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IF YOUR FAMILY COULD USE A HAND
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$ w8 z% a6 o5 H T M- Y3 UIf 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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3 c s5 y d: P5 z6 V. QThe 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. / P3 h0 e) D6 }5 B4 d
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If you have not yet registered with the Christmas Bureau, call them at 414-7695 during office hours to see if you're eligible. w1 Y( |( R; S1 m- I2 h# l
, o6 h5 Z6 u9 |! q9 a0 k( {# Z- |; HGenerally speaking, a family with two or three kids, living on $24,000 a year or less, will qualify. The bureau will consider each individual family's circumstances.
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# N* }: g* D+ p6 D0 E( ]! r% H+ \. `Once registered, gifts for your preteen kids are delivered by Santa's Anonymous volunteers on the weekend before Christmas.
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. X7 ~, g/ H6 ^Christmas Bureau food certificates are mailed before Christmas. Adopt-A-Teen's Wal-Mart gift cards MUST BE PICKED UP by a parent or registered guardian.
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& d6 m$ m+ V- j+ ]( g 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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