Santa Looks After Pet Owners, Too: First 400 at HSSM to Get Free Supplies
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By Pam Firmin, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Dec. 15--Call it encouragement. Call it a bribe.
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Last-minute Christmas shoppers helped lift this month&#39;s retail sales, but some analysts still are concerned that Americans didn&#39;t spend enough to give chain stores the boost they had requested from Santa.
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One of the biggest fund-raising efforts of the year is about to begin for the Salvation Army: the Christmas kettle drive. In Flagstaff, the drive will kick off the day after Thanksgiving outside
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SAN FRANCISCO -- The Salvation Army is counting on tech-savvy Bay Area residents to help the organization meet its holiday fundraising goals with as much clicking of the mouse as clinking of coins.
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By The Idaho Statesman, Boise  Sep. 7--The Northwest Children's Home Nampa and Payette Education Centers are asking for donations to help students with school supplies.
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Frankly Speaking: Frank Hayes relates a chat Santa had with an elf about annual gift giving to the IT world. And what's with all the penguins? Santa wants to know.
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Bones and squeaky toys? No thanks. New  York's pampered pooches want cashmere and baby alpaca sweaters  for Christmas this year.
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Around this time last year, Josie the dog had a broken back, a dislocated hip and internal injuries. A veterinarian suggested putting her to sleep. Instead, the Twedt family decided to skip Christmas presents and use the money to pay Josie's medical bills.
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The 12th annual Kettle Kick-off Holiday Luncheon on Thursday raised $150,305 for Christmas food baskets, meals, toys and other services for needy people during the holidays and throughout the year.
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When Santa's in town, the sector jingles.
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The pet supply store has exceeded expectations. Will it last?
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Santa Claus presents Christmas gifts to young patients in a pediatrics ward at Samsung Medical Center in Gangnam, Seoul, Monday after flying into town from the northern Finnish hamlet of Rovaniemi.
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Santa isn't the only one busy around this season - mail carriers are putting in extra effort with two weeks left for holiday shopping.
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Santa has really been working hard this year as he delivered a number of major software presents to eager buyers. The latest sees leading storage vendor EMC Corporation making the latest in a long line of software acquisitions as it grabs SMARTS Inc.
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Kelley Sherrard got an early Christmas present at Children's Hospital the other day.
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Chances are if your &quot;To Do&quot; list for today includes a trip to the grocery store or getting some early Christmas shopping done, you&#39;ll run into a Salvation Army bell ringer.
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There&#39;s a reason that smiling Salvation Army bell-ringer looks a little stiff this Christmas season, and it&#39;s not the cold weather.