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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.
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9 O1 R6 f4 x! |+ |9 p! Z) t- ]The 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. ! d8 P: A( C4 i1 J+ e/ ?
9 g# I2 x$ [. N! O! n9 DIf you have not yet registered with the Christmas Bureau, call them at 414-7695 during office hours to see if you're eligible. 2 m Q* y% Z( U* R% C# m% m' J
: e. ~' e' b- c3 l u! [% y2 HGenerally speaking, a family with two or three kids, living on $24,000 a year or less, will qualify. The bureau will consider each individual family's circumstances. ( o1 ]& d5 K; Y6 ]; I: Z
: @& K, Z0 d8 @/ BOnce registered, gifts for your preteen kids are delivered by Santa's Anonymous volunteers on the weekend before Christmas.
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?- W! ]. z4 \* y5 T, T* Y& A* y+ YChristmas Bureau food certificates are mailed before Christmas. Adopt-A-Teen's Wal-Mart gift cards MUST BE PICKED UP by a parent or registered guardian.
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' s$ T& n$ h- f4 I/ O L* fThe 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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