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By David Stephens
Hometown News
Photo by David Stephens
Joan Moore, Executive Director of Christmas in Action Spartanburg.
In October 2010, Christmas in Action comes to Chesnee to brighten the lives of a number of deserving homeowners.
Christmas in Action Spartanburg is a 501(c)3 non-profit agency that, in partnership with the community, repairs homes of low-income, elderly, and/or disabled homeowners to provide for their continued warmth, safety, and independence. The Spartanburg chapter is one of approximately 20 chapters throughout the United States. The organization originally was started by a man named Bobby Trimble in a church in Midland, Texas in 1972. Initially it was a Sunday School project where young people would go out into the community and help with home repairs and rehabilitation. Eventually, the program name was called Christmas in Action in response to the many comments from those who had been helped like “This is like Christmas” and “This is like getting a Christmas present.”
For the rest of the story, see this week’s Chesnee Tribune.
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