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December 9, 2008
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Cambrian Park Kiwanis continue a
holiday tradition
By Carol Rosen
Editor
Shortly after the Cambrian Park Kiwanis Club opened its 34th annual Christmas tree lot at the Leigh High School parking lot, a young man showed up with his very young son on his shoulders.
“We’re here so my son and I can pick out our Christmas tree,” he said, “because my father brought me here when I was young the first time I got to pick out our Christmas tree.”
That tradition is true for many families who come to the lot every year to choose their holiday tree. It doesn’t seem like Christmas without a tree from this lot, said one Read more...
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Organization provides Gifts for Teens
With the holidays just over three weeks away, Holiday Gifts for Teens volunteers are collecting donations for teenagers.
Every year the American Association of University Women and Sacred Heart Community Service volunteers put together gifts for this forgotten segment of the population.
“Gifts for Teens is very rewarding,” said Edie Kerr, who gathers and packages jewelry for the bags. “We collect donations and fill the bags with items teenage boys and girls would like. It really gives you a warm feeling helping someone who is less fortunate. And it is really fun working with the women and Read more...
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