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Christmas Unlimited's Top Ten
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#10
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Christmas
Unlimited is a local charity driven by its volunteers. Each
year over 500 individuals, from all walks of life, contribute
over 14,000 hours of their time. |
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#9
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Working with
Scouts, schools, and churches - Christmas Unlimited makes a special effort to
provide volunteer opportunities for young people. We support a year-round
volunteer program for at-risk teenage boys and girls with Youth Ventures. |
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#8
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We support
other charities and youth programs with product for fund raisers and
activities: First Visitors, Candlelighters, H.E.A.R.S., Good News Foundation,
Sertoma, Easter Seals, Workout Ltd., Police & Clergy, city community
centers and many more. |
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#7
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Christmas
Unlimited works closely with over 60 human service agencies and schools to
identify and connect with families needing help. |
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#6
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Keeps busy year round with:
- Operation
Back to School
- Holiday
Toy Distribution
- Prescription Plush
- Community Center Projects
- Charity Event Support
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#5
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Our
Prescription Plush program distributes hundreds of new and like-new stuffed
animals to senior care facilities. |
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#4
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Christmas
Unlimited has been able to annually serve over 12,000 children, giving parents the
chance to select gifts for their children in a store-like, supportive and
up-lifting atmosphere. |
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#3
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Every year
approximately 3,000 at-risk youth receive sets of basic school supplies through
Operation Back to School. No one requesting help is turned away.
Operation Back to School, serves seventeen school districts and is the largest
program of its kind in the state. |
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#2
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The
distribution of holiday gifts and school supplies is designed to support both
the economic and emotional needs of the family. We work only with the
family's adults - enhancing their self-esteem, promoting family unity and
empowering them as parents. |
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#1
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$1 = $10 - For every dollar donated
to Christmas Unlimited, we gave ten dollars worth of product to needy families
throughout the Pikes Peak region. |
