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Gifts for kids charity
Does anyone know if there is a charity out there where you get matched with a needy family and you buy gifts for the kids and give them to the parents to give to the kids? Preferably local to Chicago.....
Any ideas would be great help because otherwise I have to go to church with my girlfriend and I am really not feeling that at all. I guess they have these programs at churches but I would have to sit through a service and that is maddening to me. |
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You might call the local food bank, they might be able to help. Another idea would be to contact United Way office.
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Also, Salvation Army might have links.
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Hey scav, i can help...Send a check to bigrun c/o Colonial Downs and i will see that it gets distributed to the needy families...that way you won't have to attend church services.... Signed, your very old friend....bigrun..:) |
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Tom, check and see if there is a local TAAP (Total Action Against Poverty) non-profit agency in your area. They do a lot of good work here in Roanoke. |
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Many churches just have a gift tree in the back where you take the tag and bring back the present at a later date. No need to sit through the service. It's pretty late in the season though, and our gifts are due this week. |
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Here ya go Tom. Can all be done via email/mail. Though they say all their families have sponsers for 2011, still will take donations and gift cards.
http://www.cathedralshelter.org/dona...hristmasbasket Also St. Sabina, Chicago (Father Pfleger's parish) does the same thing but no website. His email is pastorpfleger@ameritech.net I'd put something in the subject line as he gets tons of emails and that's the way I'd go. |
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Crisis averted.
My three sisters are special ed teachers are schools around here. I just talked to one of them and she has a student that is poor and family in shambles so gonna go this route. Thanks for ideas...! |
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Put the white suit and shades back on and go as Santa's piamp!
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And no, you do not qualify as a "family" :D |
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Uh,excuse me..... but is your name Skads?? |
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We want the following: 1....A Jazil hat 2....A pair of Deb-O-Deb's granny panties 3....An autographed photo of Brown Sugah's boo bees ( they each must sign) 4....Stevie's picks for the '12 derby ( Just one horsey please, Stevie) 5....One gross of frozen salmon patties 6....A recording of that stupid English horsey announcer being hacked to death 7....CardBoard's head 8....10 new ice boxes 9.... A new axe 10...Make that 10 new axes 11...The hottest stock engine S&S makes...with transmission 12...50 Hershey bars 13...Show horsey's TrackBrat is going to bet next year ( So I won't) 14...A new fire truck 15...Ear muffs 16...A new train set 17...A stuffed zebra |
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