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Speaker 1: Thanks to donors, the Lynn Salvation Army in the days

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Speaker 1: leading up to Christmas, handing out choice to more than

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Speaker 1: three thousand children, some of whom might not otherwise have

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Speaker 1: gotten much. This is Lynn's Salvation Army Commanding Officer Emmanuel Viegos.

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Speaker 2: Is it very important that we make Christmas come alive

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Speaker 2: for the children that fortunately whose parents may be struggling,

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Speaker 2: or they may be in a tough situation, and we

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Speaker 2: just want to come alongside them and partner and say,

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Speaker 2: let's make your household Christmas happen, not just this year,

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Speaker 2: and we hope in the years to come as.

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Speaker 1: Well, he says. Across the Commonwealth, the Salvation Army has

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Speaker 1: seen a significant increase in request from a growing number

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Speaker 1: of families having trouble paying the bills. Carl Stevens w

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