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IF YOUR FAMILY COULD USE A HAND 3 {4 e8 Z/ V3 U
0 D7 u8 _3 O6 A/ i* nIf 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. & r1 U2 w$ L5 e' M* h
+ C' N( `) m4 z" f1 L0 {6 rThe 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. ! J r, Y: i \ v3 t8 \
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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. ; q" I6 }4 \* R) Q$ b0 q3 s3 X
7 W, r/ g2 o$ ^' _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.
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Once registered, gifts for your preteen kids are delivered by Santa's Anonymous volunteers on the weekend before Christmas.
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9 |& s U/ ]5 JChristmas 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. 4 s: N: [1 W7 e L) A
: l; b7 g( t! q- }& W* ]( `The 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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