Every year, a national Make a Difference Day is promoted throughout the United States to encourage people to take an active role in serving others. Thousands of projects are either begun or concluded on the last Saturday in October. This year, the First Congregational Church on Rock Street in Fall River chose to gather items to send to American troops serving in Iraq. Up to and including October 27, 2007, Church members collected items to send to soldiers in Iraq. On the 27th, they met to package these items for shipment. Click to read about the three other Make a Difference Day projects in Fall River, including the Greene School Clean-up. For more information about the First Congregational project, contact Church secretary Jennifer Rego at the church office at 508-672-5862.
 

(Top row, left) First Congregational Church members Bea Dean, Joan D'Adamo and Joan Twaddle gather and package blank cards, stationary and pens for the troops to write home. (Top row, right) Stuffed animals and toys are gathered for the children of the troops who are often forgotten in this conflict. (Middle row) Thirteen-year-old Katie Costa and Congregational Church secretary Jennifer Rego select food items for shipping. (Bottom row) Katie closes up a box as volunteers Steve Camara and Eric Poulin help with tape and labels to ready the packages for shipping to Iraq.