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IF YOUR FAMILY COULD USE A HAND
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- R% @% P/ r5 A! b4 b0 ^; DIf 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. : P$ q. t7 r9 P8 ?; G, u
2 l' M' R# Y; q7 V/ m UThe 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# q* Z2 |# D4 ^+ n* V% |
) B$ u" \& v# D4 T' ^3 dIf you have not yet registered with the Christmas Bureau, call them at 414-7695 during office hours to see if you're eligible. ^ X z8 Q: H, x6 p1 G e
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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. 8 u9 E5 t8 P% [5 E) Y
' b9 L6 |! y o# d0 aThe 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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