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IF YOUR FAMILY COULD USE A HAND ( Y! |8 h" a, V* V" U
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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. 6 v% v6 H; P1 x+ [6 D
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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. 6 g2 L4 L6 v+ S0 u, X7 L
+ a) [5 ^4 x: F4 m8 {9 E: N3 Y" MIf you have not yet registered with the Christmas Bureau, call them at 414-7695 during office hours to see if you're eligible. : q5 O5 `/ U& s T0 K
# ?2 y% \0 N- _( p8 e7 |Generally speaking, a family with two or three kids, living on $24,000 a year or less, will qualify. The bureau will consider each individual family's circumstances. F L" U3 h$ y c0 |
* O8 E" K) g* w) [( t4 EOnce registered, gifts for your preteen kids are delivered by Santa's Anonymous volunteers on the weekend before Christmas.
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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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1 L W8 J6 q/ ?7 r5 {; nThe 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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