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53 °F Forecast | Road Cams Sunday, May 8, 2005 Today's News | Shop Our Valley | Tempo | Health | Community | Home Delivery | Contact Us SECTIONS Home Page Local News Sports Business Obituaries Life Opinion Tempo AP News Weather Classified Archives Site Map SPECIAL SECTIONS Since We Asked Outdoor Journal Menu Guide How To Guide Health Readers' Choice Real Estate Showcase Real Estate Guide Joy Magazine Homelife Magazine Wedding Guide Passport to the Rogue Valley SHOP OUR VALLEY AutoFinder HomeFinder JobFinder Classified Place an ad TOP JOBS EXTRA Ashland News NIE Personals Movie Times TV Times E The People Volunteer Moving here? eSouthernOregon CUSTOMER SERVICE FAQ's Advertise with us Home Delivery Employment Contact Us Media Kit Oregon Road Conditions & Cams Email Story to a Friend December 20, 2004 Mall steps up to fill Salvation Army gap Rogue Valley Mall shoppers and employees can help Medford’s Salvation Army make up a shortfall in holiday donations. From now through Thursday, shoppers can buy toys for poor children by choosing tags from the mall’s Helping Hands tree. The nearly 1,600 employees of the mall also will hold a food drive today and Tuesday in hopes of filling food baskets. Both efforts are aimed at making up for a sudden shortfall of food and toys for some 400 low-income families. Salvation Army officials announced last week that demand had more than doubled and that the agency expects to provide Christmas supplies for nearly 900 families starting Tuesday. The Helping Hands tree provides toys for children under the care of the Oregon Department of Human Services, including those helped by the local Foster Parents Association. Salvation Army officials have added more names to the tree, which is located near the Santa-visiting area in the mall. Shoppers can select a tag, fill the request and return the unwrapped gift to the mall’s customer service center by Dec. 23. Employees have been encouraged to bring donations of canned goods and other nonperishable foods to the mall’s management office between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. today and Tuesday. They’ll be delivered in time for Salvation Army workers to create and deliver holiday food baskets. For more information, contact Jill Ditty, the mall’s group marketing manager, at 776-3255. Mail Tribune Home | Local News | Sports | Business | Obituaries | Life | Opinion AP News | Archives | Site Map | Community | Classified Copyright © 1997-2005 Mail Tribune, Inc. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions | Website Feedback Free Music Downloads Conference Calls - $50/Month Home Security Systems Trunks, Footlocker, Trunk, Footlockers home equity loans helzberg diamonds Distance Education Diamonds Paris Hilton Online Poker Auto Insurance Mesothelioma Slippers Student Loans Tatoo tcg student loan consolidation teleconferencing Website Design & Marketing Memory Foam Mattress w2 forms Tatoos Mortgage Calculator Free Home-Loan Referrals Payday Loans Advertisement s