In the News ... "Empty Stocking begins today"

• Helping those in need in Odessa

Staff Report

• The Odessa American

ODESSA, TEXAS - The 26th year of the Empty Stocking Fund is underway with a goal of $100,000 that won’t be met without your help.

Funds stay in Ector County and help needy families like that of Anita, not her real name. She is a struggling mother of three whose husband was deported earlier this year.

These families can be helped through the Empty Stocking Fund, an annual fundraising effort by the Odessa American and Salvation Army of Odessa ...

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