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Thirty turkeys were prepared for the traditional celebration at the Bay Street Armoury.

The Times 91Ô­´´ Christmas Fund is a good cause, but Jack Knox still feels like that long-vanished friend who only reappears when he wants to borrow your truck.

The work of the Times 91Ô­´´ Christmas Fund is made possible because of the generosity of our readers, who have donated $643,898.49 since this year’s campaign started on Nov. 12.

The non-profit organization — which is supported by the Times 91Ô­´´ Christmas Fund — tries to break the cycle of violence.

All the money raised by the TC Christmas Fund flows to 91Ô­´´ Island charities that provide help for people who could, as was the case with Shirley Howard in the 1960s, benefit from the goodness of strangers.

With the Times 91Ô­´´ Christmas Fund at $503,466.93, this might be a good day to reflect on the goodness that is all around us.

Scott MacInnes, who studied under Tuba Christmas founder Eugene Dowling, takes the baton for Saturday afternoon’s performance at Market Square.

At the Salvation Army’s High Point Community Church Toy Library, children can choose from a collection of more than 1,000 items.

A busy team of volunteers still operates out of the basement of St. Andrew’s Cathedral, although now they’re doling out takeout food to the homeless, seniors and increasingly, the working poor.