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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 Fort Walton Beach. Volunteers, many of them wearing festive Santa hats or reindeer antlers, turned a ...

“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 left until Christmas. Smith and Head hope other businesses might follow their lead and help down the...

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 video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or EMPTY STOCKING FUND: Old friends come through...

AROUND HASTINGS: Stay safe, strong and thankful Nancy Quatrano Giving thanks in all circumstances can indeed be a stretch when the circumstances are so bleak for many. However, being thankful is the key to having joy present in daily life and staying mentally strong. So, how can we be thankful in all circumstances? There’s a difference between being thankful for a situation and being thankful during a situation. Be it a personal, community, or global dark valley, we can find ways to be thankful during dark times. Gratitude is a noun – an emotion experienced. Thanksgiving is something we d...

A lot of people are paring down their Christmas list this year. Not Lynn Wood. She has more than 10,000 children on hers. Wood is executive director of the Empty Stocking Club, the century-old program sponsored by the Wisconsin State Journal that makes certain every child in the region receives at least one brand-new, high-quality toy at Christmastime, regardless of their family’s financial situation. The generosity of State Journal readers and others in the community make Empty Stocking possible. Wood spent last week working behind the scenes alongside nearly 300 volunteers to sort and ...