congresswoman Sheila Jackson of Houston;
Pastor Roy Love.
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