adopt a family for christmas

• Career Center Bpa Students Adopt Family for Christmas

SMITHVILLE -- Members of the Wayne County Schools Career Center Business Professionals of America adopted a family for Christmas, sponsored by the Orrville Salvation Army. After the students heard a presentation about the increased need and services provided from Pinkie Nicholson of the Orrville Salvation Army Executive Board, this year the Medical Office Management and Business Marketing Technologies classes adopted two families.

• Daily Record, The Wooster, OH
• January 07, 2011

• Care to Adopt Family for Christmas

With the holidays fast approaching, CARE AT CHRISTMAS, a holiday program for homeless Chino Valley Unified School District students and their families, is seeking unwrapped gifts and community members to adopt families over the holidays. The youths receiving a little Christmas boost are part of CVUSD's Children's Academic Recovery Education (CARE) program. Each year, the staff creates the Santa Store, which is set up in the district boardroom at the district offices and on Dec. 15.

• Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
• November 24, 2006

• Religion Briefs: Adopt a Needy Family for the Holidays in Hacienda Heights

St. John Vianney Catholic Community and St. Vincent de Paul are organizing an "Adopt a Family for Christmas" program for the parish. Sign-ups to adopt a needy family will remain open through Tuesday.

• San Gabriel Valley Tribune
• December 10, 2009

• Noteworthy News for Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011

Financial adviser Chris Marshall of Edward Jones volunteered to support the Greater Bangor Area Toys for Tots program by using his office as a drop-off location for the toy drive. Help needy children in the area by bringing a new, unwrapped toy to the office, 482 Stillwater Ave. in Bangor, during regular business hours Dec. 1-20. The Washington Hancock Community Agency has kicked off its 10th annual Christmas for Kids and More drive. Each Christmas the agency partners with several groups to give gifts to approximately 500 children. The agency is seeking donations or volunteers willing to "adopt" a family. Checks made payable to the Washington Hancock Community Agency with Christmas for Kids and More on the memo line may be sent to the agency at P.O. Box 299, Ellsworth 04679. Those in ne...

• Bangor Daily News
• November 29, 2011

• It's Not Too Early to Adopt a Family for Christmas; The Salvation Army Family Services Department is in Need of Sponsors to Participate in the Annual Holiday Adopt-A-Family Program.

News Editors LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 24, 2001 Christmas is five months away, but it's not too soon to sign up as a sponsor in The Salva...

• Business Wire
• July 24, 2001

• It's Not Too Early to Adopt a Family for Christmas; The Salvation Army Family Services Department is in Need of Sponsors to Participate in the Annual Holiday Adopt-A-Family Program.

News Editors/Assignment Desks LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 23, 2003 Christmas is months away, but it's not too soon to sign up as a sponsor...

• Business Wire
• September 23, 2003

• School Headlines

Donations being accepted for Adopt a Family project LEWISBURG -- The Lewisburg Cabbage Patch Adopt a Family for Christmas project is taking donations of food and new toys through Dec. 15.

• Dayton Daily News
• December 08, 2006

• Highways and Byways a Weekly Photographic Report

It all started with a phone call a little more than a week and a half ago. Kimber Scarlett, a Title One instructionalist at Delaware Elementary School, received a phone call from a friend asking if she could help adopt a needy family or child for Christmas. As Scarlett began to run down the list of students from just one class at the school, the two women tossed around the idea of adopting an entire class. As the two women's conversation continued, their idea expanded from one class to the entire school.

• Evansville Courier & Press (2007-Current)
• January 09, 2008

• Talk to Danny!

We can do and be so much more. I believe there is an awakening, a consciousness in this new generation that can have an everlasting impact on our community, but we have to not only step up, we must stand up as well. We must take action. How many dinners do we put on in our community, get all dressed up, spend hundreds of dollars on tickets but then never do anymore with that organization after that? Fundraising dinners are great (I attend and support a lot of them myself) and they play a significant role within our community, however lets be better than that Lets not only support the dinner, but also let's support the organization. If you attend the Brotherhood Crusade, Walter Bremond Pioneers of African American Achievement Dinner (this year they are honoring Cathy Hughes) don't just l...

... that, also get involved in the Brotherhood, adopt a family for Christmas, sign up for payroll deduct...

• Sentinel; Los Angeles, Calif.
• August 21, 2009

• Share Time and Talents During Holiday Season

There are many opportunities to share your time and talent with others. Listed here are opportunities provided by the 211 Info Bank at 1025 S. 700 West, Salt Lake City. Dial 2-1-1 for information about these and other opportunities, or go to the Web site www.informationandreferral.org. Sub for Santa -- Adopt a family to help provide Christmas for families in need. E-mail kanderson@deseretnews.com.

• Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
• November 12, 2004