Christmas Bureau Tuesday

After operating remotely in 2020 because of COVID-19, the annual charity that gives away toys to kids from infants to 17 years old and food vouchers for the family is back again with health protocols in place. The gifts and vouchers are given to every family, regardless of income.

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Tue., Dec. 7, 2021

Volunteers, from left, Walt Erikson, Heather Sulpizio and Bob Curry assemble toddlers' bikes in the back room at the Christmas Bureau Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021 at the Spokane Fair and Expo Center in Spokane, Washington. After operating remotely in 2020 because of COVID-19, the annual charity that gives away toys and food vouchers is back again with health protocols in place. The annual event offers a high quality toy for each child and a gift certificate for groceries to every family, regardless of income.

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Karis Daniel, left, and Andrea Tichey, right, peruse the book selection at the Christmas Bureau Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021 at the Spokane Fair and Expo Center in Spokane, Washington. After operating remotely in 2020 because of COVID-19, the annual charity that gives away toys and food vouchers is back again with health protocols in place. The annual event offers a high quality toy for each child and a gift certificate for groceries to every family, regardless of income. The free book for each child is a service of the Volunteers of America.

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Liz Russell, right, sorts through the stuffed toys available to families who visit the Christmas Bureau Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021 at the Spokane Fair and Expo Center in Spokane, Washington. After operating remotely in 2020 because of COVID-19, the annual charity that gives away toys and food vouchers is back again with health protocols in place. The annual event offers a high quality toy for each child and a gift certificate for groceries to every family, regardless of income. The stuffed animals come from the Spokane Chiefs' Teddy Bear Toss event.

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Volunteer Liz Russell sorts through mountains of stuffed toys available to families who visit the Christmas Bureau Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021 at the Spokane Fair and Expo Center in Spokane, Washington. After operating remotely in 2020 because of COVID-19, the annual charity that gives away toys and food vouchers is back again with health protocols in place. The annual event offers a high quality toy for each child and a gift certificate for groceries to every family, regardless of income. The stuffed animals come from the Spokane Chiefs' Teddy Bear Toss event.

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Volunteer Sandy Richardson, left, helps Eva Akon, who is almost two years old, choose a shopping cart while her parents shop for Christmas gifts in the toy room at the Christmas Bureau Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021 at the Spokane Fair and Expo Center in Spokane, Washington. Eva's family is originally from South Sudan. After operating remotely in 2020 because of COVID-19, the annual charity that gives away toys and food vouchers is back again with health protocols in place. The annual event offers a high quality toy for each child and a gift certificate for groceries to every family, regardless of income.

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Eight-month-old Elijah Pettit rides in a shopping cart in the toy room at the Christmas Bureau Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021 at the Spokane Fair and Expo Center in Spokane, Washington. After operating remotely in 2020 because of COVID-19, the annual charity that gives away toys to kids from infants to 17 years old and food vouchers for the family is back again with health protocols in place. The gifts and vouchers are given to every family, regardless of income.

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Karis Daniel, center, and Andrea Tichey, right, peruse the book selection at the Christmas Bureau Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021 at the Spokane Fair and Expo Center in Spokane, Washington. After operating remotely in 2020 because of COVID-19, the annual charity that gives away toys and food vouchers is back again with health protocols in place. The annual event offers a high quality toy for each child and a gift certificate for groceries to every family, regardless of income. The free book for each child is a service of the Volunteers of America.

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Volunteer Sandy Richardson, right, walks with Eva Akon, 23 months old, with a shopping cart while her parents shop for Christmas gifts in the toy room at the Christmas Bureau on Tuesday at the Spokane Fair and Expo Center in Spokane.

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