The 2017 Community Christmas Card campaign sponsored by the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette is underway. The fund held $2,893 as of Tuesday.
All donations go to help students in schools in Benton and Washington counties in Arkansas and McDonald County, Mo. Donors can designate which school district receives their money.
Individuals may deliver tax-deductible donations to any Democrat-Gazette office, including daily and weekly publications, until noon Dec. 22.
The names of individuals donating $2 or more will be printed in a full-page Christmas card published Dec. 25 in the daily papers and Dec. 27 or Dec. 28 in the weekly papers. Donations received after deadline will not have names published in the paper.
Donations also can be mailed to Northwest Arkansas Newspapers, c/o Community Christmas Card, P.O. Box 1607, Fayetteville, AR 72702.
Checks should be made to the United Way/Community Christmas Card. Online donations are accepted at nwadg.com/christmascard.
NW News on 12/13/2017