BAD NEWS: Agencies providing holiday food to...
BAD NEWS: Agencies providing holiday food to the needy say they expect many more hungry mouths this year. . . . The Orange County Rescue Mission, which served 1,800 turkey dinners last Thanksgiving, is expecting to serve as many as 3,000 today. The Salvation Army also reports increased demand. . . . But there’s good news too. Despite recession worries, donations have not decreased. “I don’t think I’ve experienced more calls from people to volunteer,” says a Salvation Army spokesman.
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