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			<h1 style="margin: 0 0 -10px 0;">Donations needed for back-to-school program</h1>
	
						
			     
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			<count: 0>The Ecumenical Hunger Program is sending out an urgent call for donations to its Back to School Program, which has unexpectedly lost a major source of  funding to purchase clothing gift cards.<P>
	The program aims to help children in need return to school this month wearing clothes in good condition, and with backpacks stocked with basic school supplies. Gift cards of $50 to stores like Target and Walmart are urgently needed at this time to fulfill that goal, according to Ellen Izuka, development associate at Ecumenical Hunger Program.<P>
	"To date, we have 48 gift cards, meaning 952 children who are counting on us to provide new clothes for school will go without," Izuka said.<P>
	The nonprofit organization also welcomes cash donations, and asks that donors specify on their checks or enclose a note with their gift cards specifying that the donation is for the Back to School Program.<P>
	Gift cards and donations can be dropped off or mailed to: Ecumenical Hunger Program, 2411 Pulgas Ave., East Palo Alto, CA 94303. For more information, call 650-323-7781 or go to ehpcares.org.<P>            </div>
            
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