“For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink…Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me.”
Matthew 25: 35, 40
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Each year students and parishioners are asked to donate part of their Halloween candy (“Treasure”) which is used for the Christmas distribution at the Casa de los Pobres (House of the Poor) in Tijuana, Mexico. Toothbrushes and toothpaste are also greatly appreciated!
The children are so very appreciative of this once-a-year Christmas treat! Thank You! The Sisters of the Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Queen of Peace coordinate the annual Christmas distribution where 1,700+ impoverished families receive chicken and masa to make traditional Christmas tamales, rice, beans, canned vegetables, fruit, blankets, jackets, shoes and socks, toothbrushes and toothpaste, and toys. Your bags of donated candy make the children’s Christmas festivities a
little sweeter! Please leave candy donations in the school or church office for pickup between November 10-21, 2025.
The candy collection is coordinated by Oma Nwaogwugwu, President of the Notre Dame Alumni Club of San Diego, and Caroline Kelner, volunteer board member of the Casa de los Pobres USA.
Thank you!
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