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IF YOUR FAMILY COULD USE A HAND 1 @; S1 s, H u* `0 t
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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. * k$ s9 Y+ k7 I+ H. f
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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. 4 S$ j: D7 _5 ]* a/ b4 _
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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. * y8 c( [. d& J0 y0 { i
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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. 5 |( {) k6 R8 ]* E
; C' r3 J; P. GOnce registered, gifts for your preteen kids are delivered by Santa's Anonymous volunteers on the weekend before Christmas. / |% |. K: w3 v
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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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2 k! h- S- }6 O( g0 ]/ d, F) UThe 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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