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How to give this holiday season

BY AMY FLOWERS UMBLE

Date published: 11/20/2008

  • American Red Cross Letters to Santa helps children ages 1-12:

    Sponsor needy children

  • Translate for Spanish-speaking clients

    540/735-0500;
    Email: rappchap@usa.redcross.org

  • The ARC of Rappahannock helps people with developmental disabilities:

    Shop for, wrap and distribute gifts by Dec. 10

    540/899-3789;
    Email: aa@arcr.vacoxmail.com

  • Boys and Girls Club gives gifts at its annual holiday party:

    Organize, hand out gifts Dec. 20, 2:30-7:30 p.m.

    540/368-9531

  • Home Instead Senior Care helps area senior citizens during the holidays:

    Wrap gifts

    Deliver gifts

  • Operation Christmas Child collects shoe boxes filled with gifts and sends them to children around the world:

    Help this week at collection sites at Fredericksburg Christian High School, 540/605-9058, or at Lake of the Woods Church, 800/605-9058.

  • Rappahannock Council Against Sexual Assault holds its annual Cookie Connection fundraiser in December:

    Bake cookies, treats

    Help at the sale

    540/371-6771

  • The Salvation Army raises money during its holiday Red Kettle campaign and gives clothes and toys through its Angel Tree program:

    Take a paper angel gift list from a tree, shop for gifts

    Help with setup and gift distribution

    Ring the bells at Red Kettle sites through Dec. 24

    540/604-5824; wendy_cooper@uss.salvationarmy.org

  • SERVE helps area families in crisis and provides holiday meals and gifts:

    Sort and distribute donations 540/288-9603

  • Spotsylvania County Department of Social Services Holiday Hope program delivers food and gifts to needy families:

    Sponsor children

    540/507-7896; lmw177@central.dss.state.va.us

  • Stafford County Department of Social Services Adopt a Family program helps with food, toys and clothes:

    Assist with program details

    540/658-8730

  • Thurman Brisben Center helps its homeless residents throughout the holidays:

    Organize and wrap gifts

    540/899-9853


    WAYS YOU CAN HELP LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS THIS HOLIDAY SEASON
    SUPPORT LOCAL CHARITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS BY THESE DONATING GIFT ITEMS:

    SAVE MONEY--VOLUNTEER YOUR TIME TO THESE ORGANIZATIONS

    DONATE TO THOSE IN NEED

    DONATE MONEY

    DONATE HAND-MADE PERSONAL GIFTS

    VOLUNTEER TO HELP OTHERS


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    Date published: 11/20/2008


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    Toys for tots (posted by FalmouthMom , Nov. 20, 2008 12:37 pm)   
    http://www.toysfortots.org/donate/toys-sites.asp COLDWELL BANKER CARRIGE HOUSE 22401 -- COUNTRY COOKIN (FREDERICKSBURG) 22401 -- FREDERICKSBURG HOSPITALITY HOUSE HOTEL 22401 -- HILTON GARDEN INN FREDERICKSBURG 22401 -- FREDERICKSBURG BPOE LODGE 875 22404 -- U-STORE-IT #297 22406 -- HWLZBURD DIAMONDS 22407 -- STORAGE 2000-SPOTSY 22408 -- LAKE OF THE WOODS ASSOCIATION 22508 -- JIMMY THE CREEK 22554 -- REVOLUTION CYCLES/QUANTICO MOUNTAIN BIKE CLUB 22554 -- STONEGAT

    Toys For Tots (posted by wolfman45 , Nov. 20, 2008 10:38 am)   
    Does anyone know the drop off locations this year for Toys for Tots.....it seems to change from year to year. There used to many businesses, even banks that participated, but that seems to have dropped off last few years.

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