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Carol Stream trustees praise volunteers as Christmas sharing, Britney’s Trees and tree lighting approach
Summary
Trustees and a volunteer family described robust holiday volunteer efforts: organizers reported more than 22,600 toy/personal-care items collected for Christmas sharing, Britney's Trees volunteers set up about 1,590 trees this year and roughly 30,000 across the program's history, and the village announced a Town Center lighting event on Dec. 5.
Several trustees used their reports to highlight seasonal volunteer programs and upcoming holiday events.
Rob (surname recorded in the transcript as Vrankovich/Vakovich) described his family’s Christmas sharing operation and gave a running tally: the collection stood at 22,666 toys and personal-care items at the time he spoke, an increase of 356 units over last year, plus roughly…
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