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this_ad += "      <P CLASS=\"postTitle\"><a href=\"http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/136214\" >KERN AUTISM NETWORK HOLIDAY DINNERS DONATION</a></P>";
this_ad += "      <P>By Cinehund</P>";
this_ad += "      <P>The Autism Society Chapter-Kern Autism Network (KAN) is pleased to announce that in collaboration with Albertson's and Kern Regional Center we are once again distributing holiday meals to families affected by autism spectrum disorders in our community this year. ";
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this_ad += "KAN purchased 33 ham and turkey dinners from the Panama Albertson&rsquo;s Store with funds received through Memorial Donations.&nbsp; Joseph Biever, General Store Manager, worked with KAN in order to allow recipients to pick up ...</P>";
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this_ad += "      <P CLASS=\"postTitle\"><a href=\"http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/136212\" >Aera Energy employees support local communities wi...</a></P>";
this_ad += "      <P>By <a href=\"http://people.bakersfield.com/home/User/AeraEnergy\" >AeraEnergy</a></P>";
this_ad += "      <P>Aera Energy LLC and its employees in Kern County and Ventura are reaching out to support local families in need. Multiple Aera food drives will provide nearly 250 families with meals in time for the Thanksgiving holiday. ";
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this_ad += "On Monday Aera culminated its 14th annual Thanksgiving food drive when the Golden Empire Gleaners picked up nearly 200 brightly decorated boxes brimming with fixings for Thanksgiving meals for local families. The boxes were festively decorated by students at South High ...</P>";
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this_ad += "      <P CLASS=\"postTitle\"><a href=\"http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/136207\" >Help spread holiday cheer to people living with MS</a></P>";
this_ad += "      <P>By cgrontkowski</P>";
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this_ad += "Bakersfield &ndash; Are you looking for a rewarding way to give back to the community this holiday season?&nbsp; The National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Southern California &amp; Nevada Chapter is looking for volunteers and/or donations to make gift baskets for people with multiple sclerosis (MS) involved in the Caring Connection program. ";
this_ad += "Every week, through the Caring Connection program, volunteers visit people with MS who are living in a licensed care facility, or are homebound and unable ...</P>";
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