This is a holiday season we will never forget, as difficult and different as it is
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Santa Claus, or Christopher MacGowan in real life, greets customers arriving at Neiman Marcus in San Francisco. Christmas shopping is a bit muted in 2020.Paul Chinn / The Chronicle
Earlier this year, I read a couple of books about time travel. One was “Earth Abides,” a grim tale about a Berkeley man who was one of a handful of survivors of a deadly disease that killed nearly everyone on Earth and how they rebuilt their lives. The other was called “Time and Again,” about a commercial artist sent on a secret government mission back to the snowy New York City of the 19th century.
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by Nelson Daily Staff on Thursday December 17 2020
Rebekah Bourdeau, Christmas Kettle Supervisor shows how shoppers can now use Visa, MasterCard of a bank debit card to make that donation to the Salvation Army Red Kettle. Saturday, at Nelson Walmart is “Fill the Kettle Day” with matching donations from stores at Kettle locations up to a maximum of $100,000. Submitted photo
The COVID-19 pandemic has put just a little bit of a strain on people’s psyche during the holiday season.
However, for the Nelson’s local Salvation Army Christmas is make-it-or-break-it time.
Each year the Salvation Army holds its Red Kettle fundraiser, appealing to the community to help support their humanitarian efforts throughout the region.
Christmas is nearly here, and as we enjoy buying presents for family and friends, it’s also a time when many of us think about donating to charity.
As last summer’s bushfires showed, the devastation caused by natural disasters can lead to an outpouring of generosity.
This Christmas is also different because of the very challenging year we’ve experienced.
Although Australia has escaped the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic, it has still hit our communities hard. Charities have been under increased pressure, while at the same time, donations have dropped off and fundraising events have had to be cancelled.
NEW BEDFORD Last year, Amiela Zaro, 33, had just moved to Dartmouth with her 4-year-old daughter when she saw a notice about the Neediest Families Fund and Salvation Army s Christmas assistance program on her apartment building bulletin board.
Zaro said she s glad she saw it and that she responded by checking out the program. She came away with Christmas presents for her daughter but also a deep appreciation for the way the Salvation Army operates its programs. She often donated to the Women s Center and other local charities, she said. But last year, she needed a little more help than usual.