FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                           October 8, 2002

Trim-the-Tree Party (ages 5-11)
Tuesday, December 3, 4 - 6 p.m., Herbert C. Young Community Center
Help us trim our trees at the Herbert C. Young Community Center! Easy ornament craft projects that will be used to decorate the trees in time for Santa’s Workshop! Music, refreshments and fun, plus you get to take an ornament home for your own tree! Please register with course code 11283, using any EZ-REG method. Call (919) 460-4965 for more information.
Fee: $5(R) $6(N)

Santa’s Workshop
(ages 12 and under, accompanied by an adult)
Saturday, December 7, 10 a.m. - noon, Herbert C. Young Community Center.
Cary Teen Council’s annual Christmas Celebration. Drop-in activity featuring Make It/Take It Holiday craft projects, light refreshments and live entertainment. Special visitor from the NORTH POLE! Call the Herb Young Community Center (after Nov. 18) at (919) 460-4965 for the time of Santa’s arrival and the performance time for scheduled entertainment. While at Santa’s Workshop, support the Cary Teen Council’s food drive by sending each child with two non-perishable food items. All contributions will be given to the Food Bank of N.C. Call
(919) 460-4965 for more information.
Fee: Free

Holiday Tree Lighting & Page-Walker Open House
Sunday, December 8, 6 - 8 p.m., Town Hall Campus
This community celebration of the season becomes more popular with each year. This festive night features talented members from our community onstage in front of the beautiful cedar tree. After the outside festivities, join your neighbors at the historic Page-Walker Arts & History Center, decorated for the holidays by the Friends of the Page-Walker Hotel. Visit the Cary Heritage Museum, view "then and now" photographs of Cary environs, enjoy music, refreshments, and hands-on activities that celebrate the holiday season. Free & open to the public. For more information, call (919) 469-4061.
Fee: Free

Cary Senior Center Annual Holiday Party/Tree Trimming
(Adults 55 & Older)
Tuesday, December 10, 2 - 4 p.m., Cary Senior Center
Help us trim our tree and celebrate the holidays in style! Music, refreshments, door prizes and more! Entertainment provided by Leon Holt. Pre-register using course code 11282 and any
EZ-REG method. Co-Sponsored by: Woodland Terrace Retirement Community.
Call (919) 469- 4081 for more information.

8^th Annual Cary Kwanzaa
Friday, December 27, 1 - 6 p.m., Bond Park Community Center (NEW LOCATION)
Cary Kwanzaa is a communal, cultural celebration that honors African-American people and their heritage. It is a celebration for all people, focusing on the family, friends and the fruits of the earth. During Kwanzaa, people are invited to ponder the Nguzo Saba, seven powerful principles derived from African heritage, as a means of taking stock, celebrating achievements, and entering the future refreshed and renewed. The public is invited to the Karamu program, based on a model from Dr. Maulana Ron Karenga, founder of the seven-day cultural celebration. A guest speaker, performers and a community market are features of the program. Cary Kwanzaa is co-sponsored by the Ujima Group, Inc. and the Town of Cary Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources. Free & open to the public. Call (919) 460-4963 for more information.

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