In partnership with Turning Point Day Resource Center for the Homeless and Near Homeless, MA Children’s Relief is organizing its annual holiday program for children in need. To date, 121 children from 50 families need support for clothes as well as books, crafts and toys with 76 kids already assigned sponsors or sponsor teams. We are seeking personal shoppers for Kid Komfort Kits IV for young children & Gateway Giving Gifts II for tweens and teens.
A Kit contains winter clothes as well as toys and books of particular interest to individual children. Gateway Giving gifts are clothes & gift card to a local business or service associated with each child’s interests. We are also seeking comfort items such as handmade blankets, toys, hats and mittens for those who are homeless. If you can volunteer to be a personal shopper, craft comfort items, or donate gift cards, please contact Sally Morrison at (508) 291-3504 or (509) 295-7410, or sammorrison@comcast.net. Kid Komfort Kits & Gateway Giving shopping must be completed by Dec. 15.
The WomenAde of Wareham (WOW) Christmas Open House is being hosted by ADMakepeace for the second year. The Open House will be held at Tihonnet Marketplace at the Makepeace complex on Tihonnet Road in Wareham on Thursday, Dec. 4 from 6 – 9 p.m.
Last year the Open House was very successful, and WomenAde is excited that Makepeace will be hosting them again this year.
WomenAde is a local charity which was formed five years ago by seven Wareham/Onset women who felt there was a need that was not being filled by the established charities in the region. The express purpose of W.O.W. is to fill in those gaps and also to partner with local charities for the community good. W.O.W. is a 501c3 charitable corporation.
Generally WOW has four fundraisers a year. All of the members are volunteers and 100 percent of all monies raised goes into the WOW coffers. All expenses are borne by the members. This Christmas Open House is the last event of 2008. Because it is the Christmas season it is very festive and some people come dressed elegantly while others come in casual dress. We don’t care how you dress as long as you come.
We ask that you give a $25 contribution or it is free with a donation. WOW will have many raffle items, including dinners at local reataurants, a unique cranberry focus collage with a retail value of $75.00, jewelry, photographs and many other items. Of special interest is a painting by Wareham’s own Anne MacCrae McCloud. McCloud is a well-known painter in the area and teaches painting locally. Her paintings are highly treasured.
You can call WOW at 508-759-6954 or send a check to OW, PO Box 803, Onset, MA 02558.
Buzzards Bay Dive Center, Inc & The Travel Scene, both located in Onset, are teaming up with Onset Fireman’s Association to host a fun filled charity event/food drive to help the needy families in our community, this holiday season, Saturday Dec. 6 at 7 p.m. We will be collecting non-perishable food items and donations for the Onset Fire Department to distribute to those in need.
Santa will vacation by relaxing underwater, more than willing to take pictures with you.
If you are not already a certified scuba diver the staff at Buzzards Bay Dive Center will give you the instructions through a PADI Discover Scuba Diving Experience to join Santa underwater, scuba diving.
Your donation of non-perishable food items will help brighten the holiday’s for less fortunate families this holiday season. Cost: free with non-perishable food item of $5 or more.
On Saturday, Nov. 29, authors Yolanda Lodi and Edward Lodi will be at Borders Books Music and Cafe at Wareham Crossing to chat with readers about the intricacies of writing and publishing. The event will take place from 2-4 p.m. Borders is located at 2421 Cranberry Highway, Suite 460 (508-295-0028).
Continuing with their desire to give back to the community, Sinners & Saints Tattoos owner Roger Chouinard, Jr. and Mario Savoia of Wareham Barber Shop are teaming up to help collect food for less fortunate families in the community this holiday season.
From now until Thanksgiving Savoia will donate a canned food product for every haircut given at his Main Street shop and Sinners & Saints will make the same donation for every tattoo done his shop located on Depot Street. For more details or to set up an appointment please contact Chouniard at (508) 295-1366 or stop by the shop at 37 Depot Street in Wareham. Savoia can be reached Tuesdays through Fridays from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturdays 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. at his 249 Main Street location in Wareham. Call (508) 295-5184.
In preparation for its Coat Giveaway, the Ethel E. Hammond school is now accepting new or used coats and jackets. They may be any size, but must be in good condition. Donations will be accepted now through the month of November. The coats and jackets will be available November through February at no cost to anyone interested. If you have any questions regarding our coat giveaway, please call Mrs. Owen at 508-291-3565 ext. 10.
The Wampanoag Council No. 15 Pocahontas of Wareham, will host its Annual Holiday Fair on Dec. 7 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Redmen Hall on Main Street. Lunch will be available from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tables are available for rent. Please contact Jean Gustafson at (508) 866-7169 or Nancy Zimmerman at (508) 947-0352.
Cheers.
