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Not Forgotten Box brings holiday cheer to Elyria families
volunteers collect 479 donated toys for the Salvation Army assisted children. Tara Goutschling leads by example with her daughter Samantha and son Spencer teaching giving back during Christmas season. Not Forgotten Box began 54 years ago to aid families lacking Christmas gifts. About 1,100 children sign up through Salvation Army. Kenneth Blandell and mother Rebecca Townsend recall early struggles without the program. White's Auto Care provides 50 personalized stockings for toy donors. Invest Elyria contributes four dozen cookies. Midview High School Air Force Junior ROTC sorting and packing donations. Anthony Kitson organizes peers as part of community service. Swann notes AR ROTC program faces funding risk.
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Chronicle-Telegram
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Salvation Army
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Rebecca Townsend
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Invest Elyria
Midview High School Air Force Junior Rotc