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IF YOUR FAMILY COULD USE A HAND 2 M, e) X4 o8 E8 V% \9 r/ Z
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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. 0 z: j8 ?. j# R+ v* a
j5 E6 m* [8 v; J6 e' i/ jThe 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. % F; Y) u, I1 D# l, u
5 {9 t0 @. a/ lIf you have not yet registered with the Christmas Bureau, call them at 414-7695 during office hours to see if you're eligible. 2 {1 c- I* N- V% R; d/ r$ o* W
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Generally speaking, a family with two or three kids, living on $24,000 a year or less, will qualify. The bureau will consider each individual family's circumstances. 4 _% d# h! R5 S, B- v
% P" `3 |- M. _Once registered, gifts for your preteen kids are delivered by Santa's Anonymous volunteers on the weekend before Christmas.
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Christmas Bureau food certificates are mailed before Christmas. Adopt-A-Teen's Wal-Mart gift cards MUST BE PICKED UP by a parent or registered guardian.
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) Q, A2 M3 M% i$ }" P2 Z$ Z/ x& V4 z% VThe 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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