Little Tokyo Community Christmas Toy Drive Drop Off and Curry Rice Lunch FellowshipNEW

For some very deserving and bright children.  Centenary UMC will be collecting toys for the Japanese American Optimist Club's annual Children's Christmas Party.  Community partners coming together to help an organization help others.  The JAO Children's Christmas Party will be held on Saturday December 20th at Maryknoll Catholic Church.  The toy drive presents will be wrapped on Wednesday December 10th at Keiro Nursing Home.  And Centenary will be collecting toy donations before, on and just after Saturday December 6th.  The beneficiaries of this community partnership will be 200 + children from LA, Hobart, Gates and 68th StreetElementary Schools.  Three categories of presents are needed: ages 6-7, 8-9,10+.   They can be girl, boy, or unisex gifts (examples: games, art and crafts kits, dolls, cars.)  Gifts should be in the $10-15 range, so that all the toys are similar quality.  Please donate toys so 200 + deserving and bright children can have a Merry Christmas.  Toys can be dropped off at Centenary UMC on any Sunday before Saturday December 6th between 10 am and 1:30 pm or on Saturday December 6th between the hours of 8 am and 2 pm.  The last day to drop off toys will be Sunday December 7th between 10 am and 1:30 pm.  In the event of surplus toys, the toys will be donated to Toys for Tots by the JAO Club.

FREE Curry Rice Lunch - Little Tokyo Peace and Goodwill Fair - 11 am to 1 pm

Centenary's Free Curry and Rice Community Lunch Fellowship, Christmas Craft booth and Mottainai Ondo Flash Mob.  Anyone who comes to Centenary on Saturday December 6th between 11:00 am and 1 pm will be treated to a curry and rice lunch.  Centenary UMC just wants to thank everyone in the community who share's in the spirit of "helping others to help others" with a lunch time fellowship.  This is Centenary's opportunity to thank their community partners and to share in community fellowship.  During this lunch fellowship a FREE Christmas Craft Booth that children and adults can make Christmas hand crafts before or after they have lunch will be available for all to enjoy.  At 1:15 pm we will attempt an Ondo Flash Mob starting with "Mottainai" so bring your tenugui.  No dance experience or practice necessary for the Flash Mob.  Come to dance or come to watch we guarantee it will be a lot of fun…  We have left little reason not to be at Centenary on Saturday Decembers 6, 2014 between 8 am and 2 pm.  Centenary's Little Tokyo Peace and Goodwill Fair will help others help others and at the same time help us as individuals share in the spirit of peace and goodwill.  Please spread the word, share with family and friends.  Hope to see everyone at Centenary on Saturday December 6th.