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The packages were piling up in the front window of Dingle's of Dayton, where Mindy Betzler, owner of Dingle's, contributes space and visibility for "The Giving Tree," a local, grass-roots effort that gives local people an opportunity to give to those in need a Merry Christmas. Mary Bly-Morgan of Dingles and volunteer Susan Close were busy arranging packages.