# christmas help

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-help/562696>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [December 2, 2010, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-help/562696 "2010-12-02T18:56:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![rldown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f17d59/32.png) [@rldown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rldown)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2010, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-help/562696/1 "2010-12-02T18:56:02Z")

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How come it is so hard for me to find somewhere to help me with christmas for my five children they are older so everwhere I call turns them away?😕

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**Author:** ![Captain\_Amazing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2010, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-help/562696/2 "2010-12-02T19:06:58Z")

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What are you looking for, exactly? A charity that gives Christmas gifts to children in need? Where are you located and how old are your children? Haver you tried the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation? [www.toysfortots.org](http://www.toysfortots.org)

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**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2010, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-help/562696/3 "2010-12-02T19:27:35Z")

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> [@rldown](#):
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> How come it is so hard for me to find somewhere to help me with christmas for my five children they are older so everwhere I call turns them away?😕

Fairly vague question for GQ. If you could provide some additional information, maybe an answer could be provided.

Who have you called?  
What are you asking for on their behalf?  
What were the reasons given for turning you away, other than the age of your kids?

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**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2010, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-help/562696/4 "2010-12-02T20:20:07Z")

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Moving to IMHO from GQ.

Colibri  
General Questions Moderator

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**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2010, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-help/562696/5 "2010-12-02T20:47:33Z")

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I’ll kidnap them for fifty, deprogram them for a hundred, and kill them for five hundred.

Alright. I’ll throw in the killin’ for free.

😃

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**Author:** ![BigBertha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d78d45/32.png) [@BigBertha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigBertha)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2010, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-help/562696/6 "2010-12-02T20:56:25Z")

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> [@Captain\_Amazing](#):
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> What are you looking for, exactly? A charity that gives Christmas gifts to children in need? Where are you located and how old are your children? Haver you tried the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation? [www.toysfortots.org](http://www.toysfortots.org)

Thanks for the link. I am going to use it for my child.

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**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2010, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-help/562696/7 "2010-12-02T21:09:06Z")

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OP - you could contact the Salvation Army in your area - they have an adopt a family program which you may qualify for (although you should probably contact them soon).

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**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2010, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-help/562696/8 "2010-12-02T21:10:11Z")

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> [@rldown](#):
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> How come it is so hard for me to find somewhere to help me with christmas for my five children they are older so everwhere I call turns them away?😕

Need. More. Info.