Carolers give song,
gifts, holiday cheer
Members of the Holiday Project are gearing up for
the Christmas season
They're making gifts and readying a gift-wrapping
booth for the next two Saturday Markets downtown
And more than 100 volunteer carolers may share festive
feelings Christmas afternoon with nursing home
residents and hospitalized children
The Holiday Project, born more than a decade ago
in San Francisco, sends people into nursing homes to
sing carols, pass out presents made by other volunteers
and chat with the residents
Last Christmas, the Project's first in Eugene,
volunteers visited Sacred Heart Hospital and 12 nursing
homes
The group's cheerful presentations brightened the
spirits of the recipients and made us realize the spirit is
still definitly alive in those old worn-out bodies.” says
Jim Porter, financial manager for the local chapter
It was one of the most moving things I've ever
taken part in Visiting those people and singing to them
is like giving away warm puppies,” he says.
The Project has blossomed from a few caring San
Francisco citizens to 38,000 people visiting less fortun
ate folks in 76 cities throughout the United States,
Canada, Mexico and Costa Rica, Porter says.
Last year, the non-profit organization staffed only
by volunteers netted $600,000 in donations of cash,
goods and services, he says
Porter encourages any individual, family or group
to participate in the visitations or help with groundwork
People with special talents, such as musicians, are
urged to join the festivities
The group will meet in front of the Eugene Public
Library at noon on Christmas day
To obtain additional information, call Porter or
project director Ann Seidel at 345-3277
Photo by Bob Baker
Christmas fair tottering along
As these dolls — and their craft sellers —
can tell you, business is down at the Christmas
Craft Fair this year.
“People just don't have the money,'' says
Mary Aubrey, a seller.
Fewer booths in Room 167, EMU, may
account for less crowding. A spokesperson for
the Craft Center, which is co-sponsoring the
event with the Cultural Forum, says fewer
booths were accepted this year to allow for
more space.
The fair continues through Friday. The fair
will be open Thursday from 10a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
and Friday from 10 a m. to 4 p.m.
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