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IF YOUR FAMILY COULD USE A HAND
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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. + d3 A2 `. w+ [9 t; ~2 o
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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. ) {# B8 e8 A8 s2 k o' Z
5 _ v: u4 N9 {) x- k" b6 N8 M2 ^- fIf you have not yet registered with the Christmas Bureau, call them at 414-7695 during office hours to see if you're eligible. ! }% f6 \, f# [ u
# Y" x+ x" v- k2 _- O% Q8 TGenerally speaking, a family with two or three kids, living on $24,000 a year or less, will qualify. The bureau will consider each individual family's circumstances. " @* o8 g3 B) S8 k% P: N2 `
+ x3 r8 }. y6 H4 U/ BOnce registered, gifts for your preteen kids are delivered by Santa's Anonymous volunteers on the weekend before Christmas. . F2 [$ ]: w' F( T+ j
/ y: C. n+ a) t/ d' K ^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. f- L; n4 `, h/ L# J
* ]% u. n9 ^/ L, kThe 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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