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IF YOUR FAMILY COULD USE A HAND
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If your family needs help this Christmas - gifts for children aged newborn to 12 (CHED's Santa's Anonymous), for teens 13 to 16 (Adopt-A-Teen), or for the whole family (the Christmas Bureau's Christmas food gift certificates or hampers) - here's what you do. + y, B3 T3 W- V' w- U
2 O9 g0 W" i- y1 t4 U/ oThe Christmas Bureau handles registration for all three Christmas programs. If your family qualifies for the Christmas Bureau, your kids are considered part of Santa's Anonymous or Adopt-A-Teen. b& I j) A6 c# G( b3 V |! S
]+ x' m9 [% K0 p9 gIf you have not yet registered with the Christmas Bureau, call them at 414-7695 during office hours to see if you're eligible.
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: g1 \4 T6 D9 S" n {; H8 ?0 w( z+ ZGenerally speaking, a family with two or three kids, living on $24,000 a year or less, will qualify. The bureau will consider each individual family's circumstances. 8 b8 l! o, A( h" g0 r. a
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Once registered, gifts for your preteen kids are delivered by Santa's Anonymous volunteers on the weekend before Christmas.
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4 ]7 C& E0 a: P: W+ ^7 z5 IChristmas Bureau food certificates are mailed before Christmas. Adopt-A-Teen's Wal-Mart gift cards MUST BE PICKED UP by a parent or registered guardian.
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The gift cards are given out Tuesday, Dec. 13 and Wednesday, Dec. 14 at the Salvation Army, 9620-101A Ave. They will be available for pick-up at the Christmas Bureau office (4230-118 Avenue, second floor) on Saturday, Dec. 17, and at the Christmas Bureau's Walk-In Days on Dec. 22 and 23. |
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