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Section Three The Canadian Statesman, Bowman ville, December 19,1990 3 Dear Santa ■ Every year since I can remember, remember, I've wrote you a •letter telling you what I ; want for Christmas, Well it's time for a change. , This year I'm writing you a' letter telling you wnat I Want to give. - I would like to give every- "body what they want but I 1 don't think I can. I would also like to give "back everything in a different different way that they have given given me. The poor people of the world with no where to stay, not just oVer the holidays, but every day deserve a roof : over their head and food on • the table • The people of Kuwait deserve deserve to be free and hopefully hopefully will be home for the holidays. holidays. I would like to try to stop the wars because there is no point and a great many people people die. I would like to stop and clean up the world of drugs, murders., and pollution. I have been saving the best thing I can give for last. Which isLOVE. To help me give all this, I need everybody's help. Thank you for reading my letter and Merry Christmas Christmas love, Ryan Phillips Dear Santa I want to give for Christmas Christmas money for the poor because because they don't have what we have and they need money money because it's important. I would also give homes to the vcr the river and through the woods...bringing with us tidings of true Christmas spirit. It's been our pleasure to serve you. Management and Staff of 623-2521 HUTTON TRANSPORT Wsverley Road South Bowmanvllle homeless because they need homes so they can stay warm when it's cold out. I would also stop pollution and give the seas, oceans and lakes lots of fish and thousands of whales, dolphins dolphins and sharks. I would put back all the trees in the rain forests and put back all the animals and birds. I would give clothes to the needy and go visit the poor. I would give water to Africa Africa and other countries that need water. I would give people back their dignity by Stephanie Dwyer Dear Santa To start my letter off, I would like to say this Christmas Christmas I don't want anything. I want to give to someone who is in need. First of all, I would like to give a house to all the poor and homeless people because it's getting cold and if they stay out they will get sick. Also I would like to feed the hungry because if they don't get food they will die and you never know, a lot of them could be very nice. For Christmas, I would like to give clothes to the poor because it is a pity that they have to pick through the garbage for dirty clothes. I wish I could give toys to all the little kids who walk the street so they could play with something. I would also like to give a gift of taking all the pollution pollution in the world and getting rid of it so we can breathe properly. Another thing would' be to give all my friends a present on Christmas because because they give me a lot. I wish that I could clean the world of all the murder and violence because it is not necessary. Sincerely yours, Brad Aylsworth Dear Santa, I'm your number one fan so I am going to try to give money to the poor because I think everyone should live as equals. I'm also going to Ring out, O Christmas bells, across the countryside. Our wishes to all for a Happy Yuletide. from the staff at Mary Brown's FVied Chicken. King and Simpson Bowmanville Telephone 623-3561 do my best to clean up the Environment. But I only wish that all the wars in the world would stop and realize what they're doing and who they're killing. And I hope that all the countries that don't have freedom do some day (I hope soon). I also wish that everyone everyone would love .and respect each other. by Emile Salomon Dear Santa Claus, We need some straightening up in this world so this year for Christmas I would like to give... A home to the homeless, so they will have somewhere to call their own and so they will have shelter above their head. I would give food to the hungry so they will not starve and have food in the house for Christmas. I would give money to the poor, so they can buy all the things they need. For clothes and food and everything everything else. I would give clothes to the poor, so they will have something to wear and shoes for their feet. We need some peace on this Earth, so not so many will die. I would give this because because there is too much. fighting. We need a cleaner world, so the sky will be clear, so the ocean will be blue and so the forests will stay beautiful. beautiful. We need love on this Earth because there isn't enough. Not enough people are caring. There's too much killing so let it come to an end. These are the things I would like to give for Christmas. Christmas. Sincerely, Heather