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Show Thursday, December 8, 1988 Chronicle - Page Eight ACCENT. Always wanted to be aim - i Adopt a Family for Christmas needs By Arizne Calkins Chronicle staff writer For any students who have been feeling a little guilty because they haven't the cash (or credit) to spend on family and Mends for Christmas this year, now is the chance to get out of the The Bennion Center has written to Santa and this reporter has found its list. There are some wonderful Christmas service projects for those good little University of Utah elves who still want to help and feel like they have done something of worth. further by adopting the whole family, rather than just the child." Christensen s. feels it is in keeping with the whole Head Start program. Individuals or groups can adopt a fam- ily and supplement its Christmas, or they can donate items for the staff to distribute. The Bennion Center has infor- - i trv s. In conjunction with service to aged citizens, the Bennion Center is seeking volunteers to provide transportation for small groups of single, home-boun- d elderly to Christmas concerts or events. This particular service could prove to be a lot of fun for the volunteer. Dave Vande Merwe of the Bennion Center said students might be pleasantly surprised to find how rewarding it is to be with elderly people and hear some of their I 7t mation sheets which will provide volunteers for the Sub for Santa project, ' names, numbers of children, ages and .. benefiting 100 families with children ' in specific needs. Deliver Food Boxes: Groups or indithe Head Start program. Laurie Christensen, an intern who vidual volunteers are needed to deliver Christmas food boxes to home-boun- d works with the Head Start day-car- e program, said, "We're just taking it a little elderly people. ; Blue-mea-nie- elf? Heire's yoyc lhiainie I , past Christmas experiences. He said it was the ideal project for a student because it would only take a few hours. Cuddles for Christmas needs new and used stuffed animals for children at the Family Support Crisis Center (about 100 children) and at the Crossroads Urban Center (more than 500). Bring them to the Bennion Center through Dec. 1 5 . Santa's Helpers are needed to sort ' clothes at the Crossroads Urban Center. Helpers are also needed Dec. 21 and 22 ' - Chronicle photo by Aaron Ashcraft Nancy Hart, a University of Utah student, organized Cuddles for Christmas, one of many service projects that need volunteers. " . During this holiday season most people will go home for a nice family holiday. Most will hope to get the gift they most want. Many" individuals wilt receive several of their wishes: But there are many people in the Salt Lake area who ' probably won't have the perfect holiday. In fact, they may not have a holiday celebration at all. "There are a lot of kids out there who, unfortunately, are not going to be happy at Christmastime," Nancy Hart said. Hart organized "Cuddles for Christmas," a program sponsored by the Bennion Center that provides stuffed animals to children in crisis centers and family shelters. full-tim- ., non-prof- 364-776- 5. Odyssey House, a home for victims of drug and alcohol abuse, has a long list of needs. If you call Anna Chan at the Bennion Center, she will be happy to provide you with the list of much-neede- d items. r Santa Claus has found another worthy SERVICE cause that needs your attention which is not on the Bennion Center list. The Holiday Project in Utah needs volunteers to help wrap presents. There will be a party at St. Ann's School on Dec. 22 at 7 p.m. Organizer Pat Brewer said, "We're having potluck goodies, so bring something that you enjoy munching on. "We're wrapping gifts to be delivered Christmas Day to the people we visit at nursing homes, hospitals and other ' insti.,: tutions," Brewer said. So there it is- -a list of opportunities to gift-wrappi- ng earn elf stars and help the Bennion Center and many others who are counting on you. , Lake," she said. "The children come into the centers in a state of crisis. I thought having a stuffed animal to hold on to might help situations. That's how the program really started," Hart said. . e student at the University of Utah, Hart, a ; started collecting animals for this holiday season last June. But, she said, she does not think she will be able to fulfill the demand put on the centers this year. ", "The crisis centers nave about 100 children. But I am also working with Crossroads Urban Center, which had 427 families last year. We're expecting even more this year," Hart said. it The Crossroads Urban Center is a organization meant to help people in need with food and clothing as well as psychological support, Hart said. "I worked in the pantry at Crossroads over summer ing children or adults choose clothing items and toys. Contact Lynn or Nini at break so I have personally seen a real need here in Salt Stuffed animals brighten Christmas Day By Jennifer Peterson Chronicle staff writer to escort clients through gift tables, help- ! Hart's experiences led her to volunteer to help the children in any way possible. Hart is asking anyone who has. stuffed animals they no longer want to leave them at the Bennion Center. From there she will take them home where she thoroughly cleans and repairs the animals before giving them to children. :The kids usually pick out "their ownanimals.But because the demand is so high this year, Hart has been given a1 list of the families. Each family is numbered and she is told how many children belong to each family as well as the children's ages and genders. This information allows her to better match the size of the animals in order to prevent sibling arguments. Hart said "Cuddles for Christmas" not only has given her something to do between studies, but has also been : very rewarding. "I remember hearing a story about a little girl who got a doll with a broken head and no eyes. That was her Christmas present. That was all," Hart said. "But these stuffed animals will be clean. These presents will have two eyes." -- correction Monday the Chronicle ran an article on the student insurance program. Due to misinformation given by Student Health Services, the article stated the student insurance plan does not cover accidents sustained dur- FOE BOOK them to: ing intramural activities. . In fact, intramural activities are covered by the dent health insurance policy. ; ; Bring Uiaivejrsity Bookstore' - 16 9 Dec. !Dec. 8:00 am Dec. 10 9:00 am Dec. 12 8:00 am Monday Tuesday Dec. 13 8:00 am Wednesday Dec. 14 8:00 am Thursday Dec. 15 8:00 am Dec. 16 8:00 am At Friday Friday Saturday 9 --- -- --- -- 8 UNIVERSITY BOOKSTORE UNIVERSITY UTAH OF CAMPUS" 5:30 pm 5:00 pm 5:30 pm 7:30 pm 5:30 pm 5:30 pm 5:30 pm - 3i Institute Classes continue until December 9 Q Friday Noon Devotionals begin again in January (no devotional this week) ? I negistcr now for winter quarter Institute classes LDSSA Christmas Fireside Sunday, Dec. 11,7 p.m. Symphony Hall Elder J. Thomas Fyans " Mormon Youth Symphony and Chorus DE)00A stu- |