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The season of giving

Help us to help others.

The Daily News 28th Annual People Helping People Christmas Food, Gift and Fund Drive is under way.

This annual campaign helps the less fortunate in the Dickinson-Iron County area.

We collect food, gifts and money, and turn these items over to the local St. Vincent de Paul Stores, and the local Salvation Army Chapter.

Volunteers there distribute the goods to local needy individuals and families during this holiday season.

Despite our problems, the rest of the world looks to up to the United States.

We have a standard of living that is second to none. But that doesn’t mean every America has money to burn.

Hunger may not be as noticeable in the United States as it is in some other areas of the world, but it does exist – even in the Dickinson-Iron County area.

About 13 percent of Dickinson County’s population is below the poverty level, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. In Iron County, the figure is 14 percent.

But those are only statistics.

Statistics don’t speak to the real faces – the real needs – of people who need help getting food for their families and toys for their children as the holiday season approaches.

Neither do statistics speak to the joy of giving.

Locally, St. Vincent de Paul, the Salvation Army and others receive many requests from agencies, individuals and families seeking help. The Daily News urges area residents to donate food, gifts or cash to this worthy cause.

Non-perishable food donations may be dropped off at our office at 215 E. Ludington St. in Iron Mountain.

All local donations will be used locally.

That means all food and cash donations collected in the Iron Mountain-Kingsford area will be given to the Iron Mountain St. Vincent de Paul Store and to the Iron Mountain Salvation Army.

Food donations should be non-perishable, and gifts should be new, unwrapped, suitable for a child or adult.

Gift certificates and cash donations will be used to purchase perishable items, such as turkeys, hams, produce and baked goods.

Checks should be made out to:

People Helping People,

P.O. Box 460

Iron Mountain, MI 49801.

We will accept contributions through Thursday, Dec. 17.

The Daily News also will help publicize efforts by other groups and organizations that help others during this holiday season.

This is the season of giving. Take an active part in helping the less fortunate.

It is the true meaning of the season.

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