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IF YOUR FAMILY COULD USE A HAND " N3 U+ L- b7 @/ A* v" k5 L: \
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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. & r, W/ _% w, _6 E3 q
. L3 R0 |9 q5 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.
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- f/ f# z6 B! C) q- n0 @! w P" oIf 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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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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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. . ^2 G% T1 M% y) }& e. ^
* T, C# z2 Q+ Y8 g1 M; jThe 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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