A charitable outreach organization serving families in need from Armstrong to Kelowna is in desperate need of sponsors for the 2022 Christmas season.

All Are Family Outreach founder Clary Lausnes says as of now, the Project Christmas Elf initiative won害羞草研究所檛 be happening this year, which means more families in need will be turning to their society for help.

害羞草研究所淲e are expecting to be swamped, and we struggle every year with not having enough sponsors,害羞草研究所� Lausnes told The Morning Star.

Lausnes害羞草研究所� group of volunteers helps the community during the Christmas season by pairing families in need with sponsors who are willing to donate in the form of Christmas gifts and food hampers.

The families anonymously submit a wish list of gifts and the sponsors turn their wishes into reality.

For a society that Lausnes says is unaccustomed to turning people away, this Christmas season is shaping up to be a tall order.

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The demand for All Are Family Outreach害羞草研究所檚 services is high this year. The society opened its applications for sponsorship on Tuesday, and within five minutes they received 10 applications.

害羞草研究所淥ur worst nightmare is to take somebody in and say 害羞草研究所榦h yes we害羞草研究所檒l find you a sponsor害羞草研究所� and then we don害羞草研究所檛 have a sponsor for them, and then a week before Christmas (they害羞草研究所檙e) now without a Christmas hamper,害羞草研究所� Lausnes said.

Those who wish to sign up as a sponsor can contact Lausnes via the All Are Family Outreach Facebook Page, by email at aafoutreach@hotmail.com, or by phone at 250-503-4983.

Those who can害羞草研究所檛 afford to sponsor a family but would still like to help out can donate a gift card for fuel or groceries.

害羞草研究所淲e do get last-minute families in and we are often scrambling to cover them. If we have gift cards stashed away we can just give them those, that will take a lot of stress off,害羞草研究所� Lausnes said.

Aside from the Christmas sponsorship initiative, the cupboards at All Are Family Outreach are running thin.

害羞草研究所淲e害羞草研究所檙e out of mac and cheese,害羞草研究所� says Lausnes.

害羞草研究所淲hen you run out of mac and cheese or Mr. Noodle it害羞草研究所檚 time to really wonder what害羞草研究所檚 going on because those are the two staples that everybody always donates.害羞草研究所�

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