A tradition of caring: Community project helps Othello families at Christmas
Mireya Alaya, left, and her sister Nayeli Alaya pick a book while bagging toys for the Othello Community Christmas Basket Program Thursday.
Cheryl Schweizer/Columbia Basin Herald
Othello girls basketball player Briana Andrade helps fill a car for delivery during the Othello Community Christmas Basket Program Saturday.
Jennifer Baginski, right, and nephew Eli Baginski look through the hats while bagging toys for the Othello Community Christmas Basket Program Thursday.
Othello girls basketball coaches Caleb Tovar, left, and Adolfo Coronado, right, load food for delivery during the Othello Community Christmas Basket Program Saturday.
OTHELLO — The tables were heaped with toys and books, a big plastic bin filled with winter hats, piles of blankets and pillowcases – all of which had to be sorted for donation to individual families. The volunteers each picked up a bag and went to work.
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