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Sat., Dec. 31, 2016, 6 a.m.
Giving and re-gifting to charities booms as end of tax year looms
Few events stimulate charitable giving like the end of the year. The holidays put some in a generous mood; others are motivated by the desire to gather up one more …
Fri., Dec. 18, 2015
Downsizing piece by piece to find Christmas peace
Our Euro Christmas had the promise of disappointment Etch-a-Sketched all over it. And not just for the children, but for me, the quintessential American matriarch whose mother was born just …
Fri., Dec. 26, 2014
Families serve Christmas dinner at Mid-City Concerns
Penny Moyer and her family have been delivering and serving meals at the Mid-City Concerns Christmas dinner every year for the past half-decade or so, with one exception. The family …
Sat., Sept. 15, 2012
Giving of yourself can help you lose your ‘self’
Editor’s note: This is the ninth in a 12-part series of letters Paul Graves is writing to his grandchildren in 2012. They are based on the Peace Prayer attributed to …
Wed., Nov. 30, 2011, 5:07 p.m.
Christmas Bureau donations a blessing for those in need
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 …
Sun., Nov. 13, 2011
Charities look to stock up as holiday season approaches
For many, the holiday season is a time to gather with family and friends and share a special meal. A warm holiday meal might be even more special to those …
Wed., Dec. 31, 2008
Salvation Army’s red kettles not full
Despite a weakened economy and bad weather, charities continue to be hopeful about donations this holiday season. The Salvation Army, which depends heavily on donations from holiday shoppers, collected less …