A TIME FOR TOTS SEARS, MISSION PAIR FOR SKID ROW GIFT GIVING.Byline: Donna Huffaker Staff Writer BURBANK - A Christmas tree Christmas tree Evergreen tree, usually decorated with lights and ornaments, to celebrate the Christmas season. The use of evergreen trees, wreaths, and garlands as symbols of eternal life was common among the ancient Egyptians, Chinese, and Hebrews. decorated with wish cards written by hundreds of homeless children had been on display just a few hours Tuesday when the first customer plucked pluck v. plucked, pluck·ing, plucks v.tr. 1. To remove or detach by grasping and pulling abruptly with the fingers; pick: pluck a flower; pluck feathers from a chicken. two from the artificial pine. Rosemary Eggleston was shopping at Sears while waiting to meet her friend for lunch when she saw the tree covered with ``Christmas is for Kids'' wish tags. With 10 grandchildren GRANDCHILDREN, domestic relations. The children of one's children. Sometimes these may claim bequests given in a will to children, though in general they can make no such claim. 6 Co. 16. of her own, Eggleston doesn't have much money left over to buy additional gifts. But for homeless children, she said, she'll make her budget work. ``I just think of it as shopping for two more grandkids,'' the Montebello resident said. The holiday program allows Sears customers and employees to pick a tag, buy the requested gift and leave it with a cashier CASHIER. An officer of a moneyed institution, who is entitled by virtue of his office to take care of the cash or money of such institution. 2. The cashier of a bank is usually entrusted with all the funds of the bank, its notes, bills, and other choses in . On Dec. 13, store officials will deliver the donated items to the Fred Jordan Mission, the nonprofit educational and welfare organization in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. that feeds, clothes and rehabilitates thousands of needy men, women and children every day. Then on Dec. 17, mission officials will distribute the gifts to some 15,000 children who live on Skid Row skid row a run-down area frequented by alcoholics. [Am. Culture: Misc.] See : Alcoholism Skid Row district of down-and-outs and bums. [Am. Usage: Brewer Dictionary, 1008] See : Failure . ``The people who pick a wish tag aren't just giving a gift to these kids, they're giving their time too - and that's precious,'' said Willie Jordan, president of the mission. The partnership between the Mission and Sears is part of the department store's Good Life Alliance program, which seeks to engage Sears employees, their families, customers and vendors in volunteer efforts that support local youth and their communities. Standing in the middle of the children's department, the ``Christmas is for Kids'' tree lured a toddler who hopes to benefit from the program. Richie Malone, 2, grabbed a stuffed Santa from the tree and when mission executive vice president Tom Jordan Thomas "Tom" Jordan (born May 24, 1981 in Manchester, England) is a professional footballer, currently playing for Conference South side Havant & Waterlooville, where he plays as a defender. External links
``You play with it,'' Richie said, cookie cookie File or part of a file put on a Web user's hard disk by a Web site. Cookies are used to store registration data, to make it possible to customize information for visitors to a Web site, to target Web advertising, and to keep track of the products a user wishes to icing smeared across his dimpled cheeks. The child's generosity elicited a wider smile from his mother, Stacy Malone. The 36-year-old single mother of three, who lives in a welfare hotel, has participated in the mission's Christmas program for two years. Families line up outside the mission - often arriving the night before - to wait their turn to choose a Christmas gift. ``It's wonderful because they give you gifts we could never provide for our kids,'' she said of the age-appropriate bag of clothes and wrapped toys. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Richie Malone, 2, is among the children who will receive donated gifts from the ``Christmas is for Kids'' program. Eric Grigorian/Special to the Daily News |
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