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IF YOUR FAMILY COULD USE A HAND : X. y* x7 M/ X4 o
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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. + x4 r- ]6 J) x
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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. 6 [" n" b, u3 W/ p# q4 U
/ `; o. V% J+ l% p0 s9 KIf 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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/ ?) a# P" w% h2 `: ^4 o5 [+ PGenerally 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. " L9 [* I: f- J" _* N* @
* Z- V2 F& R5 N3 u( N+ XOnce registered, gifts for your preteen kids are delivered by Santa's Anonymous volunteers on the weekend before Christmas. ( ~* N5 i( N5 R7 t6 T; G" S( @% }
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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. : s& ]% W0 u0 G B P
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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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