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30 , jUStpUt DECEMBER 1. 2006 Caring Is Shoring Give the gifts that keep on giving this holiday season by Malka Geffen et on your rain gear, get out your wallet, and support local charities. Here's a list to get you going with some holiday cheer. G with artistic and international flair, as well as antique and vintage items. Proceeds from rhe sale benefit the education and community programs of the Quaker Meeting. Mindful Gifts Bazaar SCRAP is a nonprofit with the mission to promote creative reuse and environmentally sustainable behavior by providing educational pro grams and affordable materials to the community. This year it diverted .more than 53,700 pounds of reusable materials from the waste stream and into the hands of teachers, families and artists. In 2005 its Education Outreach Program provided free inspirational art and environmental curriculum and interactive workshops to more than 8,500 third- through eighth-grade students and teachers. Bridgeport United Church of Christ will host the fifth annual Mindful Gifts Bazaar from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 9 at 621 N.E. 76th Ave. Royalty is fabulous and fun, and we just don’t get enough of it You’ll find creative and affordable gifts from dozens of local non outside the United Kingdom! Ring in the holidays at the Imperial profits, which “sell” portions of their projects and activities. You’ll Sovereign Rose Court’s Investitures 2006, where the new Emperor From 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Dec. 9 and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 10, receive certificates or unique gift tokens (photographs, river rocks and and Empress bestow their titles for the coming year. The ball starts find the perfect unique gift at the Bread and Roses Center, 819 N. 6 p.m. Dec. 9 at Embers, 110 N.W. Broadway. The $12 cover benefits j seed packets, for example) representing some service or project, which Killingsworth St. you can wrap up and give to loved ones. the court’s general fund. The Holiday Craft Bazaar will feature handmade crafts at afford- With each purchase, you will support the work of organizations The court is the oldest gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender non I able prices, including knit scarves, gift cards and multiethnic baked including p:ear, Watota Wa Dunia and Portland Habitat for profit, volunteer-run organization that is dedicated to having fun goods. Proceeds benefit Radical Women and the Freedom Socialist Humanity. The event is wheelchair-accessible, and free parking is while raising money for charities within the sexual minorities available. Party. community. The group has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for The Mindful Gifts Bazaar, which launched in 2001, enables various charities, such as the Sexual Minority Youth Resource Center, participating organizations to raise money and spread the word about Esther’s Pantry, Our House of Portland, Pride of the Rose Scholarship, their work. Bridgeport United Church of Christ is a congregation of This year’s Oregon Bears Community Holiday Show is titled Audria M. Edwards Scholarship, Shepherd Legal Scholarship, numer “Worf, Wigs and Whips!” progressive political people exploring and celebrating the Christian ous breast cancer research funds, Camp Starlight and Outside In. faith. About 90 percent of the adults of the congregation work for The show starts 7 p.m. Dec. 10 at Darcelle XV Showplace, 208 N.W. At this “Fire and Ice” ball, Rose Prince and Princess Craig nonprofits or human services. Third Ave. It will feature performances by the Oregon Bears Dancers, Hollywood Foxx and Fiona Flash Foxx will be stepping down. Drag Laurel Hurst, Stan Cass, Joel Park, Mr. and Ms. Oregon State Leather performances will follow, then Rose Emperor Don Hood and Rose j I and others. Empress Dawna Creation will announce the new titleholders. The School and Community Reuse Action Project (SCRAP) is hosting its fifth annual Holiday Bazaar and Bake The Season of Peace Sale is from 2 to 5 p.m. Dec. 3 at Friends sale from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Dec. 9 at Meetinghouse, 4312 S.E. Stark St. Purchase green, local and recycled treasures, goods and services i 39O1AN. Williams Ave. This unique and cozy holiday bazaar features 15 local artisans who transform normally unwant ed materials into cool, creative gifts perfect for your friends and loved ones! All items are made from a minimum of 75 percent reused materials. Artisans include Suzanne Keolker of Mugwump, Jenn Hill of Robot Candy, Marc Willwerth of Perfect Children and April Alden of Rosewebs. Other items for sale include jewelry, mirrors, clocks, wall hangings, bowls, hxiks and scarves. Most items range from $5 to $50 to ensure public access to Holiday on Fire and Ice Its Ciaftq Holidaii Growl Bazaar and Bake Sale How Bazaar! The SCRAP Holiday Bazaar is guaranteed to be more fun and cheaper than the mall. ORLEANS CANDLE CO. M fr ry C hr istmas G ift C ertificates A vailable ! N ew H oliday C andles H and C rafted J ewelry 5036 North Lombard (503) 289-2304 Store Hour* Tuesday - Saturday !O:OO am to 6:30 pm affordable art. Santa Bears strut in briefs at last year's Oregon Bears Community Holiday Show.
