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IF YOUR FAMILY COULD USE A HAND
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" x( U! K( I1 ^$ k6 T, N! @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. 3 f) ~& a! d4 c
# B$ M! o" {4 w1 J$ d/ C6 GThe 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.
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* i, l8 t" e1 ]9 qIf 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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# P5 w$ [3 s, D: UGenerally speaking, a family with two or three kids, living on $24,000 a year or less, will qualify. The bureau will consider each individual family's circumstances. ' D! [4 p0 u: j. d" ^6 E" G
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Once registered, gifts for your preteen kids are delivered by Santa's Anonymous volunteers on the weekend before Christmas. ( F. E3 t3 V$ \9 J+ X9 [. @- Z
( q! f6 w& b2 I3 K3 S, [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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5 k4 C7 \ j0 F- @: D ~5 B" Z. dThe 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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