Each year Salvage Santa repairs bicycles and toys and receives donations of new toys to give to needy children at Christmas. The toys will be donated to Early Childhood Services, Inc., to give to needy children. Take donations to Salvage Santa's South Pole at 3428 Avon Road just off Transmitter Road. For more information, call Maggie LeClair at 872-7550 extension 2223. Miracle Strip Junior Woman's Club and Skate Factory are working together to collect canned food for the needy.
Skate rental is free but speed and in-line skate rental costs extra.
The Skate Factory is located at 333 W. 14th St. For more information, call 785-2261. The 6th Annual Christmas in the Park Craft Fair will be held Dec. 6 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Local talent will begin performing at 10 a.m. This event was moved from the usual location of Sharon Sheffield Park to the new Community Center located at the end of Hilltop Lane off East County 390. Applications for food and craft vendors are being accepted.