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Select a bear tag, help a child in need at center College of Pharmacy students are placing Christmas trees throughout MUSC with teddy bear gift tags to help support the Carolina Youth Development Center this holidy season.   Between Nov. 17 and Dec. 8, the MUSC community is asked to help in providing a merry Christmas tochildren who may  not receive any gifts this year.   Participants can select bear tags from one of the trees and purchase the gift requested. Gifts need to be returned (in gift bags only with gift tag attached) to the MUSC Gives Back office, Room 213A Harper Student Center, by noon Friday, Dec. 8.   The trees are located inthe lobbies of the Education Center/Library Building, the Basic Science Building, the College of Health Professions Building and Harper Student Center. Each tree contains the names of children who could use a little holiday cheer.   On Dec. 8 an MUSC Santa Claus will deliver the gifts to Carolina Youth Development Center, an umbrella organization that supervises shelters for children. Friday, Nov. 10, 2006 Catalyst Online is published weekly, updated as needed and improved from time to time by the MUSC Office of Public Relations for the faculty, employees and students of the Medical University of South Carolina. Catalyst Online editor, Kim Draughn, can be reached at 792-4107 or by email, catalyst@musc.edu. Editorial copy can be submitted to Catalyst Online and to The Catalyst in print by fax, 792-6723, or by email to catalyst@musc.edu. To place an ad in The Catalyst hardcopy, call Island Publications at 849-1778, ext. 201.