Times of Suriname

About 500 families sign up for Christmas parcel

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About 500 families have signed up for a Christmas parcel from the Salvation Army. Guillermo Demon who works at the Public Relations Office of the Salvation Army pointed out that the people showed up at the headquarte­rs at 6 am. Although

the registrati­on was scheduled to start at 8 am. the people from the Salvation Army decided to start registerin­g the first group of people at 7 am. The Salvation Army explained that it wanted to keep the crowd from growing bigger. The registrati­on took place in an orderly fashion. The people who wanted to sign up for a food parcel from the Salvation Army had to meet several requiremen­ts. The Salvation Army indicated that it would give priority to people who are older than 60, mothers with more than 4 children and people with a disability. The food parcels will be distribute­d on December 17. The police will be present to make sure that things go smoothly and that everybody follows the COVID-19 rules.

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