Little Jimmie campaign kicks off Community Christmas drive
Generous gift launches the Bluefield Daily Telegraph Community Christmas Tree campaign known as the Little Jimmie drive. A Texas donor Phipps Mineral Holdings LTD contributes 10000 dollars to fund toys books and treats for about 825 children. Signups this weekend push expected attendance beyond eight hundred with additional shelter drive donations planned across five animal shelters in two Virginias.
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Love Commandment Quotation Cited in Bluefield Daily Telegraph
A quotation attributed to Jesus on love among followers appears in a text by Bluefield Daily Telegraph editors. The passage emphasizes loving one another as a defining mark of discipleship, echoing a well known gospel verse. The excerpt accompanies staff listings for the paper.
Little Jimmie Christmas Gift Campaign Starts 2013
The Little Jimmie campaign in southern West Virginia and Southwest Virginia aims to distribute 800 plus red bags filled with toys books treats and essentials to help 825 children have a merry Christmas. Volunteers note the fund supports families facing layoffs and hardship and honors a long tradition of neighborly giving.
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Brushfork Elementary canned food drive aids three groups
Brushfork Elementary School collected 832 cans of food in three days for Union Mission Salvation Army and Appalachian Teen Challenge. Teachers and students united to teach giving, with joy seen as cans were tallied each morning.
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Mount View Band Honors Community Support Through Philadelphia Parade
Mount View High School band members traveled to Philadelphia for the Gimbel parade, raising funds by selling food and odd products, and surviving a minor bus crash. The trip cost about 10000 dollars, funded by cheese sales dinners and other fundraisers. The author credits Phil Wyatt as band director and reflects on teamwork, discipline, and gratitude for local support of schools and athletics.
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