The Hood River County Christmas Project will start to take sign-ups for food and toy boxes on Thursday.  The Christmas Project has been an annual effort in Hood River since 1923. Low-income families in Hood River County are eligible receive a box from the Christmas Project.  The first sign-up session will be Thursday afternoon from 3:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Diamond Fruit’s cafeteria in Odell.  Another is planned for Saturday morning from 10:00 a.m. to noon at the Hood River FISH Food Bank on 1130 Tucker Road.  More sign-up opportunities will be available over the next month, for a complete schedule and eligibility information go online to hoodrivercountychristmasproject.com.