Christmas for Chicagoans who don't have much

Factual Questions
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Something to think about:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-santa-letter-05-dec05,0,641671.story

My wife and I are thinking we’ll take the kids down to the main PO this weekend and see what we can do to help out.

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Thanks for posting this, Ed…I think we are going to go down there this weekend, as well.

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We are making a donation to the Oak Park Food Pantry. All the food pantries have been really hard hit and could use any assistance.

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There’s a benefit concert at the Hideout this weekend–good show, Jon Langford and Eleventh Dream Day. It’s for an org that helps the homeless with employment, so bring business-style clothes to donate if you go: http://blogs.chicagoreader.com/post-no-bills/2008/12/05/chicago-icons-band-together-homeless/