Dear Family and Friends,

Sister Camille Gamboa's birthday is coming up on January 6th! It seems like a long time from now, but it will be here before I know it. I would like to give her a surprise for her birthday, and since she will only have about 4 months left of her mission after her birthday, there isn't much she would need as far as physical gifts.

I would like to send her a gift from all of us! My plan is to send her a box filled with notes from everyone she knows--old friends, new friends, family, distant relatives, acquaintances, friends of friends...anyone who knows Camille! If you would help out with this, I would greatly appreciate it, and I know that she would love it!!

So please send me ANY kind of note you would like to send to Camille, and I will gather it all together, wrap it up in a box, and send it to her for a wonderful birthday gift. It can be a special memory you have with Camille, a birthday wish, words of advice, inspirational thoughts, your favorite quote, photos, a card, a secret message, a recipe, a newspaper clipping....anything you would like to send her for her birthday. The more, the better, so please include your family members or anyone else you can think of that knows Camille. Your help will make this an AMAZING birthday surprise for her!

I would like to get this in the mail at least three weeks before her birthday, so please send it to me by December 6th. You can email me a note for her or mail it to me at my home:
2424 San Antonio Crescent West, Upland, CA 91784
Or call me and we can make some other kind of arrangements.

Thank you so much for helping to make this a wonderful birthday for Camille. I know that she will remember it long after her mission, and your kindness will be treasured always. We have been very blessed with so many great friends and family members; it will be fun to put everyone's birthday wishes for her together in one box. And thank you so much for your prayers and support for Camille as she serves her mission in Chile. She has had many successes as well as some tough times, but I know that she is being blessed everyday.

With love,
Suzie
(Camille's mom)
P.S. As I mentioned, please pass this email along to anyone else who knows Camille. I don't have as many email addresses as I would like. Thanks!!