From New Mexico-
An avalanche threatened Monday at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church.
But it had nothing to do with the snowfall that blanketed Las Cruces throughout most of the day.
It stemmed, rather, from the piles of toys, clothes, household goods, school supplies, toiletries and Christmas-paper wrapped shoeboxes that filled the office of Deacon Barbara Fry.
The space has been difficult to maneuver around in recent days, thanks to the collection of donations awaiting shipment to Palomas, Mexico. The gifts will wind up in the hands of needy women and children - all victims in some way of drug war violence.
"It's just boomeranged. It's exploded," Fry said. "It's amazing what people have come up with."
This is the second year the church has collected items to give to Palomas residents. A year ago, the effort piggybacked onto one headed up by a Truth or Consequences church. The St. Andrew's church involvement was much smaller last year, resulting in about 35 shoeboxes full of gifts, according to Fry.
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