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Volunteers needed to Keizer Chamber lights
fi nish off gift baskets the big tree Dec. 5
The Keizer Network of
Women (KNOW) Giving
Baskets are being fi nished up
next week and the push for
volunteers is in high gear.
Sorting and boxing of food
is scheduled for 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 6. A big gift
wrapping party takes place at
5:30 p.m.on Thursday, Dec. 7,
with the goal being to have
the process completed that
evening. Delivery will begin
on Saturday, Dec. 9. Sorting
and wrapping will take place
at the old Roth’s location at
5303 River Road N. Partici-
pants in the wrapping party
should bring along scissors,
tape and gift wrap.
Coordinator Audrey But-
ler said the fundraiser hopes
to help about 180 local fami-
lies this year.
In addition to gifts, boxes
of fresh food are also put to-
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gether for the families.
“We are still waiting on
one school, but we think we
will be collecting gifts for
about 400 children this year,”
said Butler. Butler has led the
former Keizer Chamber of
Commerce program the past
10 years.
While the gifts and food
boxes are handed out in De-
cember, the process starts each
June, when school counselors
in Keizer are notifi ed and
asked to start thinking of stu-
dents who could use some
gifts during the holidays.
By late October, Butler
and the KNOW members
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are sorting through the re-
quests and fi guring out who
gets what gifts. For a family
with multiple children, care
is taken to make sure each
child gets an equal number
of gifts.
Updates on needs and vol-
unteer opportunities can be
found on the KNOW Face-
book page.
A dozen regulars help
with the program, with 30
to 50 additional people usu-
ally coming to help during
the busy week. All donations
to the Giving Baskets are tax
deductible through the Keiz-
er Chamber Foundation.
Two lucky children will be
chosen to assist Santa Claus as
he fl ips the switch that lights
up Keizer’s Christmas tree on
Tuesday, Dec. 5.
The annual lighting cere-
mony is at Walery Plaza, named
for Keizer resident Dave
Walery, affectionately known
as Mr. Christmas due to his
volunteer work over many
years maintaining and install-
ing the decorations that line
River Road during the holi-
days as well as his work with
the permanent tree.
Walery Plaza is located
where River Road and Cherry
Avenue meet. If you’re driving
along River Road and can’t
fi nd it, just look for the tall tree
with the nearby crowd.
The lighting is sponsored
by Walery’s Premium Pizza
and presented by the Keizer
Chamber of Commerce. Live
music by The Grand Jazz Band
will fi ll the festive air at the
event.
Children are selected for
the honor by a drawing and
sign-ups will start about 6 p.m.
There is a sign-up table at the
event; children simply need to
put their name and age on the
form. Mayor Cathy Clark will
draw out the two lucky names.
Santa is expected to arrive in
Keizer around 7 p.m., hitching
a ride to Walery Plaza in a fi re
truck courtesy of his friends at
the Keizer Fire District. The
actual fl ipping of the switch on
the tree lights is expected to
happen shortly after that.
WMS Season of Love debuts Dec. 6
Tickets are still available for
all three nights of the White-
aker Middle School choir’s
Season of Love performances.
The holiday performances
are taking place of the Wol-
verine’s annual cabaret shows.
On Dec. 6, 7 and 8 at 7 p.m.
at Salem Alliance Church,
270 Whiteaker students will
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perform with McNary High
School Studio Productions,
the Salem Academy Jazz
Choir, an adult a capella group
called Reson8 and guest art-
ists Nate and Liz Dunn with
Melody & Truth. Santa will
also pay a visit.
Tickets are $10 and avail-
able online at Eventbrite.com,
search “A Season of Love.”
Proceeds go to the school
programs involved, the Keizer
Network of Women’s toy and
food drive and Plan Interna-
tional, a humanitarian organi-
zation that advances childrens’
rights in 71 countries across
the world.
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