December 1, 2019 at 6:05 a.m.
| Updated December 1, 2019 at 3:00 p.m.
Members of First Christian Church spent November collecting items for Patriot Packages, a program operating out of the Warrenton National Guard armory.
Organizer Ginger Beasley said Patriot Packages sends 200 care packages per month to active-duty troops. Beasley volunteers with the organization regularly and said she was pleased by FCC's response.
"It was just so impressive to see the things piling up," she said.