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

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Date: Saturday, 6 December, 2014       Time: 8:00 am - 2:00 pm
Centenary United Methodist Church
300 S Central Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90013
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Map of Centenary United Methodist Church, 300 S Central Ave

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.

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Saturday, 6 December, 2014



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