'Tis the season!
The Holidays are just around the corner. Thanksgiving is exactly two weeks away, soon after that we will all be subjected to 24-hour Christmas music on our radio stations. The Holidays deliver us all a well deserved break. We get to be around our loved ones more often, eat some really good food, enjoy all the seasonal weather changes from inside a warm home, take advantage of shopping deals and not to mention giving and receiving presents. But, there are many people in our society who do not look forward to any holiday.
Did you know that over 10% of Virginians live at or below the poverty level? There are thousands of citizens that will be hungry, thirsty, cold, lonely, sick and homeless during the Holiday Season. So, perhaps this year, you can use all that Holiday Spirit on something other than multi-colored lights.
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has been two years since the Haiti earthquake. If you'll remember, many activists and stars alike joined together to provide relief for those who were suffering in Port-au-Prince and across the countryside. The relief effort was remarkable, but many Haitians still have not received the relief that is so desperatetly needed. Port-au-Prince has been slowly losing its population as people make their way into the countryside. Villages like Abricots have been experiencing growth as this exodus occurs.