Geboers. To Santa Claus, The North Pole OHO HOH I would like to give food and toys to the hungry so they could enjoy eating and not starve. I would also build a lot of buildings so the poor wouldn't have to live in garbage bins. I would like to get something going on Lake Ontario to drain the chemicals so people could swim and eat the fish. It would be nice if I stopped all the wars and had peace between between the world. I would give every town a store with tons of medicine. I would also give credit cards to all the people who had none, so they could buy the things they needed. Yours truly, Chris Paquette Dear Santa, What I would like to give for Christmas... I would like to give a home for the homeless that are on the streets and it would make them better than they are now. Also, I would give clothes to the poor so they can keep warm on cold winter days. And also you give food to the poor so they won't have to go nungry in the day and at night. I would send toys to the little Children and the babies so they will have something to play with. I wish there were peace and love in this world, also kindness. kindness. I wish the pollution would stop in the whole world. Yours Truly, Charlene Dear Santa, For Christmas I want to give new shoes to my Dad and give money to the people people who need it most. Clothes to the poor in Bowmanville. Bowmanville. Food to the people in the world who need it the most in Toronto and the big cities. I would like to give F eace on Earth and freedom. would like a cleaner earth and no pollution. : 'and pray for our blessing that everyone everyone has a good Christmas Sincerely Yours, Ted Fitzgerald Dear Santa, This Christmas I would like to give homes to the We at ' BROOKING TRANSPORT . L wish you and your family?-, 4^-fVc. a safe and /,• r,DuS> oiii BImow i .v Happy Holiday Season! '>••• "»• xVqi.c . 281 Liberty St. N. Bowmanvllle 623-3821 0 ,ot GReenngsjp ;o _• •".•V i/r^ Times may have changed but one thing is still the same-- sending holiday greetings to friends old and new. It's a pleasure to wish you happy . holidays and thank you for letting us serve you throughout the year. Merry Christmas from the girls at Kut 'n' Kurl BEAUTYSHOP "Pleasing You Pleases Us" Darolyn, Wendy, Alicia and Diana 71 King St. E. Phono Bowmanville 623-5019 P.S. Have a Happy and Safe Holiday homeless so that they won't have to live in boxes and freeze to death. I would like to give food to the poor so they don't have to starve during the winter while other other people stuff themselves with nice, hot meals. I would give food, shoes and clothes to the Salvation Army so they can give it to the people who need it most. I would make sure that everybody has a Blue Box in front of their houses on garbage day so that we could recycle more. I would give everybody everybody a game and toys to make all of the little kids smile and to be happy. I would try to stop the war in Iraq and save man people's lives. Sincerely Yours, Greg Masterson Dear Santa, If I had the power to give anything for Christmas, I would give homes to the homeless because everybody should have a home and it would make them happy. I'd give education to the uneducated so it would lower lower the crime rate. I'd give food to the hungry because they deserve it. I'd give clothes to the poor so they won't freeze. I'd give all the kids in the world five reasonable reasonable gifts so it would make them happy. I'd give peace to the world so no more people would suffer and die because of war I'd make pollution go down so our world won't go to waste. Happiness to the depressed by cheering them up. I'd rid the world of mean and evil people and I'd fill the skies with rap to keep people happy- happy- Sincerely, Mike Dear Santa This is what I would like to give for Christmas. I would like to give the homeless homeless a home because it would be cold in the winter. I would like .to give money to the poor because they should live like us and I would also give a washing machine to tne bums so they can wash whatever clothes they have. I would give a microwave microwave to my mum so she can cook her food. I would give a basketball player some, pumps so they can jump higher. I would make peace so no one would die. I would also give everybody a calculator so they can do their math more easily. Sincerely, Drew Jamieson Dear Santa First of all, I want to f 've, not get, for Christmas. want to give so many things to the world. I will list eight of them. First I want to give a clean earth to all of the people living on this planet. Secondly, I would give homes to the homeless because living in an alley or cardboard box wouldnx be right. Also, I would give love and caring because Jesus and Goa hoped it to happen. I would give peace on earth because everyone