MURPHYSBORO, IL (KFVS) - Tis’ the shopping season, and the season of giving to those who are in need.

Shoppers who were looking for that perfect holiday gift found plenty to choose from at this year’s One-stop Holiday Shop in Murphysboro.

The event is just part of the fund raising efforts of the city of Murphysboro’s Relay for Life team to help the American Cancer Society.

Even Santa Claus and the Mrs. were on hand to help out the cause.

“It’s touched all of our hearts personally,” said Leslie McComb with Murphysboro’s Relay for Life. “We’ve all been affected one way or another by cancer. And we actually have a couple of people on our team that are some are in remission, some are survivors. So, it's very personal."

The team is very successful with its fundraisers for the American Cancer Society raising on average of $10,000 annually.

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CARBONDALE, IL (KFVS) - The MERS/Goodwill in Carbondale will hold a grand re-opening in its new location.

The store is at 1145 East Main Street. On Thursday, November 17th, the group will hold a ribbon cutting at 8:50 a.m.

There will be three raffles to win Visa gift cards. One is worth $1,000, the other two are worth $500. The $1,000 gift card will be raffled off on Thursday. One of the $500 cards will be given away on Friday, the other on Saturday.

Visitors are also welcome to a free hot dog and soda at the store at noon on Friday, November 19th.

MERS/Goodwill is a non-profit agency that provides for the needs of those who have barriers to employment through disability or economic disadvantage.

(KFVS) - You can send us pictures of your bounty from the 2011 Fall Deer Season and we'll feature them online and maybe on-air.

You can e-mail the pictures to cnews@kfvs12.com or upload them to cNews.

Don't forget to include your name, where you're from and some background information.

Take a look at some of the pictures we've already received in this slideshow.

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