Annual Holiday Bazaar funds charitable organizations

Wednesday, November 9, 2016 1:00am
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Annual Holiday Bazaar funds charitable organizations

JUNEAU — Northern Light United Church, on 11th and B Streets of downtown Juneau, is hosting their annual Holiday Bazaar on Nov. 12 from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Lots of items will be sold like homemade baked goods, crafts, restored vintage dolls and more. Lunch will also be served from 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. so people can enjoy homemade soups, breads and pie while they shop.

Money from the bazaar goes to a variety of projects, programs and missions locally including: Front Street Clinic, Haven House (a home for women in transition), Camp Champ to provide scholarships for displaced children to attend summer camp, the AWARE Shelter, Alaska Children’s Home and others. Other funds are allocated to support missions around the world, such as No More Malaria, farming tools, seeds, plants and trees for a sustainable life. Funds are targeted to projects and programs that focus on women and children.

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