Gift boxes sent to those in need
Shoeboxes, more than 900 of them, packed with school supplies, gifts and goodies, left the Coast in November, on their way to bring some Christmas cheer to children in South and Central America.
Canadians donate more than 672,000 gift-filled shoe boxes to the world’s hurting children
Canadians donated 672,274 shoe boxes packed with toys, hygiene items, and school supplies during the 2011 Operation Christmas Child shoe box campaign that ended recently. That's five per cent more than the 2010 total of 640,714 boxes.
Holmen Rotarians’ gift keeps flowing to poor Peruvians
Holmen Rotarians now have an international reputation as “angels from Holmen” with “magic boxes.”
Siebert students donate 'birthday boxes' to Shelterhouse
This year, students in teacher Pam Schmidt's third grade class at Siebert Elementary School opted to give a different kind of Christmas gift to their teacher.
Dear Crabby -- Wrapped up in miserliness
I swear I'm not a miser; I just hate waste. I've been known to reuse really nice wrapping paper, though I don't expect anyone else to. However, expensive gift bags and boxes are designed to be reused with just some new tissue or a couple of small pieces of Scotch tape.
Pulse of The People: A simple gift
Thanks to the generous efforts of Albany residents, thousands of hurting children worldwide will have the opportunity to experience the joy of Christmas . Albany residents joined Operation Christmas Child, the world’s largest Christmas project of its kind, to pack 6,795 shoe boxes with toys, school supplies and necessity items. These gift-filled shoe boxes are making their way — or have already ...
CSS Industries, Inc. Reports Results of Operations for the Three and Nine Months Ended December 31, 2011
PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CSS Industries, Inc. (NYSE:CSS) announced today its results of operations for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2011. During the second quarter of fiscal 2012, the Company sold its Cleo Christmas gift wrap business and is reporting the results of that business as discontinued operations. Sales for the third quarter of fiscal 2012 decreased 2.9% to $129 ...
Christmas trash gets new life in new year
The holidays are over and shipping boxes, Christmas trees and champagne bottles have been kicked to the curb. But chances are good that some of that trash will be recycled and could reappear long before the next holiday season rolls around....
Operation Christmas Child official thanks participants
Thanks to the generous efforts of Akron residents, thousands of hurting children worldwide had the opportunity to experience the joy of Christmas.