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• Generosity of donors pushes Christmas Fund past goal

  January 1, 2012 in City on Page A1 The Christmas Fund made its goal – and then, for good measure, Spokane-area residents gave a little more. The fund’s final tally for 2011: $531,237.54. Organizers set a goal of …

• Sacrifices big and small speak to Spokane’s heart

  December 25, 2011 in City on Page A1 Merry Christmas to Spokane, from Spokane. Here’s your present: Barbie and her car. A miniature easel, just your size. A doll who laughs when you poke her tummy. A helicopter …

• With large gifts coming in, Christmas Fund nears goal

  December 24, 2011 in City on Page A1 On the eve of Christmas, the Christmas Fund is close to its goal. The fund, which pays for gifts for thousands of low-income residents, now stands at $481,568.60.

• Friends in need and deed

  December 23, 2011 in City on Page A1 Friends for 20 years, Joy Allen and Kimberley Lesky sat together for lunch at the Christmas Bureau one day, taking a break from helping the charity that helps them. They’ve …

• Garco, Landmark match employees’ gifts over year

  December 22, 2011 in City on Page A1 The Christmas Fund is growing closer to its goal, thanks in part to a hefty gift from Garco Construction and the people who work there. Garco’s $20,000 check, which includes … 2

• Toys to the world – or at least to 17,321

  December 21, 2011 in City on Page A1 As the Christmas Bureau closed for the season Tuesday, the Christmas Fund – which pays the bills for the charity – picked up steam. Travis Pattern & Foundry, of Spokane, … 1

• Rookies, old-timers blend well

  December 20, 2011 in City on Page A1 Childhood penmanship-award winner and 30-year waitress Mabe Hunter, 72, submitted handwriting samples to Christmas Bureau organizers in securing a volunteer job. It didn’t hurt – Monday was Hunter’s third day …

• Christmas Fund memorial gifts perpetuate generosity

  December 19, 2011 in City on Page A1 Russell Holliday had a giving instinct. He helped serve meals for people in need. If he saw someone on the street with their hand out, he put something in it.

• Christmas Fund behind last year; gifts still rolling in

  December 18, 2011 in City on Page A1 The good news: The Christmas Fund is more than halfway to meeting its goal to raise $525,000 for the Christmas Bureau, a 10-day, volunteer-fueled event that distributes toys, children’s books …

• Nurturing niche

  December 17, 2011 in City on Page A1 For 10 days each December, Marilee Roloff stands behind the neat stacks of children’s books at the Christmas Bureau, helping to give them away. Like others who stand there, Roloff …

• A gift that speaks volumes

  December 16, 2011 in City on Page A1 Magen Wolfe believes her son can read. But she can’t be sure. Her 5-year-old, Andrin Jason, can identify the “Finding Nemo” DVD even without the cover. He can find certain …

• Russian-born interpreter helps in Spanish too

  December 15, 2011 in City on Page A1 By the time the Christmas Bureau closes its doors each day, Anastasiya Timkina has trouble talking. The Russian, Spanish and English she’s been slinging around – helping person after person …

• Fund edges past $200,000 mark

  December 14, 2011 in City on Page A1 He used to deliver the roast-beef sandwiches. Now he’s a Christmas Bureau volunteer. It takes both kinds of gifts – of time and of commodity – to make the charity …

• Christmas Fund donations, Dec. 13

  December 13, 2011 in City on Page A10 Thanks to readers’ donations, the Christmas Fund now stands at $184,572.39. The goal is to raise $525,000 by the end of the year, the amount the Christmas Bureau needs to …

• CV students collect stuffed toys for Christmas Bureau

  December 13, 2011 in City on Page A1 On the outer edge of childhood, the group of Central Valley High School students who delivered 1,000 stuffed animals to the Christmas Bureau last week connected a bit with the …

• Christmas Bureau clients treated to cavalcade of entertainers

  December 12, 2011 in City on Page A1 Their light-up vests were battery-powered. Their hats were pointy. Their enthusiasm was contagious. Coeur d’Alene’s elf-costumed Blazen Divaz had people standing in line at the Christmas Bureau over the weekend … 1

• ‘Newly poor’ receive timely boost of spirits at bureau

  December 11, 2011 in City on Page A1 Paralegal student Tamra Moore, 42, gets herself and her 4-year-old daughter up at 4 a.m. so she can get to class at 7 a.m. On Saturday morning, they joined the … 5

• Pieces fall into place just in time for Bureau

  December 9, 2011 in City on Page A1 It might have been a minor Christmas Bureau miracle: Costco had on hand all 3,200 batteries that failed to arrive as expected with toys that’ll be given away to children …

• Volunteers unload toys, prepare bureau for opening

  December 8, 2011 in City on Page A1 The “supermarket sets” of toddler-size shopping carts and toy groceries to put in them looked familiar to volunteer Hanna Weathers at the Christmas Bureau on Wednesday. She had the same …

• Christmas Bureau begins to take shape

  December 7, 2011 in City The 2011 Christmas Bureau began to take shape today as semi-trucks full of toys were unloaded by volunteers at the Spokane County Fair & Expo Center.

• Bureau gives parents pick of toys

  December 7, 2011 in City on Page A1 A new toy is a big part of Christmas for a child. Choosing just the right one can be the fun part for parents. The Christmas Bureau provides both – …

• Teen’s birthday cash among gifts to Christmas Fund

  December 6, 2011 in City on Page A1 Keenan Loughery took time to think about it when his parents asked him what he wanted for his 13th birthday. That’s typical, said his mother, Jenny Loughery. Even as a … 5

• Hunger meets match in House of Charity kitchen

  December 5, 2011 in City on Page A1 As a culinary student, Ellerie Easterwood had to take weekly “black box” tests: An instructor reveals a surprise ingredient – a meat, a grain – and it’s up to aspiring … 4

• Christmas Bureau puts books in small hands

  December 4, 2011 in City on Page A1 For a child in need, one little book picked up at the Christmas Bureau can make a big difference. That’s because there’s a strong link between poverty and reading trouble …

• Among the top needs: an address

  December 3, 2011 in News on Page A1 The Christmas Bureau asks most people receiving gifts to provide proof of their addresses along with photo IDs – but if they don’t have an address, that’s OK. Whether they’re … 4

• Woodworkers a cherished part of Christmas Bureau

  December 2, 2011 in City on Page A1 They had another guy drilling holes for windows in the Hoo-Hoo trucks at Harbor Crest senior apartments. “He drilled about half the box and said, ‘I don’t like this,’ ” … 1

• Donations flow in to drive up Christmas Fund total

  December 2, 2011 in City on Page A14 New donations to the Christmas Fund bump the total to $50,784.93. That’s nearly 10 percent of the fund’s $525,000 goal. That’s the amount organizers say is needed to pay the …

• Christmas Bureau delivers for housebound

  December 1, 2011 in City on Page A1 For Christmas Bureau recipient Shirley Cameron, 78, kids are everything. That includes her own two children, five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. It also includes other people’s kids – she volunteered … 1

• Christmas Bureau donations a blessing for those in need

  November 30, 2011 in News For Christmas Bureau recipient Shirley Cameron, 78, kids are everything. That includes her own two children, five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. It also includes other people’s kids – she volunteered … 1

• IDs help bureau be fair to needy

  November 30, 2011 in City on Page A1 Volunteer Jay Walter has sent people away from the Christmas Bureau because they lack proper ID. And it doesn’t feel good, he said. The bureau distributes Christmas presents to people …

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