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Student art to benefit holiday fundraiser
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EVENT SPEAKER: Burt Buxton will speak at About Care’s first holiday event about how the organization enhanced his life. The disabled ex-police officer and Marine Corps Vietnam veteran poses here with Computer Assistance Program volunteer Brenda Harvey.
Local art will be auctioned off at About Care’s fi rst holiday wine tasting and fundraiser from 6 to 8 p.m. Thu., Dec. 8 at Vision Gallery studio, 10 E. Chicago St. in downtown Chandler. Students from the art departments at Chandler-Gilbert Community College and Chandler and Hamilton high schools will donate their creations to the event, and Kokopelli Winery & Bistro will be catering. In addition, Burt Buxton, a disabled ex-police offi cer and Vietnam veteran, will speak about how About Care services have helped enhance his life. Cost is $25 per person and includes beverages and light hors d ‘oeuvres. About Care is a nonprofit organization serving Chandler and Gilbert. Its mission is to offer support services to the homebound elderly and disabled using trained volunteers. Most of the individuals served by About Care are widows of
former military, elderly, disabled and economically disadvantaged needing transportation for medical appointments.
For more information, or to donate artwork for the auction, contact Ann Marie McArthur at 480-802-2331 or at
amcarthur@aboutcare.org.
Holiday Giving
Nov. 19 - Dec. 2, 2011
Jewish congregation collects for holiday gifts
In December, a large group of women associated with Toys From The Heart, sponsored by the Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation Sisterhood, will arrive at Frye Elementary School in Chandler, carrying sacks of wrapped toys for the youngest children.
Donations are currently being sought by the organization to help fund this year’s toy-giving spree, which includes purchasing and wrapping new toys for student recipients.
To make a donation, send a check payable to SLJC with “Toys From The Heart” in the memo section to: Attention Phyllis, 3495 E. County Down Rd., Chandler, AZ 85249.
For more information on Toys From The Heart, contact its chairpersons: Trudie at 480-883-7749 or Denise at 480-895-8665.
ABTO members lay tracks for open house
Train enthusiasts in Chandler, Gilbert, Sun Lakes and across the East Valley and Phoenix-metro area will open their homes for the annual Christmas Open House Tours 2011 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, Dec. 10, 11, 17 and 18. Fifteen homes will display elaborate G-scale garden railroads for public viewing in return for donations to support Arizona Big Trains activities including the maintenance of the train layouts at Phoenix Children’s Hospital and Cardon Children’s Medical Center.
SanTan Sun area tour sites are at 739 E. Prescott Dr., 4141 W. Corona Dr. and 1236 S. Longmore Ct. in Chandler; 25025 S. Lakeway Dr. and 9636 E. Mossy Rock Dr. in Sun Lakes; 861 W. Emerald Island Dr. in Gilbert; and 1149 E. Saddleback Pl. in San Tan Valley.
For maps of more train display locations, email
egtrailroading@aol.com or
putterm@cox.net. For more information and train garden photos, visit
www.azbigtrains.org.
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