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Show Help needed for Christmas family The family selected by this newspaper as tne special "Christmas Family" for this year has given a great deal of service to their community and are highly respected, however, the man of the house has been out of work for a year or more with no benefits left and none of their savings. Without some help from somewhere, they are looking forward to a pretty barren Christmas. They need food items and gifts for each of the eight children. The gender and approximate ap-proximate age of the children are as follows: girl, 12; girl, 11 ; girl, 9; boy, 8; boy, 7; girl, 5; boy, 4; and girl, h As announced in recent editions, this newspaper has !i readers i submit names f families thal ni i !"a deserve a helping hand from the community this ) nstmas;--, ''we wanted to select a family that could really use ' 'P:ial Christmas this year," says Publisher Bret , &nt- "d I think we've selected just the right J There are many families who are just down on luck a' Christmas time and it can be very : . COuraging. We're hoping this will be an opportunity Parents to teach their children the true spirit ot .; JUjM by giving an anonymous gift to a deserv.ng ri?e name of the family will be held in strict con- 4 ir f 6 'Jnti! lhy have been presented with all the Us People may want to give them. However, in order ? rich gifts for each family member' here S 35 y n information as can be given. Parents who have children of about the same age could ask their child to select a gift for their secret friend. If you feel you could give something to this very deserving family for Christmas, please bring your gift to the Citizen office, 59 West Main, American Fork, or to the Pleasant Grove Review office, 11 South Main, Pleasant Grove, or to the Lehi Free Press office, of-fice, 32 West Main, Lehi. However, the Pleasant Grove and Lehi offices are only open on Fridays and Mondays. "Where appropriate, please indicate who the gift is for and we'll put in the name," notes Bezzant. "The gifts will be delivered to the family on Wednesday, December 21, so please make your donations before that time. Other organizations such as United Way and the LDS Church have been notified so that their resources can be used to help other needy families this year." |