EDITORIAL : HOLIDAY SPIRIT.SEE what you grinches did. You broke into that North Hollywood shelter and stole gifts donated do·nate v. do·nat·ed, do·nat·ing, do·nates v.tr. To present as a gift to a fund or cause; contribute. v.intr. To make a contribution to a fund or cause. to give little children in need a merry Christmas. You filched from kids who have so little that it makes your crime an offense to humanity. You tried to steal Christmas, but you lost. Your crime brought out the goodness in hundreds of people who brought 600 new toys and $3,500 in cash and checks to the shelter within hours of reading about your crime in the Daily News. That's more gifts and money than shelter officials would have been able to share with the needy need·y adj. need·i·er, need·i·est 1. Being in need; impoverished. See Synonyms at poor. 2. Wanting or needing affection, attention, or reassurance, especially to an excessive degree. if you had kept your sticky hands in your pockets. In the end, you reminded us all what the holiday season means. It is a time for sharing. A time for offering an open hand without expecting anything in return. A time for letting others know they are special by doing something simple for them. Let it be known that your unkindness and cruelty Cruelty See also Brutality. Achren mean, spiteful enchantress of Spiral Castle. [Children’s Lit.: The Castle of Llyr] Allan, Barbara spurned her dying sweetheart because of a fancied slight. [Br. brought out the goodness and warmth in a whole community. It started with a few police officers collecting toys to replace the stolen ones. Then the collection drive took off. Businesses heeded the call. People with no connection to the shelter filled the parking lot and then lined up on the busy street out front to share a little holiday spirit. Their only thought was to bring smiles to the faces of youngsters who have so little that a small toy at Christmas may make their year. Our heads are tilted tilt 1 v. tilt·ed, tilt·ing, tilts v.tr. 1. To cause to slope, as by raising one end; incline: tilt a soup bowl; tilt a chair backward. 2. in appreciation to all the donors, all those who organized the impromptu A Windows query and reporting tool from Cognos with support for a large variety of databases. It is capable of generating cross tabs for spreadsheets such as Excel, Lotus for Windows and Quattro Pro for Windows. toy drive or took up collections at offices to buy gifts and drove them over the shelter. They personify per·son·i·fy tr.v. per·son·i·fied, per·son·i·fy·ing, per·son·i·fies 1. To think of or represent (an inanimate object or abstraction) as having personality or the qualities, thoughts, or movements of a living being: this season of sharing. |
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