55 - Sunday, November 30, 1986 - North Shore News

ease help g Q needy North Shore
families a happy Christmas morning.

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; bbob oe “ : Ruth Stout
_ Ida Paddock po ws Chairperson, West Van
Chairperson North : : j Santa Claus Fund
Van Christmas Bureau, ie ean “The strain will be greater
“This year, the number of ft a : H a than ever on our resources
needy families has almost ! He El this year. We hope to have
doubled. Under the present ive . ‘ enough volunteers to pick up
system, the North Vancouver : : donations, but we need the
Christmas Bureau, cannot donations first. I want to
hope to provide the relief thank the North Shore News,
needed to give the children a for all of West Vancouver. It
ha Christmas. | want to is such a simple idea, and it
express our thanks to the see couldn’t have come at a bet-
North Shore News for com- : ri pe a nel eee ter time. Its a truly public
ing up with this idea. It should. pa eee spirited, gesture on their
i : Pp 7, 3

be an inspiration to the whole
community. £ C

In co-operation with these charities, the North
Shore News and local businesses listed have pit-
ched in to make it as easy as possible for you
to help. We have tried to spread the Christmas

part.

food depots evenly across the North Shore.
Below we have suggested items that will help
enable needy parents to set aside money for gifts
for their children this Christmas.”

suggestions for hamper donations”

Canned Fruit and Vegetables
Canned or Bottled Drinks
Canned or Powdered Milk
Canned Meats & Fish, i.e.,

Bacon, Prem, Chicken, Tuna, etc.
Tea and coffee
Hot Chocolate
Cranberry Sauce
Pickles
Nuts and Candy
Christmas Cake and Shortbread

* No perishables, please.

Soups - tinned and dehydrated
Cake or Cookie Mixes
Pudding, Biscuit Mixes ;
Peanut Butter, Jam, Honey, Syrup
Crackers, Cereals

Sugar (white or brown)

Flour

Spaghetti, Noodles, etc.
Potatoes, Rice '
Japanese Oranges

Christmas Napkins, Tablecloth

Donations by cheque to the N.V. Christmas Bureau or the
W.V. Santa Claus Fund will be gratefully accepted.

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