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The holidays are coming, and for many, that means a season when lower incomes and a lack of resources are more painful than usual.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Enter <a href=\"http:\/\/christmascheersackville.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Christmas Cheer<\/a>, a program run by the Sackville Community Association (SCA) for the past three decades, which provides grocery vouchers and gifts for Sackville households in need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SCA treasurer John Higham describes the program as, \u201ckind of the feeling of Christmas, where a community can help people who don&#8217;t have as much resources as others.\u201d Higham says hundreds of current and former Sackville area residents support Christmas Cheer each year, with cash donations and\/or gifts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hear John Higham on CHMA\u2019s Tantramar Report here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/www.chmafm.com\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/John-Higham-Christmas-Cheer-Nov-21-2022.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A donation box is set up at the Royal Bank downtown to collect cash and cheques, and the <a href=\"http:\/\/christmascheersackville.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SCA website<\/a> also accepts online donations. As a registered charity, the SCA can issue charitable tax receipts for those donations, when information is provided. For gifts, Higham says the group welcomes new items with a target age range specified. Gifts can be dropped off at the Sackville United Church downtown between noon and 4:30pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The last day to drop off gifts is December 9, 2022, but the SCA continues to receive cash donations throughout the year, and uses everything over and above what\u2019s needed to run Christmas Cheer to support families the rest of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1124px) 100vw, 1124px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chmafm.com\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/IMG_1085.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27556\" width=\"471\" height=\"536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chmafm.com\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/IMG_1085.png 1124w, https:\/\/www.chmafm.com\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/IMG_1085-768x875.png 768w\" \/><figcaption>Donation box at the Royal Bank in Sackville.  Cash or cheque deposits can be dropped here.  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