There are plenty of fast and easy ways to be generous during the holidays, to feel that sense of instant gratification, get the quick charitable fix.

In Hamblen County, there is a tried-and-true method of generosity that is not instant and not so easy for those who put it together but is a remarkable testament about giving to those in need.

The Citizen Tribune Holiday Hope Fund is complicated in comparison to drive-by giveaways. There is paperwork. There are requirements. Yet, when managed by the staff and volunteers at Morristown-Hamblen Central Services, something intangible is passed along to those who sign up – compassion. Not the typical compassion that pulls at the heartstrings for a moment and then forgotten, but a more efficient understanding of the “what, how and why” circumstan

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