8-year-old explains packing a shoebox for Operation Christmas Child
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Ella Lipham, 8, is an expert on Operation Christmas Child. She has packed shoeboxes for other kids for her birthday for the last two years instead of getting presents of her own. This year, she packed 200 shoeboxes. Next year, she aims to collect 300. Johanna Willett / Arizona Daily Star 2015
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