Gift Drive A Success!
Extra days pay off for Christmas Is For Kids

ATTLEBORO - It took a few extra days this year, but the Christmas Is For Kids gift drive is all set, according to organizer Kelly Fox.

The remaining donors delivered their pledged gifts, according to Fox.

Other than the pledged gifts, Fox said the many cash donations from the community came in handy for the children who had not been matched with donors.

"We sent a lot of people out shopping to just get the last of the wish list done, so it's good that we had cash donations to be able to do that," she said. Other than that, Fox said there are now 30 children on the waiting list for parents who have asked for help. Even though the requests for those children came in a month after the application deadline, Fox agreed to put the children on a waiting list, but notes that the drive cannot put any other children on a waiting list at this point.

For the children on the waiting list, Fox and her elves will do the best they can on Friday to accommodate them.

"We'll just do what we can, based on what we've got left for inventory, which is really what we want," she said. "We don't want to keep anything here, so if there's stuff that we can give to parents I would certainly much prefer to do that."

Janette Boulay can be reached by phone or fax at 508-222-0993 or by e-mail at janette.boulay@gmail.com.
Sun Chronicle

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