Published: November 27, 2009 06:53 pm      

Evening News Briefs Nov. 28

• Jeffersonville

Group selecting coats, cans

Advanced Dental Center announced the start of the Coats and Cans Christmas Project benefiting the Center for Lay Ministries in Jeffersonville.

Organizers will be collecting gently used coats and outerwear and canned food to be given to the Center For Lay Ministries food pantry. Collection will start Monday and will continue until Dec. 15. The goal is 50 coats and 500 pounds of canned or nonperishable food to be collected and donated to the center.

The center helps meet unmet basic needs of people in Clark County, giving out about 230,000 pounds of food from its food pantry in response to some 14,000 client visits.

The center’s Christmas Basket program is especially meaningful and relies on the generosity of contributions of canned goods from partners in the community. There is a great need in our community for these items as requests to the center are up more than 35 percent from last year.

People are asked to bring their clean wearable coats and nonperishable food items to the office 1706 Williamsburg Drive, Jeffersonville, between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday.

For more information, e-mail frontdesk1706

@yahoo.com or call 812-283-5550.

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Local businesses host men’s event

Businesses have joined together to host the inaugural Men’s Holiday Extravaganza from 4 to 9 p.m. Dec. 7 in the Lewis and Clark Room at the Sheraton, 700 W. Riverside Drive, Jeffersonville.

The event will offer a one-stop shop for men to finish — or start — their holiday shopping list. Attendees can browse over a dozen local vendors with candles, jewelry, bath products and other gift items; enjoy a cash bar; door prizes, including a night at the Sheraton; free gift wrapping; and relax and enjoy snacks and drinks while watching football on TV. Admission and parking are free.

Call Debbie Taylor at 812-288-7688 or 502-608-9046 for more information.

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• Borden

Wood Dems hosting holiday party

The Wood Township Democrat Club will host a Christmas party at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Borden Museum, 111 W. Main St.

Fried chicken and drinks will be provided. Attendees are asked to bring a covered dish and join in for Democrat fellowship. Membership dues will be collected. There will be a split-the-pot raffle. Elected officials are asked to bring a door prize.

Contact Jimmy at 812-967-5303 or Janet at 812-967-2845 for more information.

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