Christmas can be one of the more trying times of the year for parents in need to meet holiday expectations by young children on Christmas day

Enter the longstanding Belleville Christmas Sharing program which has faithfully enriched family life for untold numbers across the city for 58 years thanks to community donations.

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To keep the spirit of giving alive and well in the city, Christmas Sharing organizers are making an appeal to donors amid slow-footed responses to calls for more financial support in the community.

Christmas Sharing Program coordinator Hazel Lloyst said sponsors are essential to the program’s ability to provide grocery gift cards and festive food hampers to hundreds of families in need across the city.

This year, the program is vying to collect a $1

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