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ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SEEKING ADOPT-A-FAMILY SPONSORS FOR 250+ FAMILIES IN DISTRESS The Society of St. Vincent de Paul is requesting help from organizations, families and businesses to assist local families struggling to make ends meet through its annual Adopt-A-Family Program. All families in the Adopt-A-Family program are qualified by an extensive screening process, which includes a home visit to determine level of need. How the Program Works Each sponsor is provided with a Christmas wish list for a specific family—toys for the children, basic household items or toiletries for the adults and clothing for each person. Sponsors can either shop and deliver wrapped gifts directly to the family or drop them off through St. Vincent de Paul’s West End headquarters for delivery to the families. Monetary donations are also being accepted for those who don’t have the time to shop but still want to contribute. To sponsor a family or to make a monetary donation, please contact LaMonica Sherman at 513-235-3353 or lsherman@SVDPcincinnati.org.
2008 - Bengals Players Take Kids Shopping Eight members of the Cincinnati Bengals football team helped make the holiday season brighter for 60 local children from the St. Vincent de Paul Adopt-A-Family program with a shopping spree at Toys "R" Us Kenwood. The annual "Shop With a Bengal" event partners Bengals players with local children in need. Thanks to the generous donations of the individual players, each child had the opportunity to select his or her own Christmas presents. Bengals Kicker Shayne Graham is pictured at the event with (left to right) DeMarrio Howard, Layona Schueler and Deonjelo Howard. Bengals players Landon Johnson, Levi Jones, Kenny Watson, Bobbie Williams, Hermana-Daze Jones and Stacy Andrews also participated. Carson Palmer, who was not able to attend this year, also sponsored children in the SVDP Adopt-A-Family program.
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