1 | Christmas hamper demand matches that of last year | DEMAND FOR food ham- pers for needy families hasn’t: decreased from last year, according to the Salva- "tion Army. ' About 550 hampers were . being packed on Dec. 20 and ' with a few more to be done before distribution’ began, © the Salvation Armmy’s Ian | McDonough was predicting a count of 575, close to last year’s total of 584. . Of the nearly 600 ham- pers, he estimated about 154 families of five or more will receive large hampers, 202 families of three or four- members will receive medi- um ones and the remainder will go to’ smaller families * 0 and single people. As of late last: week, the ‘organization has raised only . about $53,000 of the $95,000 to $100,000 needed for the soup kitchen, food bank and other projects done over the "year. Donations ‘have dropped.’ -in the last couple of years, — - leading the Salvation Army: to use up its reserve finances . _ to.cover the deficit and this “year the reserve money ran out in September or October, leaving McDonough hoping the rest of the needed money - will come in soon. He believes the tsunami that devastated. to put aside for charitable donations The Salvation Army did "very well in 2002, reach- .ing its financial goal, only to find fundraising down in 2003 and 2004, McDonough said. Usually, the week around Christmas is their biggest '” donation week, he said. Anyone. who brings a donation: into the store. or - postmarks it before Dec. 31 | Passengers will still be able to get a tax - PEOPLE ARE adapting to ’ the need to check in earlier than ever before because of . new baggage screening re- . quirements at the Northwest Regional Airport, says its " manager. Laurie Brown says per- _ haps a half dozen people per - flight are arriving later than _ they should in order that bag- gage is screened, checked and potentially searched prior to being loaded on to : departing aircraft. © “But overall it’s going : pretty well, all things con- sidered,” said Brown of the — new regulations which came into effect at the end of No- vember. “Late arrivals are causing a bit of a problem in that the airport has tried to create a security zone just outside of — the entrance to the passenger waiting area. It means late arrivals with _ luggage to be checked are in the same area as those who have luggage. checked and are waiting to go into the passenger waiting room. “I can say the airlines are not reporting that they are being delayed,” Brown added. For one airline —- Hawkair — the early arrival require- ment seems to be working to its benefit regardless be- cause its’ passengers have been used to arriving just before their flight leaves, he continued. “I know when that hap- pened, it caused some con- gestion at the counters,” said Brown. In the meantime, the : air- port is still waiting for the Canadian Air Transport Se- curity Authority (CATSA) . to sign off on a comprehen- sive plan to renovate and expand the airport terminal building. CATSA is paying * for some of the costs and some of the work is being driven by the new baggage screen- ing requirement. , When finished there will. be a permanent areain which — baggage will be screened, making the process quicker and more efficient. southeast ”: Asia and the-hurricane that ruined the New Orleans area could be the reasons for the ” -decreases in donations here - _as people only have so much NY an Ny SEPA ‘MEMBERS OF the Royal: Canadian Army Cadets. 1867: Kitselas spent a “day last week helping - the Salvation Army pack Christmas hampers for needy families. On the left is cadet Jasmine Guno with Ashley Quock. receipt for 2005, he said. Kettle donations are up some, he said. He credits : the larger: ‘number of volunteers with helping the kettle campaign - becoming a successful ven- : ture this year. First you 1 get an ‘incredible driving e experience under a any road or weather conditions. 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