deserves it. For the fifth thing, I would give thanks for all of the blessings blessings because they gave me something so I should give them something. I would give clothes to the poor because because if someone was walking walking around naked it wouldn't be right. I would As we open • our hearts and homes this season, we welcome in the joy of the holidays. Thanks for your valued business. RESTOBÀMÀ A rchilccluriil Building I'roducls 623-5808 a 0,0 m *-- /xCA □ fa- □ □ ci give a girlfriend to every Doy/man so everyone would be happy. Last, but not least, I would lower interest rates because the world is in a recession. recession. • Sincerely, Hure Dear Santa I want for Christmas is to give things to other people. I want to give homes to the homeless so they can have roofs over their heads. I would like to give food to the hungry so they won't starve. I would like to give money to the poor so they can buy what they need. 1 would like to give clothes to the poor so they can go outside. I would like to give a TV so they won't be bored. I would like to give a nin- tendo to the poor so they can play games. I would like to give a cleaner Earth so we can live a better life. I would like to give peace on Earth so nobody gets killed. Sincerely, Rob Toutant Dear Santa, I know you're probably expecting this letter to ask you for all these different toys for Christmas but this year I've decided that instead instead of telling you what I want to get I'm going to tell you what I want to give. I would like to give food, clothes, and homes to people who are in need of them because because everyone should be entitled entitled to these things. I'd like to make the earth cleaner and give it more love and peace because that way it would be a better place to live in and people would be able to breathe fresh air and enjoy nature's beauty without without worrying about our forests forests being cut down. Last, but not least, I would like to thank God for all my blessings, for keeping me safe, and giving my family family a warm home, with food and clothes because there are few people that have these things so I think of myself as fortunate. All these things I'd like to give for Christmas but unfortunately unfortunately I don't have the powers to. But, anyway, it's the thought that counts! Merry Christmas!! Sincerely, Rebecca Walhout Dear Santa Claus, If I had the power to give the world anything ... I would give ... The homeless houses, because because everyone deserves to be able to live in a house not on the streets. I would also give the world more freedom and no wars, so our world would not need bombs or guns to kill people, and everyone would nave the right to do whatever whatever they wanted. A cleaner planet, so we could finally swim in our lakes, without getting sick. I would give food to the hungry, because every person person in our world should have enough food to last a life time. I would give money to the poor; anyone in our world should be able to buy whatever whatever they need. I only I had the power to give all these gifts to all these people our world would be great! Your friend, Melanie Graham Dear Mr. Claus For X-mas I would like to give clothes to the poor, so they could be warm for the winter. I would also like to give money, so they could buy food to eat. Plus I would also like to give peace on earth because people would live much easier if there was no war or killing. I would also like to give homes to the homeless, because everyone everyone would like to be in a home instead of our in the snow. I also would like to give a cleaner earth because everyone would enjoy it more. Also, I would like to give the world cleaner water because everyone should bè able to enjoy what they're supposed to eryoy. Plus I would like to wish everyone a very merry X-mas. Sincerely yours, Nicole M. What I would like to give for Christmas... What I would like to rive for Christmas is not a gift or toy. It's the love I want to bring for every girl and boy. I want them to know that Santa's on his way and that he's coming to town to cheer up their day. Christmas is a special day for every girl ana boy. So remember that it's not just about a gift or toy. It's the love I want to bring to every girl and boy. by Amanda Barchard HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS May yours be filled with peace, love and contentment this holiday season, from Gwen, Sue, Lynda and Marietta GUYS and GALS Shear Magic 28 Division St. 623-1341 Bowmanville We'd travel any distance to wish you all a very merry Christmas season. Have a high-flying time! Carol Dodsworth, Glenda Hofrichter, Barb Lean and Joka Faulkner Bowmanville Travel Centre 19 King St. West Telephone 623-3182 TRAVEL WITH THE PROS... a •----• jrtdrfjtmltnl hvïenlontih