We’re asking for money and don’t ask us to apologize. After all, it’s not for a reporter’s individual gain – it’s for a worthy cause: so that Suffolk’s underprivileged children will have a Christmas.

So if you’re still fretting about what to give Uncle Joe or old Aunt Sarah, fret no more. Just come down to the News-Herald office (130 S. Saratoga St.) bright and early Monday morning and make a donation in their honor. You’ll spare yourself the headache and them the embarrassment of another gift they neither want nor can use.