United Way opened Christmas Bureau signup for Shawnee County families
Shawnee County families can sign up with the United Way of Kaw Valley Christmas Bureau for holiday meals and gifts. Last year the bureau helped more than 1,200 households.
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United Way of Kaw Valley has opened Christmas Bureau intake week, so Shawnee County families can sign up for holiday meals and gifts, WIBW reported. Last year the bureau reached more than 1,200 households, about 3,900 people.
Those figures are last year's results. This week's news is that signup is underway. Organizers are also asking for donations of basics such as blankets and socks.
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In Topeka, Kansas, the United Way of Kaw Valley has opened signup week for the Christmas Bureau. Families in Shawnee County can put their names in for holiday meals and gifts. Last year the bureau helped more than 1,200 households, about 3,900 people. That number is from last year, not a count of gifts already given this season. Organizers are also asking neighbors to donate simple things such as blankets and socks. Signing up is the step happening now.
- What is the difference between signing up for help and already receiving a gift?
- Why would a holiday program ask for blankets and socks?
- How can last year's numbers help a group plan for this year?
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