Do some of your holiday shopping this year at Englewood High School!
Organizers expect as many as 80 vendors will have a wide variety of goods on sale at the Holiday Craft Fair being held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 19 at Englewood High School. The fair offers a chance to perhaps find a gift for that hard-to-buy-for person on the list plus the event will raise money to help purchase items or pay fees for EHS students who need a little assistance.
There is no charge for admission to the event that will be set up in the high school commons area and cafeteria at Englewood High School, 3800 S. Logan St..
Lila Downing and Connie Wagner, both of whom create crafts themselves, organized the fair two years ago for the first time.
Downing said they decided to hold the event because they saw that recent budget cuts leave no money to help needy students. So, they put out a call for vendors and organized the craft fair to raise money to be used to help students who may need a little financial assistance to buy school supplies or perhaps pay fees to join a program.
Downing said the response to the idea was almost overwhelming and she said last year was a very successful event. So, with the same kind of interest this year, she expects the event will draw potential customers so check out what the vendors have to offer. She said, like last year, the tables and booths should offer a wide variety of items, including holiday decorations, jewelry of different designs and patterns and wood carvings.
“I feel this is a ‘win-win’ situation,” Downing said. “Vendors can showcase their goods, people can browse and perhaps find that gift for a hard-to-buy-for person while all the proceeds go to help needy kids. I think it’s a great community event.”
For more information about the EHS 2011 Holiday Craft Fair, please contact Connie Wagner at 303-806- 2239.
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