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They get stuff done. They don’t stop working when they talk, and they know how to squeeze a dollar out of a dime.

For only the third time in its 66-year history, the ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ Christmas Fund has hit half a million dollars.

Food bank collects donations from farms and grocers; helps thousands of people every month.

Bridges for Women Society gave out 90 gift certificates to clients last year and expects to distribute the same number this holiday season, with help from the ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ Christmas Fund.

The ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ Christmas Fund, with donations from TC readers, helps to pay for the annual meal.

With record community support, Dance Victoria is offering needy kids and their families tickets to The Nutcracker and another dance production

Market Square in downtown Victoria, 560 Johnson St., will be filled with musicians of all ages and gleaming brass instruments to raise money for the ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ Christmas Fund

With skyrocketing grocery costs and high rents, many people, including women fleeing violence, are forced to cut down on the quality and quantity of their food — or to choose between paying rent or buying food.

Donations from TC readers provided everything from food to bus passes for arriving families, and helped finance the creation of Ukrainian Village, a transitional housing community