MAN FINDS LITTLE EXTRA MONEY FOR CLOTHING

Three times a week Mr. L dresses in his best suit jacket and drives to the Dialysis Center in Cape Girardeau for treatment for renal disease.

Mr. L's best jacket is also his only jacket. He wears it summer and winter, no matter how cold it gets.

Mr. L married late in life, finally finding the right person. They have been together 30 years now. His wife has been in and out of the hospital over the past year and Mr. L worries about her health as well as his own.

He also worries about finances. Social Security and a small payment from the Missouri Kidney Program doesn't generate enough income for Mr. and Mrs. L to pay their bills.

Mr. L would really enjoy and use a new winder coat, size medium or large. He could also use new long johns and warm, long-sleeved shirts, size medium.

A gift certificate for groceries and canned goods would be welcome gifts.

Christmas for the Elderly is a joint project of the Southeast Missourian newspaper and the Cape Girardeau County Health Department.

Gifts may be delivered to the Southeast Missourian, 301 Broadway, or the Health Department, 1121 Linden.

Gifts or monetary donations may be mailed to Christmas for the Elderly, P.O. Box 699, Cape Girardeau, Mo. 63702-0699.

For more information, call Kim McDowell at 335-6611.