CONWAY — The good news: Of the 469 families who need help making their kids’ Christmas wishes come true, 408 will have Santa on their side, thanks to Angels & Elves.
The bad news: As of last Thursday, with a little over a week to go in the holiday campaign, 60 families still had empty toy sacks.
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