42 Dec. 19, 2009 - Jan. 8, 2010
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CREATIVE HOLIDAY: From left to right: Jenny Greminger of Saguaro Canyon organizes the Adopt-a-Family and Wrap Party events; a
gingerbread guitar with spun sugar strings, a gingerbread nativity scene and two gingerbread houses.
For the ninth year, Peters hosted a cookie exchange, by the generosity of each of you, and more and more
where 15 women swap more than 1,000 cookies at humbled … because in times when you are coming up
the party that includes lunch and games. They often with college tuition, or paying enormous medical bills,
take cookies to fi re or police stations on Christmas or buying a new house, or buying airfare to be near an
Eve. Another neighbor, Angela Abate, held an ornament ailing parent, or helping loved ones make ends meet, you
exchange. give like you have nothing else on your plate. You raid
“It’s nice to have a keepsake from each other for the your pantries, you deplete your ‘Gift Stash,’ your Costco
holidays,” Peters notes. receipt is twice as large as usual, you shop and shop and
Then there’s Jenny Greminger, who organizes a then shop some more ... all for people you will never
Salvation Army Adopt-a-Family for the group each year. meet, or never know, or will never have their gratitude
They adopt two families, and everyone, including the expressed to you personally. ‘A gift is pure when it is
kids, pulls together. given from the heart, to the right person, at the right The gingerbread houses will be on display at the
“We all shop, and then right after Thanksgiving, we time, and at the right place and when we expect nothing Starbucks on the corner of Chandler Heights and Gilbert
go to the Greminger house for a ‘It’s a Wrap party.’ They in return.’” roads after Tue., Dec. 22 from 11 a.m. until closing.
provide dinner, the kids make cards for the families, and Still other events held in the division between Peters knows she is in the middle of a very unique
the ladies get busy wrapping.” McQueen and Cooper are a Chili Cook-off organized by neighborhood.
Greminger wrote a letter to the group following the the Kim Allen family; Turkey Bowl breakfast buffet for “We truly are something rare. A community built with
drop-off. Thanksgiving morning organized by the Felbein family; love, open doors, open hearts and lifetime friendships.”
“Each year … I fi nd myself less and less surprised Fantasy Football Leagues and Easter egg hunts.
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