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                        JeffNEWS, November 15, 1994
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                              Holiday Events



Say Thanks by Sharing Your Bounty
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As you prepare to celebrate Thanksgiving with friends and loved ones
next week, please take a moment to remember those in need and donate an
item to Jefferson's fall food drive. Bring any of the items listed below
to the 10th or 11th Street Atriums in the Gibbon Building, Monday,
November 14 through Friday, November 18. Please place your much-needed
food contribution in the large orange containers there for that purpose.
Donations will help stock local food cupboards that will distribute your
gifts to people who appreciate your generosity.

Needed are nonperishable staples such as:
   o canned fruit juices
   o decaffeinated coffee and iced tea mix
   o canned tuna fish
   o canned meats
   o canned fruit and vegetables
   o peanut butter
   o jelly
   o packaged pasta and macaroni and cheese
   o packaged cereal
   o personal items including toothbrushes, tooth paste, razors,
     shampoo and similar products

This year's food drive is sponsored by Jefferson's department of
volunteer services in cooperation with St. John's Catholic Church. For
more information, call volunteer services at 6222.


Give Books and Toys for Shelters Housing Homeless
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JeffCARES will conduct a toy and book drive to benefit shelters housing 
homeless women and children. Members of the College of Allied Health 
Sciences' departments of occupational therapy, physical therapy and nursing 
and Jefferson Medical College have formed a committee to organize this 
event. 

New, unwrapped books and toys may be dropped off at the Office of 
Academic Affairs,163 JAH, beginning today through Friday, December 16. 
Students will deliver your gifts to the shelters in time for the holidays.

To participate, call JeffCARES at 5854.


Have Brunch With Santa
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Come have brunch with Santa in Jefferson Alumni Hall's Dining Room on 
Sunday, December 4. Enjoy an all-you-can-eat brunch from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. 
with Santa visiting the entire time. 

The price for the brunch is $10.95 per person, $8.95 with student ID, 
$9.95 with employee ID and $4.95 for children under 12.

To make your reservation for brunch with Santa, call 7931.


Hear the Holiday Music, Renew Your Spirit
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Mark your calendar now for Thomas Jefferson University Choir and 
Orchestra's annual holiday concert on Friday, December 16 at 8 p.m. at the 
First Baptist Church on the corner of 17th and Sansom streets.

Come to the concert to relax and enjoy the program featuring the 
Christmas portion of G.F. Handel's Messiah. 

Robert T. Sataloff, MD, professor of otolaryngology-head and neck 
surgery, directs the choir, which is composed of Jefferson physicians, 
nurses, students, employees, alumni and spouses.

The concert is free and open to the public. For further information, 
call 215-545-3322.


Want That Warm Holiday Glow? Include TJU's Holiday Toy Drive
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We know it's only October, but the best of holidays begin with early 
planning. Make your holidays exceptional this year; plan to participate in 
Jefferson's Holiday Toy Drive

Holiday activities will soon be upon us, and Jefferson will sponsor this 
outreach program to brighten the holiday season hopes for families less 
fortunate than many of us. As you draw up your holiday list, please include 
Jefferson's Holiday Toy Drive.

The Holiday Toy Drive is sponsored by the department of housing and 
residence life. Unwrapped, new toys and games will be collected and 
distributed to local community agencies. 

Please drop off your toys from Thursday, December 1 to Thursday, 
December 15, at any of the following locations: The Atrium, lobby areas at 
Barringer, Edison, Jefferson Alumni Hall, Martin and Orlowitz buildings. 
For more information on the Holiday Toy Drive, call Kim Robinson at 4949.


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Information provided by:  Editor, JeffNEWS
                          (215) 955-6204
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