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Holiday help

By TIMES WIRES
Published December 1, 2006

The following organizations will be collecting donations for underprivileged children:

TOYS FOR TOTS

Hernando County Family YMCA Christmas Giving Tree serves underprivileged children in 11 elementary schools and three middle schools in Hernando County. Those interested can stop at the YMCA at 1300 Mariner Blvd., Spring Hill, and pick an ornament from the tree and return the wrapped gift with the ornament attached to the Y no later than Dec. 15. For information, call 688-9622.

The Marine Corps League Detachment 708 is providing the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve's Toys for Tots program in Hernando County. New, unwrapped toys and gifts for children up to 12 years old can be dropped off at:

Spring Hill locations: Accuform Signs, Amedisys, American General Financial Services, American Legion Post 186, Atria Evergreen Woods, Changes Adult Fitness Center, Clearwater Mattress, Compass Banks, Complete Technology Solutions, County Line Cafe, Crabbit's Pub, Discovery Point Daycare, Dunkin' Donuts (Spring Hill Drive and Commercial Way locations), Edward Jones Investments, Goin' Postal, Gold's Gym, Hernando County Utilities, Hernando County Veterans Services, High Point Golf Club, Home Depot, First Kensington Bank, Mirage Hair Studio, Hear X, Hernando Mitsubishi, Jiffy Lube, Mariner Bowling Lanes, Movie Gallery locations, New-U Weight Loss Center, U.S. Post Office (Kass Circle location), Printing Plus, Prudential Pro Realty, Silverthorn Clubhouse, Spring Hill Fire and Rescue, Spring Hill Lanes, State Farm Insurance, Timber Pines clubhouse, The UPS Store, Vicki's Haircuts, Washington Mutual, Fastening Systems Inc. of Spring Hill, Suncoast Elementary School, Dr. Jessica Crivelli.

Brooksville locations: American Aviation, Atomic Tattoos, Cash Advance, Central High School, Cracker Barrel, Deep South Barbecue, Dunkin' Donuts on Broad Street, Cox Lumber, Marge Homan Tax Service, Marine Corps League Detachment 708, Physical Therapy Services Brooksville, Register Chevrolet, U.S. Marine Corps Recruiting, Wells Fargo Financial, West Hernando Middle School, and Caglianone, Miller, Anthony Attorneys at Law.

Hernando Beach locations: Hernando Hideaway, VFW Post 9236.

Hernando County locations: Bealls Outlet Stores, Big Lots, Coldwell Bankers, Dollar General Stores, Hess service stations, Publix Super Markets, Suncoast Schools Credit Union, Walgreens, Wechert Realty, Winn-Dixie.

Also, registration is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays through Dec. 16 at the Hernando County Fairgrounds, 6436 S Broad St. For information, call 540-9658 during registration hours.

RSVP Santa's Workshop Toy Drive

The Retired Senior Volunteer Program conducts a toy drive for Daystar. Collection of boxes through Dec. 13. Donations of toys should be new, unwrapped and for ages newborn through 12 years.

Dropoff locations include Spring Hill Regional Hospital (main lobby), Spring Hill and Brooksville Enrichment Centers, Brooksville Country Club, Harold's Auto Repair, Cloverleaf Retirement Community (Heather House and Harmony House), Hernando Heritage Museum, RSVP Welcome Center, Murphy's Market, Cortez Community Bank, Country Kitchen, Hernando County Senior Citizens Club, the Restaurant.

For information, call 796-8117.

Christmas Angel Program Of Hernando County

Gifts are accepted for newborns through age 17. Trees with the children's wish lists are at Beall's Department Store, 13190 Cortez Blvd., and Wal-Mart Supercenter, 1485 Commercial Way, both in Spring Hill. For information, call 596-1552.

[Last modified November 30, 2006, 21:29:08]