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It is entirely appropriate that the season for giving immediately follows a day of Thanksgiving. Grateful for all we have, we know that there are those whose needs are great. Giving is the most outward sign of a compassionate heart. For me the journey toward faithful stewardship started on a warm summer day when I was 8 or 9 years old. I remember sliding my bicycle into the front yard of our small millhouse in Cramerton, North Carolina. It was August. I had been riding up and down the hills of ...

By Tammy Dec 16, 2020 At the Empty Stocking Fund, theyve helped neighbors in need for over thirty-six years. But theres never been a year quite like this one. Empty Stocking Fund survives on generous contributions from the community. One hundred percent of the money raised goes directly to crucial agencies that transform lives. Every dollar donated grows up to forty five percent through matching funds, and makes a difference right here in the Pikes Peak Region. Donate today at https://www.empt...

Dec 17, 2020 File Photo | The Valdosta Daily TimesMotorcyclists take part in the annual Outback Riders Toy Ride through the streets of Valdosta in December 2019. LAKE PARK — Despite weather concerns and a pandemic, a nearly three-decade-old Lowndes County Christmas tradition is still on track to kick off Saturday, Dec. 19. The 28th Annual Outback Riders Toy Ride gets underway at 1:15 p.m. with the blessing of the bikes, followed by the riders rolling out of Lake Park at 1:30 p.m. said Rick...

FORT WALTON BEACH — Christmas for 600 children and their families in Okaloosa and Walton counties will be brighter this year thanks to the Christmas Connection Angel Tree Toy Shop Program. For more than a decade the joint program between Catholic Charities of Northwest Florida and the Salvation Army serving Okaloosa and Walton counties has been providing Christmas toys to local families in need. This year’s event is being held Wednesday and Thursday at the Salvation Army’s offices in F...

“That should encourage some people to donate,” Smith said. People may not need much encouragement. Smith initially estimated they might collect $1,000 by Dec. 23; by Monday morning the total already was more than $1,800. The overall goal of this year’s Empty Stocking Fund Drive by The News Herald and Bill Cramer Chevrolet is $190,000 for the Salvation Army to assist some 1,000 people through the holidays and the year. The grand total collected through Tuesday is $132,683.97 with 10 days ...

If the true spirit of the holiday season is about giving, annual toy drives help contributors imagine the joy and delight of a childs eyes light up upon receiving an unexpected gift. This year especially, nonprofit organizations say the need is even greater as more families are isolated, sick or financially challenged by the COVID-19 pandemic. "We know a lot of families who are struggling at this time of year, and money is tighter than its ever been," said Kim Mullins, owner of The Tutoring C...

The New Mexican Who you’ve helped this year: A single mother in Santa Fe fell behind on her bills after being out of work for several weeks. The Empty Stocking Fund helped pay her rent and utilities. How it works: Applications for funding are carefully vetted. Members of the Empty Stocking Committee review requests and meet with each qualifying applicant to examine records of outstanding bills or other needs, and to verify the applicant’s income. If a request is approved, the committe...

Dec 14, 2020 At the Empty Stocking Fund, theyve helped neighbors in need for over thirty-six years. But theres never been a year quite like this one. Empty Stocking Fund survives on generous contributions from the community. One hundred percent of the money raised goes directly to crucial agencies that transform lives. Every dollar donated grows up to forty five percent through matching funds, and makes a difference right here in the Pikes Peak Region. Donate today at https://www.emptystockingf...

Article content As with other restaurants and bars in the city, the Nob at the St. Norbert Hotel has had to close due to COVID-19 restrictions. But that hasn’t stopped Gerald Lambert and the Empty Stocking Fund’s friends there from doing what they can to help others that need support during the Christmas season. The St. Norbert Hotel, which plays host to the annual Nog at the Nob fundraiser, had created a Gift Card program in support of the Christmas Cheer Board. We apologize, but this vide...

The following is a brazen, unabashed, no-regrets, shameless and sincere call to your humanity, generosity, magnanimity, community spirit and guilt. Kids in Northern New Mexico, many mired in the kind of grinding and gut-wrenching poverty most of us can’t imagine, are within 12 days of having no Christmas at all. No presents. Jyl DeHaven and her co-workers can’t stand the thought. So they’re asking for your help. “The groups that serve those kiddos, the groups we’re tryi...