A Clearwater mother wants a happy Christmas for her family.
"I have been out of work since July," she writes, "and I don't have anyone to watch my children.
"My husband is disabled. He has been assigned a nurse who comes to the house two hours a day to help him with bathing and other things. Otherwise, I have to help him.
"I have two children who also have disabilities."
She has turned to The Augusta Chronicle's Empty Stocking Fund, which has helped people in need for 78 years.
Last year, the charity raised a record-breaking $123,000, which went to more than 1,776 families.
YOU CAN HELP
Donations are tax-deductible. To contribute:
- Mail donations to The Augusta Chronicle's Empty Stocking Fund, P.O. Box 1928, Augusta, GA 30903-1928.
- Drop off donations at the cashier's office at The Chronicle News Building, 725 Broad St., weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and at the Columbia County Bureau, Publix shopping center, 4272 Washington Road, Suite 3B, weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
- Make donations online at augustachronicle.com/emptystocking.
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