Angel Tree to help children of prisoners
The Jail Ministry of Otsego County and area churches are sponsoring the local Angel Tree project. »
Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2007
Thursday, Dec. 6, 2007
Fox Lake police take kids on shopping spree
Police and village officials in Fox Lake on Wednesday helped give about 160 children a gift they’ll likely never forget. »
Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2007
Kids, officers — all enjoy a Christmas shopping trip
First the kids got to fill up on fun stuff like pizza and cupcakes and soft drinks. Then they were able to fill a shopping cart with Christmas gifts for themselves and family and friends. »
Secret Santa hands out $20,000 in Phoenix
Paul Schernberg has been homeless for the past year, flopping in cheap motels or walking the streets at night to save money. »
Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2007
Police put cheer into Christmas
For the past seven years, Lane Dorsey’s immune system has suffered because she was born with two holes in her heart. »
Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2007
The Salvation Army Angel Tree Kick Off
This Thursday, November 8 at 5:00 p.m., the Salvation Army will kick-off its annual Angel Tree program. Dan Brennan and Shelby Mitchell of WKSJ will emcee the event which takes place in Colonial Bel Air Mall between the mall entrance to Dillard’s and the main entrance to the Mall.
The evening will feature Christmas carols by Government Street Christian School kindergarten choir and holiday selections from the children of the Salvation Army hand bell chorus. »
Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2007
Unexpecting Teen mother welcomes ‘my Christmas miracle’
Jessica Corpron sat on the couch in her parents’ Kalispell, Mont., living room opening gifts late Christmas morning when her right arm began to twitch. Her body convulsed in a sudden, violent seizure. She stiffened, turned gray and passed out. »
Friday, Jan. 5, 2007
Baldwins receive a Christmas miracle
In March 1978, when Travis Baldwin was 8 years old, he was diagnosed with diabetes. Travis, now 36, has lived with the disease 29 years, and it destroyed his pancreas. In addition, his kidneys started failing about 11 years ago. A transplant was the only option left for Travis, but his name was down the list a long way. But would he receive a transplant for kidneys or his pancrease? The list did not include both. »
Thursday, Jan. 4, 2007
Tiny miracles fill holidays
You hear a lot about big miracles during the Christmas season — an immaculate conception, a heavenly babe, angels in sheep pastures and a guiding star. Sometimes the stories of big miracles are so spectacular that we forget about all the little miracles that still happen in our lives every day. »
Monday, Jan. 1, 2007
The kindness of strangers touches a reporter’s heart
In case you skipped over the Life section for the past 39 days, here’s a recap of FLORIDA TODAY’s Reaching Out Holiday Fund and the role I played in it. »
Friday, Dec. 15, 2006
Horse lovers come to rescue after family’s Christmas stolen
Earlier this week, we told you about the King family, who paid an Oldham County man $700 for a horse that was a Christmas gift for their kids. They say 36-year-old Chad Brickell gave them a receipt in October and promised them the horse by December 6, once it was weaned from its mother. But now Brickell is nowhere to be found. WAVE 3 Investigator Connie Leonard has an update. »
A Great Depression Christmas miracle
Ten days before Christmas 1929 my father was laid off from his railroad job. »
Monday, Dec. 11, 2006
Cops, firefighters become personal shoppers
Axel Valeri was all about anything but himself while shopping on Saturday morning. »
For these kids, Santa wears badge
Christmas came early for 26 foster children in the care of Ashtabula County Children Services Saturday as they hit the toy aisles at Super Kmart with sheriff’s deputies in tow. »
Post office delivers Santa letters
Letters to Santa delivered by the U.S. Postal Service provided proof of his existence in the 1947 version of “The Miracle on 34th Street” and children around the world continue to send him letters. »
Thursday, Dec. 7, 2006
Royals embrace Christmas with a Cop
Instead of just shopping for criminals this holiday season, some law enforcement officials from Topeka, Kan., are finding time to shop for those in need and they are turning to the Royals for a little extra holiday cheer. [A Cop’s Life: True Stories from the Heart Behind the Badge] »
Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2006
Cops spread Christmas spirit
Five-year-old Makiah Shad of Sheboygan had a long list of people she wanted to shop for on Tuesday evening at Target. »
Kids Shop with a Cop for Christmas
Fifty cops were matched up with 50 kids Tuesday for the 2006 “Shop with a Cop” at the Wal-Mart Supercenter. »
Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2006
Shop with a cop
With a boy or girl striding along beside them, uniformed Jeffersonville police officers slowly pushed shopping carts into the Meijer store on Allison Lane yesterday afternoon. »
Cops take to the stores
Yeah, they look tough in their uniforms and bulletproof vests. But inside they’re a bunch of softies. [A Cop’s Life: True Stories from the Heart Behind the Badge] »
Kids ready for Shop with a Cop
Being escorted by a cop isn’t most people’s idea of a good time, but for 60 lucky kids, shopping with one can be a highlight of the holiday season. »
A free spree for kids, spreading yule cheer
Largo firefighters, police officers and even the city manager serve as personal shoppers for children from needy families whose holidays will be brighter now. »
Monday, Dec. 4, 2006
Angel tree provides Christmas hope for children
The Demopolis Salvation Army is helping less fortunate children of the area have a merry Christmas through its Angel Tree efforts. »
Angel to the rescue
Curiosity got the better of me. I simply had to meet the person offering to baby sit up to 40 children this Saturday at St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Lower Makefield so parents could go Christmas shopping “kid-free.” [Not Buying It: My Year Without Shopping »
Friday, Dec. 1, 2006
Shop-With-A-Cop
With the Thanksgiving holiday now behind us, local organizations are reminding residents and businesses they need help in their quest to make Christmas brighter for area children and families. [Cleveland Police (OH) (Images of America)] »
Angel tree gives hope of miracle
The angels have finally been stitched together and the harps and bows have all been carefully strung across the branches. After three months of hard work, 16-year-old Suzy Jordan’s tree is finally sparkling at Sandy’s Festival of Trees in honor of her best friend, Emily Austin. »
Thursday, Nov. 23, 2006
Angel Tree program to provide gifts for needy kids once again
Last year, 17,000 children in Louisville and surrounding counties, including thousands in Southern Indiana, got Christmas presents thanks to the Salvation Army’s Angel Tree program. »
Monday, Dec. 5, 2005
Angel tree helps wishes come true
The Salvation Army is aiming to make this a Merry Christmas for over 390 underprivileged children in Matagorda County. »
Sunday, Nov. 6, 2005
Operation Christmas Child boxes
Brownwood area residents are invited to participate in an international holiday program that will benefit more than 7 million suffering children in more than 90 countries on six continents. »
Christmas is cancelled
DON’T mention Christmas around the town hall - bureaucrats have cancelled it. »