Anonymous Santa is a charitable non-profit corporation dedicated to providing ìChristmas With Dignityî to children from families in crisis throughout the Chisago County and Forest Lake area.

The ìChristmas With Dignityî program offers parents who are not able to buy presents for their children, an opportunity to ìshopî in a Holiday Store set up in United Methodist Church of North Branch.

The program distributes new, non-violent gifts, mittens and hats, Christian books or videos, board games, sports balls and stocking stuffers. They are an all volunteer project with 100 percent of the funds generated spent on gift giving. There are no paid employees and no funding is received from any governmental agency.

Money raised and gifts collected in this area assist families from this area!

Your help is needed and there are many ways to get involved:

ï You may donate money for the project. Make checks payable to Anonymous Santa and send to P.O. Box 901, North Branch, MN 55056.

ï Sponsor an activity or event, host a Toy Collection/Drop-off Site, Giving Tree or provide a location for our Counter Coin tubes.

ïVolunteer your time: Pickup donations, shop and sort gifts, set up Holiday Store.

ï Your office, classroom or organization can purchase gifts.

ï Provide: Printing, postage, Christmas cookies, gift wrap.

PROGRAM SCHEDULE:

Nov. 18 ñ Mary Beth Carlson Concert, Trinity Lutheran Church, North Branch, 7 p.m.
Nov. 20 - Distribute toy collection boxes and counter cans.
Dec. 10 ñ Set up Holiday Store
Dec. 14 & 15 ñ gift distribution

Through the holidays Anonymous Santa continues to provide gifts for families that missed the program or were referred after the deadline.

Said AS coordinator LeeAnn Vande Kamp, ìWe shop all year round for sales and specials on items such as mittens, hats, gift wrap, Christian books & videos.î

For more information contact LeeAnn Vande Kamp at (651) 583-3121 or vandkamp@cornernet.com.

The Mary Beth Carlson concert is sponsored by:

Patriot Bank Minnesota, Wyoming, Petersonís Home & Garden Center, North Branch, Vande Kamp Auction Group, Almelund-North Branch, North Branch Printing, Horizon Bank, North Branch, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Branch 4800, Chisago County.

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