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Show Wednesday, November 25, 1992 Page 3 CONSUMER ALERT: Orem-Geneva Times oy the spirit of giving-but give wisely The holiday season is the season for giving. Hearts and checkbooks open wider at this time of year as more people are contributing money to their favorite charity. The Division of Consumer Protection in the Department of Commerce is issuing a warning to consumers against fraudulent charitable organizations, and cautioning them to check out charities before they donate. "Fraudulent charities crop up to prey upon the generosity of consumers," said Ted Stewart, executive director of the Utah Department of Commerce. "Consumers need to be cautious and take the necessary steps to make their holiday contributions worthwhile." Stewart said there are several things a consumer can do to avoid becoming the victim of a charitable rip-off: Aslr if t.hp rWitv is registered with the state, what the vou are contributing to? nationally recognized charity when in permit number is and what percentage of the donation actually feet you might be giving money to a phony, goes to the charity. When you make a donation pay by check and make the Pall fVio nitcinn of fWemmpr Prntprinn fKaO-fifilVn tn verify that the charity is registered. However, just because a charity is registered does not mean that state government is endorsing that particular charity. Some charities are able to give larger percentages of collected funds to their cause than others. Although no legal percentage rate is required, a charitable organization must state the rate on their application. Sn-mo rlinrifnKlA nrcrnTiizflt.inns nlnv thfi "naitifi-pame " check out to the organization-not the person collecting the donation. "Be cautious of organizations that pressure vou to give money on the spot," warned Stewart. "Legitimate charities will gladly take your donations today, tomorrow, or a year from now. Finallv. Stewart encourages consumers to think before they make a donation. Check it out and verify the legitimacy of the organization. Giving to a charity can be a rewarding way to add Many fraudulent organizations will use names that closely a little joy to the holidays, if it is done with caution and good resemble the name of a well-known chanty. You might think sense f jm CDS" oocrs Warm Thanksgivings By Harold McCown "Over the river and through the woods, to Grandmother's house we go . . . ." Yes, it's Thanksgiving time again. Time for us to gorge on turkey, stuffing, cranberries, and pumpkin pie. Time to vegetate on the couch, trying to digest all that food. Time to watch the Oilers play the Lions, and the Giants play the Cowboys. I know that trying to make it through the day with only two football games might be too stressful, so I am planing on taping the Auburn Tigers, Alabama Crimson Tide game so I can watch it on Thanksgiving night. That's what Tm thankful for - that is unless the Missus catches on. For us Thanksgiving is a quiet time of the year - that is until the crumb-munchers arrive. Somehow Some-how quiet and crumb-munchers never show up in the same place. Unless they are sleeping. I remember when I was a crumb-muncher. We spent most of our Thanksgiving at "Grandma's house." (Never understood that; why didn't we call it "Grandpa's house?" Guess we knew who ruled the roost there!) Once a year that little two bedroom house became the favorite party place of the whole family. We arrived, we ate, we played, we ate, we watched television, we ate, we played records, we ate. Generally we got sick. Mom and Dad were so happy! So, after we couldn't do nay more damage, Mom and Dad loaded us into the '47 Chevrolet (two-tone blue), and we headed home. Of course, we couldn't settle set-tle down until after we went over that big dip in the road at Valley Acres. When we finally arrived home, I always pretended to be asleep so Dad would carry me in and put me to bed. That worked while I was younger, but somehow some-how as I grew older (or is that heavier?) Dad caught on and I had the privilege of waking in. I wonder if this is what Thanksgiving is like for others? A time for family tog et together, for the kids to squawk, the women to j fix the meal, and the menfolks to perform the most awesome task of all - coaching the football game. Know what? Doesn't matter. No, I don't remember who won the games. I don't remember how well the dinner was cooked. I don't remember much at all about these "get-to-gethers" (except Grandma's candy). What I do remember is that I felt good. I felt warm. Yes, Thanksgiving is a day of warm feelings. Now, I wonder how many crumb-munchers will warm this Thanksgiving day? Letters to the Editor Thanks Mortuary for 'Guidepost' Editor Both Max Berg and Carl Berg of the Berg Mortuary will be surprised to read this letter, since it has nothing to do with the services ser-vices at the Berg Mortuary, but everything to do with their great kindness in sending to us a Christmas subscription to "Guideposts" magazine which was founded and published by Ruth Stafford Peale and Norman Vincent Peale. "Guideposts" magazine, A Practical Guide to Successful Living, is a monthly inspirational, inspiration-al, interfaith, nonprofit publication publica-tion written by people from all walks of life. Its articles present tested methods for developing courage, strength and positive attitudes at-titudes through faith in God. For many years I have looked forward eagerly to receiving the monthly issue of "Guideposts" and reading the inspirational