2019 Christmas Bureau Dec. 12

The crowds came again Thursday to the Spokane County Fair and Expo Center for the second day of the Christmas Bureau, as people lined up to get food vouchers for their family and a toy and a book for each child in their home. Learn more about the Christmas Bureau and the Christmas Fund.

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Thu., Dec. 12, 2019

Three-month-old Isaac Suerez looks around curiously as his mom, Oxidia Leon, speaks to her sister-in-law Sarahi Castillo, holding her own two-month-old Caleb Suerez, during day two of the 2019 Christmas Bureau on Thursday, Dec. 12 in at the Spokane County Fair and Expo Center. The Christmas Bureau is open from 10 to 2:30 p.m. daily except Sunday through Dec. 20, and does not require proof of income, though adults need to bring proof of address and identity, and kids 17 and younger need to have correlating documents.

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Dezirae Salazar peruses the book options while shopping for her five kids during day two of the 2019 Christmas Bureau on Thursday, Dec. 12 in the Ag Building at the Spokane County Fair and Expo Center in Spokane Valley, Wash. Each child can receive one book and one gift from the Christmas Bureau, whether shopped for by their parents or picked out in person.

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Mahmoud Alhaj Sulaiman is assisted by 17-year volunteer Glen Shaw during day two of the 2019 Christmas Bureau on Thursday, Dec. 12 in the Ag Building at the Spokane County Fair and Expo Center in Spokane Valley, Wash. Alhaj Sulaiman was picking up gifts for his four children.

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Tony Lavelle peruses gift options for his six children during day two of the 2019 Christmas Bureau on Thursday, Dec. 12 in the Ag Building at the Spokane County Fair and Expo Center in Spokane Valley, Wash. The Christmas Bureau is open from 10 to 2:30 p.m. daily except Sunday through Dec. 20, and does not require proof of income, though adults need to bring proof of address and identity, and kids 17 and younger need to have correlating documents.

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Butch Slaughter checks the coffee levels in large pots during the 2019 Christmas Bureau on Thursday, Dec. 12 in the Ag Building at the Spokane County Fair and Expo Center in Spokane Valley, Wash. Slaughter is in his second year of volunteering with the bureau and his role is to maintain the kitchen, food station and coffee station for all of the volunteers.

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Anne Katsaris gives book options to Dezirae Salazar during day two of the 2019 Christmas Bureau on Thursday, Dec. 12 in the Ag Building at the Spokane County Fair and Expo Center in Spokane Valley, Wash. Katsaris is in her fifth year of volunteering with the Christmas Bureau.

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Oxidia Leon looks at potential gifts while holding her three-month-old, Isaac Suerez, while sister-in-law Sarahi Castillo, holding her own two-month-old Caleb Suerez, listens during day two of the 2019 Christmas Bureau on Thursday, Dec. 12 in at the Spokane County Fair and Expo Center. The Christmas Bureau is open from 10 to 2:30 p.m. daily except Sunday through Dec. 20, and does not require proof of income, though adults need to bring proof of address and identity, and kids 17 and younger need to have correlating documents.

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A lightbox on display reads "Merry Xmas Bureau" during day two of the 2019 Christmas Bureau on Thursday, Dec. 12 in the Ag Building at the Spokane County Fair and Expo Center in Spokane Valley, Wash. The Christmas Bureau is open from 10 to 2:30 p.m. daily except Sunday through Dec. 20, and does not require proof of income, though adults need to bring proof of address and identity, and kids 17 and younger need to have correlating documents.

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Runa Hubbard, who is almost two years old, soaks in the business of day two of the 2019 Christmas Bureau on Thursday, Dec. 12 in the Ag Building at the Spokane County Fair and Expo Center in Spokane Valley, Wash. The Christmas Bureau is open from 10 to 2:30 p.m. daily except Sunday through Dec. 20, and does not require proof of income, though adults need to bring proof of address and identity, and kids 17 and younger need to have correlating documents.

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Wali Reza heads toward the parking lot after picking up gifts for his six children during day two of the 2019 Christmas Bureau on Thursday, Dec. 12 in the Ag Building at the Spokane County Fair and Expo Center in Spokane Valley, Wash. The Christmas Bureau is open from 10 to 2:30 p.m. daily except Sunday through Dec. 20, and does not require proof of income, though adults need to bring proof of address and identity, and kids 17 and younger need to have correlating documents.

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