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Thursday, January 10, 2013  For more than thirty years, local philanthropist Eveline Rivers has kept thousands of panhandle kids warm through her annual coat drive in conjunction with the Eveline Rivers Christmas Project (another venture where she provides Christmas presents for kids in need).

Saturday, December 15, 2012  Amarillo community members delivered more than 8,000 gifts to children in the area as part of the Eveline Rivers Christmas Project Saturday morning.

Saturday, December 08, 2012  Volunteer “elves” have been busy at the Eveline Rivers Christmas Project, and with the delivery day looming closer they are pushing hard to get the expected 9,000 gifts under the tree in time.

Saturday, August 25, 2012  Santa's helpers are working early this year. Saturday was the annual Eveline Rivers Christmas Project benefit to help raise donations for those children less fortunate in our area.

Wednesday, December 21, 2011  The Eveline Rivers Coat Drive has served thousands of people over the years by providing winter coats to families in need.

Saturday, December 10, 2011  Saturday's overcast skies and winter frost did not keep volunteers from delivering packages to less fortunate children for the Eveline Rivers Christmas Project.

Wednesday, November 30, 2011  The temperatures are expected to fall this week. That means more people, especially children, are going to need coats, and that's where Eveline Rivers steps in.

Tuesday, November 08, 2011  The Eveline Rivers Christmas Project workshop opened its doors Monday night to begin preparing for yet another holly, jolly holiday.

Thursday, October 27, 2011  "The bells of the Salvation Army were beginning to ring and that put you in the Christmas spirit and I thought, you know, I want to do something", said Eveline Rivers. "So I thought, one family, one time and I'd be done."

Wednesday, September 28, 2011  Although it's only September, the temperatures are starting to drop a little bit, which means our Panhandle kids are going to need coats to keep them warm.

Monday, December 13, 2010  This past Saturday, over 1,000 people, 1,135 to be exact met at the Eveline Rivers Christmas Project workshop and braved the fierce winds to help bring Christmas cheer and joy to thousands of area kids.

Saturday, December 11, 2010  Volunteers made their rounds in neighborhoods around Amarillo to deliver gifts to area children who would go without. It's all part of the Eveline Rivers Christmas Project Toy Delivery day.

Friday, December 10, 2010  Thousands of area kids will get an early Christmas starting Saturday. Find out how you can help.

Sunday, December 05, 2010  As Santa Claus gears up for the holiday season, his helper elf in Amarillo is doing her part to help kids in the area.

Monday, November 22, 2010  This weekend almost 1,000 bikers joined in on the toy run for the Eveline Rivers Christmas Project, they gathered tons of toys, but now they need Santa's helpers to wrap them up.