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IF YOUR FAMILY COULD USE A HAND : v/ f5 c9 l& y9 F, F4 V
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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. 1 I* H; J5 m4 @- a7 ?
5 [! F: [# f( v* X8 _" Z! A1 G% ^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. / J( H0 d) `4 }/ I
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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. / z1 X8 K+ J' |. ~
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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. * q N2 @9 k: L& G
( p1 R9 E. s" y4 g' rOnce 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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6 j7 H3 V; z, y2 I/ g SThe 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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