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How Globe Santa Works
Since 1956, Globe Santa has been The Boston Globe's annual appeal for needy
children in Greater Boston. The Globe Santa Fund collects donations from
readers and advertisers to purchase holiday gifts for underprivileged children.
The Globe pays administrative costs and provides space in the newspaper during
the holiday season to publish stories about family needs and list the names of
people who give. In recent years, Globe Santa has received more than $1 million
dollars in contributions annually. The program helps brighten the holiday
season for more than 28,000 families and 55,000 children in 167 communities
every year.
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Families request toys by writing to Globe Santa, stating their family size and
need. This need must be verified and countersigned by a social service or
religious agency that has previously registered with Globe Santa Fund. The
agency must have documented records of the particular family's situation. The
deadline for family letters this year is December 7, 2007. |
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Agencies that can verify requests include welfare offices, hospitals, churches
and clergy, halfway houses, AFDC office and similar social service
organizations.
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Agencies must register with Globe Santa each year. The registration procedure
is announced in the Boston Globe and by mail to agencies that registered in the
previous year. The deadline for agency registration this year is October 31. |
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Families apply for assistance during October and November. The application
procedure is published in detail in ads in the Globe that run from October 1
through December 7, 2007. |
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Toys are delivered to family households beginning the first week in December
right up to two days before Christmas.
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