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Show Wsfc, Wednesdoy, December 18, 1985 Ycfflfll ExpfflSS 1 3 Sub for full force locally By Merle Young Express Soc ety Editor The economy may be experiencing slump in Uintah County but there is certainly no slump in the spirit of Christmas among local people Sub for Santa programs have sprung up m all sorts of places including clubs, schools, fire depart- - a and packing the truck loads of donations for the sub for Santa program. They will assist Social Service personnel in the distribution of the gifts as well. IT'S ALL WORK and no play for The Friends members Namne Anderson, Frances Lloyd, Ellenette Root and Hal McKee who have the big job of sorting, arranging, cleaning, repairing CATCH Y i t f 4 THE SPIRIT OF 1 CHRISTMAS CAREHHARE k UCC SUB FOR SANTA JJ WF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR advisor John Turner discusses the instructions on the Friday night dance admission of a sub for Santa donation with Heidi Pease who has coordinated the Christmas project. students David Eaton and Santa for sub one was project that grew to Kasey Camp. This mammoth proportions. THE GREAT GIFT pile is added to by THIS LARGE BOX awaits the arrival of sub for Santa items at Uintah Care Center. it I 5 Hi 11 Everything but the tree will be delivered on Christmas Eve, said York has Naples Fire Department chosen ten families from the list at Social Services to give a full course Christmas dinner The dinners will include everything, said chairman Kenneth DAnza, "right down to the The whipped cream on the pies firemen have approached Naples businessmen for donations and have found them very generous in their contributions of both food and cash We have had so many people helping us that I cant name them all, said Louise Darlington Companies and organizations like Tn State Hot Oil Service, White River Shale Oil, Chevron Resources, Uintah Basin American of Board Realtors, Petroleum Institute, K mart, Uintah School District Employees, Elks and and Jaycees, Legal Secretaries several other womens groups, The Friends group, Les Amis, and lots and lots of individuals and families The Vernal National Guard has donated the use of their building again this year for final distribution of most of the sub for Santa items on Friday, Dec 20 The Les Amis will be sorting, sizing, cleaning, repairing and boxing up all the donated clothing, toys and food at the Social Service Alternative House to get it ready to be taken to the armory They are working their hearts out, and believe me it is a lot Other Social Service of work employees have worked many late hours and even left their own Each and every object has been families to see that every needy something for wrapped for giving and the colorful family receives added Darlington Christmas, a had We have geenormous is pile also praiswere from of The media people generosity nuine outpouring The Vernal Exed by Darlington these students, said LeFevre KVEL and FM 93 have been The executive council at Uintah press, to give the sub for Santa wonderful High School has come up with a novel The radio station publicity conprogram three a idea that includes part has been right Dick Winters test for Christmas Each home room manager we have asked for time there every best the is competing to have the best help, she explained decorated classroom, most stuff for There is still a long way to go to decorated door and the meet the needs of these 150 families sub for Santa Food and usable clothing is being gathered for the m Uintah County area who will have a less than an adequate Christmas families registered with Social SerWe are in desperate need of cash to vices They didnt stop there, of their The last activity however purchase specific clothing like coats basketball the an after shoes and boots and every child is program should get at least one new toy It is game dance to take place Friday an dance is the to Admission hard to explain to a child why Santa night wasnt able to bring them something item for the sub for Santa project Our Musician Wayne Young, whose new, pleaded Darlington Silver Thunder will supply the secretaries Belva Carter and Ann Merkley have handled all their music for the dance, is giving his service free to support the students sub regular heavy work load and also have taken the information from for Santa efforts these families They have stayed merry and pleasant the whole time counThe students and executive despite hearing some sad tales that cil are as excited about the program could depress anyone from some of as they were about homecoming' these families I can never say exclaimed John Turner, the council enough about the neat things our advisor organization has accomplished at Students from some school classes Christmastime are donating money in lieu of exinschools, With churches, SerSocial changing gifts with their classmates dividuals, organizations, Other youngsters have prepared fruit vices and businesses all coordinating have and boxes baskets, gift their efforts, Christmas in Uintah Still gathered good toys for giving County couldn't be anything but the another group has arranged a donabest ever To offer your help, or donation ticket sale for homemade stuffed or tion to sub for Santa call animals and also raised money by contact one of the many groups inselling balloons to buy presents for volved in this outpouring of true their adopted family Christmas spirit According to Louise Darlington, who coordinates sub for Santa for Social Services, more families than ever before have asked for help this year They are planning to provide Christmas for 150 families in Uintah ments, banks, city offices and even at oil field sites The majonty of those gathering items for those less fortunate or for those who are experiencing a temporary set back in their lives, have chosen to pool their resources with Social Services who annually seek out, register, furnish and in some cases deliver Christmas gifts and all the trimmings to the needy Others are providing Christmas for a family on an individual basis or through or their company and church Sub for Santa is enjoying success in a multitude of school settings in the district Both Naples and Davis Elementary students have been bringing canned or staple food items, some new clothes and toys and a few monetary gifts that will be given to Social Services for distribution The items will got to families located within each schools boundaries Piles of the gifts and commodities are growing each day at the schools One of the largest heaps of gifts to be found in a school setting is located in the classroom of Ginger LeFevre at Vernal Middle School Her students originally set out to adopt a family for Christmas and had chosen a gift or two and made preparations to supWhen the ply Christmas dinner students discovered what adverse conditions their adopted family was living in a whole new concept came about Suddenly clothing, blankets, household items and more food stuff came pouring into the classroom 789-074- 3 County Spurred on by the care of their fellow man, groups like the Vernal thf ' to grow as individuals PILES OF donated items continue This particular group of to their neighbors. S their hearts under the Chnstmas tree at Naples Elementary be part of someone s Christmas when soon Srhool It will Social Services. delivered or distributed by toted Fire KENNETH DANZA totes boxes of food stuff into the Naples and Station that has been donated by local businessmen Elks have been more than generous The Elks have provided Christmas trees and are seeing to the Christmas needs of twenty families as well The the Jaycees have cajoled funds with sale of donation tickets to win a set of cabbage patch twins Proceeds from the donations are to be used to purchase Christmas gifts and dinner for ten families whose names were referred by local churches They will deliver the items on Dec 21, according to the project chairwomen Marlene Stidham. She has been assisted by Lynette Merrell, Traci Menke, and Sandy Merkley with their sub for Santa project Valerie York, an RN at Uintah Care Center, is chairwoman for the sub for Santa project at the center We are sponsoring a local family and supplying clothing, toys and food for Christmas plus a tree and trimmwill wrap the gifts ings Our residents and many have given something, too |