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Christian Child Care, Jaycees, Community Action Partnership, local
blood drives, Blades Nail and Hair Salon, and Lincoln Rotary in the
Close Up
By Mike Fak
 
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[March
31, 2009]
Christian
Child Care, 721 Wyatt Ave,
Lincoln, is planning a lasagna drive-in dinner Thursday, April 2,
between 4:30-6:00 pm. Tickets will be sold in advance and can be
purchased at the center or from parents of CCC students. The tickets
cost $8.00 each and will come with a large serving of lasagna, green
beans and garlic bread. All the catering is done by Nelson's
Catering. Families can walk in or drive around the back of the day
care building and have their dinner delivered to their car. The
dinner pickup will run from 4:30 to 6:30! Christian Child Care is a
recent winner of the 2009 Lincoln/Logan County Chamber of Commerce's
Small Business Award. This fall the day care center is working
toward the goal of becoming accredited with the National Association
of Child Care Professionals. Fundraising money is going to purchase
equipment that needs replacing to get ready for the coming reviews.
Right now the center is making big plans for a summer of fun. If you
have questions about our school-age summer program or want to
purchase tickets for the lasagna dinner, contact Coleen Moore,
director of Christian Child Care, at 732-5750.
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The
Lincoln Jaycees will hold their annual egg hunt on April 4,
2009. The fun begins at 1 pm at Latham Park in downtown Lincoln. The
hunt is open to kids up to age 11. There will be three age groups
(0-3, 4-8, 9-11). Parents may help with the youngest age group.
Come join us for a hippity, hoppity, fun time with goodies and
prizes. Harvey the Easter Bunny will be making a visit, so bring
your cameras and baskets. The rain date is April 11.
The Lincoln Jaycees are a not-for-profit organization that
services Lincoln and the surrounding communities. The Lincoln
Jaycees give young people between the ages of 18 and 40 the tools
they need to build the bridges of success for themselves in the
areas of business development, management skills, individual
training, community service and international connections.
The Lincoln Jaycees host various community activities besides the
Easter Egg Hunt, including Breakfast with Santa and Angel Tree. They
have a variety of management and fundraising projects such as
Lincoln Art & Balloon Festival vendor, Haunted House, and Lincoln
Speedway 50/50.
Membership meetings are the third Thursday of every month, 7 pm,
at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital. Meetings are open to the
public.
Shannon Skelton and Jennifer Wilkins are in this picture
taken at the Community Action Partnership of Central
Illinois' annual Cheeseburgers in Paradise event. The evening
was a huge success with $18,500 collected to go for senior
transportation.
Local
blood drives need your help with blood donations for patients in
area hospitals. The Central Illinois Community Blood Center is
offering several opportunities to donate blood throughout Logan
County.
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Monday, April 6,
Lincoln - Lincoln Masonic Center, 2022 North Kickapoo; 12 PM – 6
PM.
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Thursday, April 9,
Elkhart - Christian Church, 1130 South Gillett; 3 PM – 6 PM.
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Friday, April 10, Mount Pulaski -
Farmers Bank, 130 South Washington; 9 AM - 12 PM.
In addition, the donor room, located at 1134 South Seventh Street
in Springfield, is open on Mondays and Tuesdays from 9 AM – 5 PM,
Wednesdays and Thursdays from 7 AM – 6 PM, Fridays from 8 AM – 4 PM
and Saturdays from 9 AM – NOON.
Appointments at any blood drive or the donor center may be
scheduled online at www.CICBC.org
or by calling (toll free) 1-866-GIVE-BLD, ext. 57. Walk-ins are also
always welcome.
The Central Illinois Community Blood Center is a not-for-profit
organization that provides blood to 19 area hospitals. Blood
collected at these drives is intended for local hospitals. For
more information about blood drives, blood facts, blood types please
check out the Web site at
www.CICBC.org. Please give what's in your heart and donate
blood.
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Cut-a-thon
for St. Jude Run by the staff at Blades on Saturday,
April 4, benefits the St. Jude Lincoln to Peoria Runners, with 100
percent of proceeds from the event to be donated to the runners and
presented to the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital during the
annual telethon Aug. 9. Minimum donation includes a cut only. Free
food and beverages provided by Central Illinois Event Catering and
the St. Jude runners. Bake sale, prize drawings, 50/50 tickets, and
T-shirts for sale. For more information or to donate prior to the
cut-a-thon, contact Kathy Craine at 871-7253.
Where: Blades Hair and Nail Salon, 241 Madigan Drive. The time is
9-11 am.
Congratulations
to the Lincoln Rotary and its members for again taking time
out of their busy schedules to visit local schools to read to the
students. At Northwest School, Bob Wilson and Scott Thiesen read to
Kindergarteners, Karen Diefendorf to 1st graders, Bill Gossett to
2nd graders, and Lyle Read, who should do this every time with his
last name, read to 3rd graders.
 At Jefferson School, Keith Snyder
(pictured left) read to the kindergarten class,
Dave Hofer to the 1st grade class (second picture), Mike Starasta read to the 2nd
grade, and Marty Ahrends read to the 3rd grade at the school.
Got a good piece of news, information or something that we
can all brag about? If you do, e-mail Mike and let us tell everyone
about it. Plus you can win cash. Every submission, whether we use it
or not, will get your name in the "Close Up" grab bag. At the end of
the month we will draw a name and someone will get $25 just for
dropping us an e-mail. If you wish, we will be happy to donate your
winnings to the organization of your choice.
You can contact Mike at
mikefak@lincolndailynews.com.
[By
MIKE FAK]
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