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The Jared Box Project
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November 7, 2017The Jared Box project was started in 2001 by the children at Our Lady of Victory School in State College, Pennsylvania to honor their classmate and friend, Jared. He was a brave little boy who battled cancer with courage and faith that continues to inspire us all.
In response, Holy Child Preschool started the first Jared Project in New Mexico four years ago as a way of performing a service during the Advent Season. Each student personalizes and decorates a box and fills it will small gifts and activities that will comfort chronically ill children as they receive chemotherapy.
The boxes symbolize the importance of play and well-wishes during times of struggle. Over 200,ooo Jared Boxes have been made and delivered across the country. Holy Child’s boxes will be delivered to UNM Children’s Hospital the week of December 11.