messages contained therein. Sometimes, celebrities, but mostly, most-ly, ordinary (?) working people of all ages are the authors of an incredible in-credible variety of stories and testimonials tes-timonials that focus on the goodness good-ness of God and the influence of deity in their lives. Every Monday morning, the staff of "Guideposts" magazine gather at a Prayer Fellowship j meeting where some of the 50,000 1 letters received each year are read. Prayers are said by staff members for readers who have special needs. Post Office expands service hours, reminds to mail early For customer convenience, : the Orem Post Office will ex- E and their window service ours for Christmas beginning Monday, November 30th through December 24th. The hours Monday through Friday s will be 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and the Saturday hours will be ex Eanded to 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. for ecember 5th, 12th and 19th. We are asking customers to separate holiday cards from other letters before putting them in the mail. That way they can be sorted more quickly, according ac-cording to Orem Postmaster Wally Adams. "The majority of mail is sorted on computerized equipment," equip-ment," said Postmaster Adams. "But handwritten addresses, especially those on dark, colored paper, are often di fficul t for these machines to read. If customers separate holiday cards from the rest of the mail, we can immediately get them to the right sorting operation, which saves both time and money." The Orem Post Office will have a separate collection box in the Lobby for the deposit of handwritten Christmas cards. The Postmaster added that there are also separate collection collec-tion boxes in the drive-up area for regular stamped mail and for metered mail. If mailing a large quantity of holiday cards all at once, please "face" the mail: that is, put all the addresses facing the same way and put a rubber band around the bundle before dropping them in the collection box. "If you mail from home, just make sure your holiday cards are separate from your other mail," added the Postmaster, He also reminded mailers to mail early, and to always use a complete and correct address : which includes a zip code. The city, state and zip code should all be on the last line and should not include any punctuation such as commas or periods. "And always remember to include in-clude your return address in the upper let hand corner", he added. Mr. Adams said that the Orem Post Office had added something new this year for Christmas with a "Santa Claus Letter Box" in the outer lobby. "All the boys and girls need to get their letters to Santa mailed early", said Postmaster Adams. First Presidency Christmas Devotional set for Dec. 6 Thanksgiving in Orem -1992 The Gospel Cornucopia By Clyde E. Weeks A Gospel cornucopia Abundantly appears In blessed philanthropia To comfort doubts and fears. Thanksgiving time reminds each one Of all the Gospel fruits That nourish, as the daily sun Restores their very roots. The blessings of the thankful show How much the Savior cares For us to cherish and to know Of heavenly affairs. For gratitude is holy thanks Which grateful people show. It isn't found in stores or banks Or anywhere below. For thankfulness can only rise, As living bread ascends, And wafts its fragrance to the skies Where deity attends. The cornucopia we bless On this Thanksgiving Day Contains the Savior's gentle 'Yes!" To all we hope and pray. So, thank Him with a cheerful voice For blessings we embrace. Unitedly, let us rejoice And thank Him for His grace! I believe Thanksgiving time is a good time for me to express my gratitude to the management of Berg Mortuary for their kindness in sending 'Guideposts" to our home, and I suspect, to the homes of many others. The Christmas issue, just received, contains such inspirational inspira-tional articles as "The Unopened Un-opened Gift," 'Search For A Sculptor's Model," and "Wild Things Must be Free" to showcase show-case the lives and testimonies of people who are making a difference dif-ference in the world. . .like the good people at Berg Mortuary. Thank you very much! Clyde E. Weeks Orem, Utah 84056 Each year heart attack, stroke and other cardiovascular diseases kill nearly one million Americans almost as many as all other diseases combined according to the American Heart Association. The 1991 First Presidency Christmas Devotional of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Latter-day Saints is scheduled for Sunday, Sun-day, December 6, in the Tabernacle Taber-nacle on Temple Square. Members of the First Presidency will deliver Christmas messages and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir will perform during the program, which will be aired over the Church's satellite television network. net-work. The network covers more than 3,000 locations in the U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic and the West Indies. The program will be aired live at 6 p.m. (MST) and will be rebroadcast over the satellite network net-work at 8 p.m. A videotape of the program will also be broadcast at 8 p.m. (MST) over KBYU, Channel Chan-nel 11. TIPS- We want the scoop on what's happening in Orem. Call in news tips. Orem-Geneva Times 225-1340 Some Welcome mU to UMveraty Mall 1 Grandma Winnie's Dolls Chario Warenskl, Linda Waransk and Susan Proctor Owners DUTCH OVEN 0 WW 10" 12" $2H " 14" 99 $ 99 Reg. $26.95 Reg. $34.95 Reg. $44.95 . 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