Community Spirit

13th Annual Holiday Lights Fair in Du Quoin

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Digital Content Producer

Monday, November 26th, 2012, 4:43pm

DU QUOIN, IL (KFVS) - The 13th Annual Holiday Lights Fair in Du Quoin is open now through December 30 at the Du Quoin State Fairgrounds.

Grounds will be open from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. each evening.

The Expo Hall will be open Dec. 7-9, December 14-16 and December 21-23 from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The hall will have exhibits, food, crafts, visits with Santa, pictures with Santa, hourly give-aways, train rides and live entertainment.

For more information, you can click here to visit the city online.

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Send holiday cheer to troops with 'Holiday Mail for Heroes' program

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Digital Content Producer

Saturday, November 24th, 2012, 1:39pm

Send holiday cheer to troops with 'Holiday Mail for Heroes' program

(KFVS) - The American Red Cross will be collecting and distributing cards that send words of encouragement, gratitude and cheer to America's heroes for the holiday season.

The Red Cross is inviting the public to send messages of thanks and holiday cheer until Dec. 7 by mailing them to:

Holiday Mail for Heroes
P.O. Box 5456
Capitol Heights, MD 20791-5456

To ensure that cards are delivered on time for the holidays, the Red Cross says they must be postmarked no later than Dec. 7. Individuals are asked to refrain from sending "care packages," monetary donations or using glitter or any other kinds of inserts with the cards.

According to the Red Cross, the company Pitney Bowes Inc. receives cards at the special Holiday Mail post office box, and screens them for hazardous materials. The company screens, packages and ships the cards at no charge.

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SLIDESHOW: The Heartland gives thanks 2012

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Digital Content Producer

Tuesday, November 20th, 2012, 1:52pm

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What are you thankful for this holiday season?

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Digital Content Producer

Tuesday, November 20th, 2012, 11:50am

What are you thankful for this holiday season?

(KFVS) - This holiday season, we want to see what you're thankful for.

Maybe you're thankful for your family, friends or that new car you've been saving up for. Show us and your picture and story will be featured online and maybe on-air.

Send us pictures of what you're thankful for to cNews@kfvs12.com or upload them by clicking here. Don't forget to include your name, where you're from and what and why you're thankful.

If you don't have picture, simply comment on this story and tell us what you're thankful for. We'll add your comment into the story.

You can visit our slideshow from last year to see what viewers were thankful for then:

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Local, small business Black Friday sales

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Digital Content Producer

Tuesday, November 20th, 2012, 11:00am

Local, small business Black Friday sales

With the holidays coming up fast, Black Friday will be here before we know it.

Every year we hear about the craziness at big name stores like Walmart, Target, etc. As a change of pace, we want to hear from local, small businesses and others in the community!

Will you be having any Black Friday sales or deals? If so, what are they? What are some tips you can give to people in your community wanting to shop more "local?"
If you're a local restaurant, will you have different hours and specials to cater to the Black Friday shoppers?
Is anyone in the community: churches, community centers, etc. offering babysitting for those that will be out in the early a.m. for shopping?

You can e-mail Amber Ruch, County News Web Producer at aruch@kfvs12.com. The information you provide will be featured online and on-air. Make sure to include a picture or two of your business!

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Send holiday cheer to troops with 'Holiday Mail for Heroes' program

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Digital Content Producer

Thursday, November 15th, 2012, 3:39pm

(KFVS) - The American Red Cross will be collecting and distributing cards that send words of encouragement, gratitude and cheer to America's heroes for the holiday season.

The Red Cross is inviting the public to send messages of thanks and holiday cheer until Dec. 7 by mailing them to:

Holiday Mail for Heroes
P.O. Box 5456
Capitol Heights, MD 20791-5456

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30,000 Scouts expected to participate in 28th annual 'Scouting for Food' drive

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Digital Content Producer

Thursday, November 15th, 2012, 1:18pm

30,000 Scouts expected to participate in 28th annual 'Scouting for Food' drive

(KFVS) - More than 30,000 Scouts are expected to participate in the 28th annual "Scouting for Food" canned goods drive on Saturday, November 17.

Last Saturday, Scouts distributed more than 1 million plastic grocery bags throughout eastern Missouri and Southern Illinois. Scouts, parents and leaders will return to those same areas to collect the bags filled with food items.

The Scouts collected more than 45 million food items during the first 27 years of the drive.

If you took pictures as you passed out bags for Scouting for Food on Saturday, you can e-mail them to cNews@kfvs12.com or click here to upload them. Don't forget to include your name and where you're from.

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