{"id":8343,"date":"2026-01-06T04:48:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T04:48:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/princetonillinois.com\/?p=8343"},"modified":"2026-01-06T04:48:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T04:48:13","slug":"princeton-church-donates-7000-to-christmas-for-kids-shaw-local","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/princetonillinois.com\/?p=8343","title":{"rendered":"Princeton church donates $7,000 to Christmas For Kids &#8211; Shaw Local"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"robot-feature-image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.shawlocal.com\/resizer\/uQ76O31LA7kOeG8KJLkqC960auU%3D\/1200x630\/filters%3Aformat%28jpg%29%3Aquality%2870%29%3Afocal%28821x1035%3A831x1045%29\/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com\/shawmedia\/XNXJJFXSKFAB7A27M2L5WGUGPI.jpg?w=860&#038;ssl=1\" \/><br \/><span>Pastor Michael Hickok presents a $7,000 check to Gale Hart of Christmas For Kids on Dec. 9. <\/span>(Photo provided by Gale Hart)<br \/>Christmas For Kids received a $7,000 donation from First United Methodist Church in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shawlocal.com\/tags\/princeton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.shawlocal.com\/tags\/princeton\/\">Princeton<\/a> on Dec. 9.<br \/>The donation came through the church\u2019s \u201cChange The World\u201d program, which collects monthly donations and selects different recipients each month. Christmas For Kids was chosen as the November recipient.<br \/>Pastor Michael Hickok presented the check to Gale Hart, who represents the Christmas For Kids program.<br \/>The \u201cChange The World\u201d program allows church members to contribute to community outreach efforts throughout the year.<br \/>Christmas For Kids provides holiday assistance to families in need.<br \/>Shaw Local News Network provides local news throughout northern Illinois<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMiqAFBVV95cUxQeUlrcnNmSVFIdnlZUzROb05kR1ExTjJwSFRjZ09tNFNqbGVrUUMwOVM3ZU4wV0syc3REU1U0N1IwTnl4MDFuWWRKLTJCa2hMZVFOc1NDaGVibUliZXFwc0JBQXVXeWV3YzB2V2FlZzhyTkt0NFlpNXF0U0dRUmZZaktDemxLdUluZUZLbHIwakFnaFIwT0xGUGMzaGhOdHpHc0ZBd1JXWmY?oc=5\">source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pastor Michael Hickok presents a $7,000 check to Gale Hart of Christmas For Kids on Dec. 9. 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