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    John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
    Volunteers (from left) Djiba Kourouma, 20, Bokar Diaby, 16 and brother Souleymane Diaby, 12, helped unload donations from many cars at the Crisis Assistance Ministry Saturday. Car after car pulled into the drive through donation drop off station at Crisis Assistance Ministry on Saturday December 22, 2012. Volunteers helped unload and sort the donations. This is the last week donations to charity can be made with tax advantages in 2012. John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
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    John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
    Car after car pulled into the drive through donation drop off station at Crisis Assistance Ministry on Saturday December 22, 2012. Volunteers helped unload and sort the donations. This is the last week donations to charity can be made with tax advantages in 2012. John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
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    John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
    Soulemane Diaby (left), 12 watches as his brother Bokar Diaby (right), 16 helps Michelle Pettiford, of Charlotte, with clothing she donated Saturday at the Crisis Assistance Ministry. Car after car pulled into the drive through donation drop off station at Crisis Assistance Ministry on Saturday December 22, 2012. Volunteers helped unload and sort the donations. This is the last week donations to charity can be made with tax advantages in 2012. John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
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    John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
    April Baird, of Charlotte, dropped off clothing, shoes, home accessories and linens at the Crisis Assistance Ministry on Saturday. Car after car pulled into the drive through donation drop off station at Crisis Assistance Ministry on Saturday December 22, 2012. Volunteers helped unload and sort the donations. This is the last week donations to charity can be made with tax advantages in 2012. John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
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    John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
    Diana Mayhew and other volunteers sorted clothes at the Crisis Assistance Ministry on Saturday. Car after car pulled into the drive through donation drop off station at Crisis Assistance Ministry on Saturday December 22, 2012. Volunteers helped unload and sort the donations. This is the last week donations to charity can be made with tax advantages in 2012. John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
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    John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
    Charlene Bush, a nursing assistant, stopped by the Crisis Assistance Ministry Saturday and donated clothing items. Car after car pulled into the drive through donation drop off station at Crisis Assistance Ministry on Saturday December 22, 2012. Volunteers helped unload and sort the donations. This is the last week donations to charity can be made with tax advantages in 2012. John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
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    John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
    Jerome Josey, a volunteer coordinator, helps Ray Smith, of Charlotte, unload a reclining chair Saturday at the Crisis Assistance Ministry. Car after car pulled into the drive through donation drop off station at Crisis Assistance Ministry on Saturday December 22, 2012. Volunteers helped unload and sort the donations. This is the last week donations to charity can be made with tax advantages in 2012. John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
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    John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
    Clothing racks tower over seven-year-old Katie Brightman as she hangs clothes sorted by her mom, Amanda Brightman and other Saturday at Crisis Assistance Ministry. Car after car pulled into the drive through donation drop off station at Crisis Assistance Ministry on Saturday December 22, 2012. Volunteers helped unload and sort the donations. This is the last week donations to charity can be made with tax advantages in 2012. John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
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    John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
    Volunteers, Glenn Brightman and his son Matthew Brightman, 12, sort clothing hangers Saturday at the Crisis Assistance Ministry. Car after car pulled into the drive through donation drop off station at Crisis Assistance Ministry on Saturday December 22, 2012. Volunteers helped unload and sort the donations. This is the last week donations to charity can be made with tax advantages in 2012. John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
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    John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
    Stacey Glaize, a volunteer coordinator for the Crisis Assistance Ministry, transfers bags of clothing from donation bins to sorting boxes Saturday. Car after car pulled into the drive through donation drop off station at Crisis Assistance Ministry on Saturday December 22, 2012. Volunteers helped unload and sort the donations. This is the last week donations to charity can be made with tax advantages in 2012. John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
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