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By Shelli Parker
sparker@athensreview.com Dec 14, 2020
Dec 14, 2020
Angel trees have been set up for various children and seniors in the community. First State Bank Athens has an angel tree for over 250 foster children in the community. East Texas Crisis Center also has a tree located at Cotton Patch, next to Walmart in Athens. Around 30 children of clients participating in their program need help to experience Christmas. Della Cooper, outreach coordinator for ETCC, said the group is requesting gift cards, which may be dropped off by Monday, Dec. 21, at 310 S. Carroll St.
 Please donate whatever amount you can to one of these deserving organizations and make a child s Christmas morning a little brighter.
Dear Santa,
Merry Christmas! Iâm sure you donât get too many letters from women my age or grown women admitting that they believe in you. I believe in you. I have to since in my family if you donât believe in Santa you only get socks. Not that I donât like getting socks but I have some things on my wish list that Iâm hoping you can help me with this year, even more than the necklace I found on Etsy.
Santa: I have been very good this year, I promise. You know that I work for CASA Connection-the Court Appointed Special Advocate organization in the Platte and Colfax counties. This year due to the pandemic crisis I have started working remotely from home and I work just as hard from home as I do at my office downtown. Iâve been making sure my co-worker, as well as all of our volunteers are doing ok and helping them if they need it. I think Iâve done a good job at learning the new technology that allows us to keep training new volunteers, keeping our c
December 14, 2020
$65,000 in grants for local non-profits have been announced by the St. Joseph-Benton Harbor Rotary Club Foundation. The Rotary held a virtual meeting Monday to announce the 2020 grant recipients. Foundation President Rick Villa tells WSJM News the grants are supported by a fund established 30 years ago and grown through fundraisers, campaigns, and investments. It’s led to a lot of support for the community.
“Close to a million dollars in grants have been given out, and as you know, when you give someone some money like this, that are good citizens, good non-profits, they’re taking that money and doubling or tripling it, essentially, in their impact to our community,” Villa said.
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