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Show Families needing Sub-for-Santa aid for Christmas must apply The deadline is nearing for families that may need help with Christmas through the Sub-for-Santa program. Families needing assistance must apply by Friday, : Dec. 7. To apply, a family must call volunteers at the Sub-for-Santa program at 377-5119 between the hours of 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. Well-meaning friends and relatives cannot apply for those needing help. They can, however, '. inform them of the Sub-for-Santa ' program. "This Sub-for-Santa program is run entirely by volunteers this ; year," said Bill Hulterstrom, ; Director of the Volunteer Center. ; "It's the volunteers who are answering an-swering the phones, screening the applicants, and coordinating all of the program." The Sub-for-Santa program is run by a volunteer committee with the help of families as well as large groups, including BYU, the Elks, and the Orem Chamber of Commerce. Individuals, families or groups who would like to help need to call the United Way Volunteer Center at 374-8108. "Sub-for-Santa is a person-to-person program," said Amy Madsen, Volunteer Coordinator for Sub-for-Santa. Donor families or groups are asked to arrange a meeting with the recipient family to discuss the needs and preferences of the family, as well as getting an appropriate time to deliver the "Christmas." "If your church group, club or family has already made plans to help a specific family in your neighborhood, please let the Sub-for-Santa program know, in order to reduce the possibility of durjlications," added Madsen. Sub-for-Santa does not organize community-wide fund raisers. Persons contacted door-to-door or telephone solicitors claiming to represent Sub-for-Santa, should contact the Sub-for-Santa program. |