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PAGE A10, KEIZERTIMES, NOVEMBER 23, 2018 BOXES, continued from Page A1 Fill ‘er up more than 400 music boxes. “It was such a cool thing to give these things away,” Kircher said. “All of the peo- ple involved in this group have a heart for the hurt- ing. We believe our calling is to glorify God and to make these boxes and give them to people that are hurting.” The ministry, Music Box Angels, has grown to 45 peo- ple across eight churches, creating the boxes, making cards, delivering, praying and visiting with people who are hurting. Along with hand- ing out boxes at local events, they’ve also mailed them to 34 states and given away near- ly 600 in 2018 alone. “This music box is a call- ing,” Kircher said. “It gets us in the door to tell them that they’re not forgotten, we care about them, God cares about them.” The boxes, some made from wood and others Ori- gami, play four different songs—Amazing Grace, How Great Thou Art, Jesus Loves Me Members of the Whiteak- er Middle School Leadership Class were out in force Sat- urday, Nov. 17, attempting to stuff a bus full of food for local families in need. Students stood on corners encouraging passersby and went shopping themselves when enough cash donations rolled in. and What a Friend We Have in Jesus. To request a box, volunteer or fi nd out more about Music Box Angels, go to musicbox- angels.com or email music- boxangels@gmail.com. Top: Madison Marteeny, Hannah Kyes, Taylor Argue, Elizabeth Fajer, Ananpreet Sandhu, Kayla Toavs, Austin Garnee and William Wallace Green, IV. Above: Madison Morse and Charity Vogt check out inside Safeway after accepting $25 in cash donations. Right:Alauna Trautman, Madi- son Marteeny, Maya Privatsky, Taylor Kenworthy, Kiele Jar- nagin, Austin Garnee and Au- drey Thomson. KEIZERTIMES/Eric A. Howald Your Business Our Networking Expertise Proactive IT maintenance SAVES MONEY by IMPROVING PRODUCTIVITY • Network Assessment • Network Security & Protection • VOIP Phone Systems • Managed IT Services • Backup and Disaster Recovery • E-Mail Security • Wireless Solutions • IP Video Surveillance TTJ NetCom om Professional Network Management anagement 1836 LANCASTER DR NE SALEM, OR 97305 www.T TJ.com CALL FOR FREE 30-DAY TRIAL! 503.363.2693 KEIZERTIMES/Derek Wiley Nearly 1,000 music boxes, made of wood or Origami, have been given away to people hurting in the last two years.
