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Tomorrow marks deadline for Christian Cupboard preparing to KWED Christmas Angel contest serve families over holiday break ters explaining why they felt that their families were needing or deserving of $500 cash. However, the KWED Christmas Angel this year is putting the pen into the hands of teachers, youth ministers, coaches or youth mentors in the Seguin area who not only work closely with students but who often times know the specific needs that those families face. This year, these adults are encouraged to write as many letters as they wish for the different individual families they hope to help. However, only one student and their family will be selected for the $500 prize. By Cindy Aguirre-Herrera (Seguin) -Teachers, coaches, youth mentors, youth ministers, camp counselors or anyone who knows a child or family that can use $500 this holiday season have only a couple of more days in which to lend a helping hand. Tuesday is the deadline for
this year's KWED Christmas Angel contest. As continued to be reported, the KWED Christmas Angel has taken a new route of reaching kids and their families who need a little help this holiday season. For years students, 18 and under, have been encouraged to write their own let-
Upon being chosen by the KWED Christmas Angel, the adult, if possible, would be invited to read his or her letter live on the air just a few days before Christmas. The Christmas Angel also reserves the right to determine whether or not the student's name or family will be announced or remain anonymous. See ANGEL, page 2
By Cindy Aguirre-Herrera (Seguin) -- After this week, local kids will be off enjoying their holiday vacation and while ham, turkey and dining out might just be part of all the fun, it might also be part of the struggle for those families who already find it difficult to just get food on the table every other day. Regina Lee, the director of the Seguin Christian Cupboard, Seguin's food pantry, says in the midst of their ongoing holiday food drive, volunteers can't help but think about an increase in demand for food that will begin coming through their doors next week. Lee says for many families, school lunches are important and often times are the only source of nutrition for local children.
"Remember, we have children that are on the free lunch program that will be at home for two weeks and that means that they'll take all of their meals from home and we try to be a little more generous when we have children and families especially at that time because we know they need to eat," said Lee. Lee says for these families, eating out is often times not an option. Plus, she says the need for basic food outweighs any demand for any holiday favorites. "If the need may arise and it will sometimes that they have to come back within the 30 day period, we have to make exceptions for that and so I have to have something on the shelves," said Lee. See CUPBOARD, page 2