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            American Red Cross
    Rappahannock Area Chapter

    Letters to Santa 2008
    Holiday Assistance Program

What is Letters to Santa and How Can I Help?

Letters to Santa, now celebrating its 20th year, is a holiday assistance program sponsored by the Rappahannock Area Chapter. Last year 765 local children received new toys and a winter coat through the program. Children one to twelve years of age, with their parents’ help, submit applications and letters via Social Services and Head Start. Then the letters are placed in binders ready for community members to choose a child to sponsor for the holidays.

The support of the community is crucial to the success of Letters to Santa! Individuals, community groups, and businesses have the opportunity to sponsor a child or children. For those who would like to help but are unable to sponsor a child, the program also accepts support through financial contributions and donations of new unwrapped toys.

We hope you will join the team of great Santas! If you would like to be a sponsor, please visit one of our adoption sites. Can’t come in? Just give us a call at (540) 735-0500. We can work with you by phone or fax. Your help will truly make a difference for a child this year!

ADOPTION DAYS at the Red Cross Chapter Office
4836 Southpoint Parkway in Fredericksburg (see directions below)

Monday, November 10th                               10 am-7 pm*
Wednesday, November 12th                         10 am-7 pm*
Thursday, November 13th                            10 am-4 pm
Friday, November 14th                                  10 am-4 pm
Saturday, November 15th                             10 am-2 pm*
Monday, November 17th                               10 am-4 pm
Tuesday, November 18th                               10 am-4 pm
Wednesday, November 19th                         10 am-2 pm
Thursday, November 20th                            10 am-2 pm
Friday, November 21st                                  10 am-2 pm
Monday, November 24th                                10 am-7 pm*
Tuesday, November 25th                               10 am-2 pm
Wednesday, November 26th                         10 am-2 pm
*The office will be open for adoptions during listed times, but please note that our phones will be set
to the answering service after 4:30 pm on weekdays and all day on Saturdays.

Additional Adoption Site at Porter Library
2001 Parkway Blvd. in Stafford
Saturday, November 22nd 10 am-2 pm

Text Box: Directions to Red Cross: Take I-95 South toward Richmond. Take Exit 126 toward Massaponax. Turn right onto Route 1. Turn left onto Southpoint Pkwy (Southpoint I at McDonalds). Just past Cracker Barrel, turn left into the shopping center. Our office is at the end on your left at 4836 Southpoint Pkwy.

For more information, please call (540) 735-0500!