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A BIG PUSH THIS WEEKEND FROM
THE AUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT'S
OPERATION BLUE SANTA, AS THE
ORGANIZATION IS IN DESPERATE
NEED OF MORE DONATIONS.GOOD
EVENING, I'M ROBERT HADLOCK.
HADLOCK.AND I'M LESLIE RHODE.
WE TOLD YOU THIS PAST WEEK
THAT APD'S BLUE SANTA WAS
TAKING OVER THE WORK OF THE
AUSTIN-TRAVIS COUNTY CHRISTMAS BUREAU.
FAMILIES TO HELP THIS
CHRISTMAS SEASON, BLUE SANTA
ORGANIZERS HOPE MORE PEOPLE
WILL STEP UP.
UP.KXAN'S ANGIE BEAVIN HAS THE
STANDS.
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DONATION BINS FOR APD'S
OPERATION BLUE SANTA ARE AT
EACH FIRE HOUSE IN AUSTIN.THE
CHAIRMAN OF BLUE SANTA'S BOARD
SAYS TOO MANY OF THEM LOOK
LIKE THIS -- EMPTY.
EMPTY.MORE FUNDRAISING EVENTS
ARE PLANNED FOR THE PROGRAM --
BUT THEY'RE STILL CONCERNED
ABOUT MEETING THE NEEDS OF THE
THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES THAT
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WHEN OPERATION BLUE SANTA TOOK
OVER THE WORK OF THE CHRISTMAS
BUREAU, THAT MEANT THEY WOULD
HELP OUT 6,000 FAMILIES.THAT'S
IN ADDITION TO THE 15,000 THEY
TYPCIALLY SERVE DURING THE
HOLIDAYS.AS OF LATE LAST WEEK,
BLUE SANTA HAD REACHED ABOUT
TOY DONATIONS.
THE CHUY'S CHILDREN'S PARADE
SATURDAY GOT THEM TO ABOUT 20 PERCENT.
PERCENT.BIG HELP CAME FROM
LOCAL AD AGENCY GSD&M - THE
50-THOUSAND DOLLAR CHECK TO
HOSTING A BREAKFAST AT SHOAL
CROSSING EVENT SANTA
MONEY AND DONTATIONS.
IN HOPES OF FILLING UP MORE OF
THESE BINS ...OPERATION BLUE
SANTA WILL BE SET UP AT
TODAY'S ZILKER TREE LIGHTING.
WE'LL BE THERE - AND HAVE
ANOTHER UPATE ON THE PROGRAM'S