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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. 3 W0 s( i# e2 f6 {5 Y
8 r+ d, W+ P9 v8 c: v1 ?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.
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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. & V/ m: A7 g$ H# e# v
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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. 1 q# @8 N' E" x- a5 [) j6 g" `
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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. + X1 v6 C2 u( S0 E9 E* a1 S
1 h! Z" d7 ^( ~+ V4 s+ ~* |7 Y( D# XThe 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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