‘Cheers and Beers’ benefits Omega Nu
WATSONVILLE — “Cheers and Beers for Charity” will benefit Omega Nu on Nov. 13 from 4-8 p.m. at Elkhorn Slough Brewing Co., 65 Hangar Way, Suite D in Watsonville.
Food will be served by Ate3One and Ballesteros Catering Company.
Omega Nu will receive a portion of all proceeds raised during the event.
For information, call 750-2821.
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CASA holding info sessions
WATSONVILLE — Court Appointed Special Advocates of Santa Cruz County is holding information sessions.
CASA volunteer Advocates are everyday people, trained by CASA and then appointed by judges to advocate for the safety of children who have been removed from their homes because of abuse or neglect.
CASA volunteers devote two to four hours a week getting to know the child and gathering information from everyone involved in the child’s case. Advocates stay with each case until the child is placed in a safe, permanent home.
Although there is a need for bilingual and male volunteers, CASA encourages people from all cultures and professions and of all ethnic and educational backgrounds to learn more.
Upcoming informational sessions are:
• Tuesday, Nov. 14, from 6-7 p.m. at Live Oak Family Resource Center, located at 1740 17th Ave. in Santa Cruz
• Wednesday, Nov. 15, from 5:30-7 p.m. at CASA, located at 813 Freedom Blvd. in Watsonville
For information, visit www.casaofsantacruz.org or call 761-2956.
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Operation Christmas Child collecting gift boxes
CORRALITOS — This month, Corralitos Community Church, 26 Browns Valley Road, will serve as drop-off sites for the Samaritan’s Purse project, Operation Christmas Child, joining nearly 5,000 U.S. locations collecting gift-filled shoeboxes for children in need around the world.
During the project’s National Collection Week, Nov. 13-20, residents will transform empty shoeboxes into gifts filled with school supplies, hygiene items and toys. Operation Christmas Child will deliver these shoebox gifts to children affected by war, disease, disaster, poverty and famine.
This year, the Santa Cruz California Area Team hopes to contribute more than 7,000 shoebox gifts toward the 2017 global goal of reaching 12 million children.
“We are honored to join the nationwide effort to collect gift-filled shoeboxes for children who may have never experienced the true meaning of Christmas,” said Regional Director Nathan Bates.
Gift boxes can be dropped off at Corralitos Community Church on the following dates:
• Nov. 13: 10 a.m.-noon
• Nov. 14: 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
• Nov. 15: 2-5 p.m.
• Nov. 16-17: 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
• Nov. 18-19: 1-4 p.m.
• Nov. 20: 10 a.m.-noon
For information on how to participate in Operation Christmas Child or to view gift suggestions, call (714) 432-7030 or visit samaritanspurse.org/occ.
