Health students collect Christmas items for needy children

    DEXTER — Health occupations students from the Tri-County Technical Center (TCTC) recently participated in Operation Christmas Child through Samaritan’s Purse. The students were able to collect 17 shoe boxes and fill them with suggested gift items for boys and girls of various age groups for delivery to a local collection station.

Photos courtesy of TCTC

    OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD — TCTC students participating in Operation Christmas Child include (left photo) front, from left, Kelly Madigan-Graves (instructor), Taylor Shaw, Tasha Pratt and Alex Newhall. Middle, Sadie Morin, Allison Morin, Kelsie Richards, Kayla Braley, Alyssa Hines and Beth Weatherbee (instructor). Back, Michelle Heath, Kayla Kimball, Paige Northrup, Kylie Richards, Taylor Quick, Courtney Brackett and Sarah Taylor. Bottom photo, front, Brooke Chambers, Megan Frisbie, Courtney LaChance, Tayller Wilson, Chelsea Baillargeon and Danielle Whitten. Back, Madigan-Graves, Krysta Sherman, MacKenzie Peatfield, Bobbie-Lynne Chambers, Abbie Melvin, Faith Henderson, Nik Hasenfus and Weatherbee. 

    As a result of the generous monetary donations given by the administration, staff, students and alumni of TCTC , $91 was raised to help pay for the postage. Those involved would like to thank Steinke & Caruso Dental Care of Dover-Foxcroft for donating toothbrushes and toothpaste for all of the shoe box gifts.  More than 95 million boys and girls in over 130 countries have received the shoe box gifts over the last 20 years.