GIFT DRIVE BRINGS SEASONAL GLEE : CATCH-A-STAR TO PLAY SANTA IN MOORPARK.Byline: Ann-Marie Sanchez Daily News Staff Writer Plucking Plucking describes the process of removing human hair, animal hair, or a bird's feathers by mechanically pulling the item from the owner's body. In humans, this is done for personal grooming purposes, usually with tweezers. An epilator is a motorised hair plucker. a star from a tree at the Moorpark Community Center on Sunday Sunday: see Sabbath; week. could bring Christmas joy to hundreds of local children. Last year, more than 200 youths received presents donated do·nate v. do·nat·ed, do·nat·ing, do·nates v.tr. To present as a gift to a fund or cause; contribute. v.intr. To make a contribution to a fund or cause. by local residents who wanted to make a difference during the Holiday Celebration of Hope, sponsored by the spouses of current and past City Council members. ``Last year, we had a fabulous turnout,'' said Connie Lawrason, who helped wrap the gifts to be hand-delivered by Ventura County Fire Department Not to be confused with Ventura Fire Department. The Ventura County Fire Department (VCFD) provides fire protection and emergency response services for the unincorporated areas of Ventura County, California, and for six other cities within the county. Stations 40 and 42. ``Every child's name that was given to us on the tree had a gift.'' The celebration will be held from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday at the Moorpark Community Center, 799 Moorpark Ave., Moorpark. For more information, call 529-6992. Eight women organize the community event to find gifts for children whose families cannot afford the expense. The group, called Catch-A-Star, works in conjunction with Moorpark middle and high schools collecting the names, sizes and gift wishes of local youths. Clothes, bicycles and skateboards skateboards mini surfboard supported on roller-skate wheels; 1960s craze enjoyed renaissance. [Am. Hist.: Sann, 151–152] See : Fads are just some of the gifts residents have purchased for their ``star'' - whose names are kept confidential. The goal of the celebration is to match residents with a youth and have their unwrapped gifts turned into the Moorpark Library by Dec. 15. Lawrason said the Catch-A-Star members will wrap each present, then help deliver the gifts along with the Fire Department before Christmas Day. ``It was wonderful last year - we had the best time of our lives,'' said Lawrason, whose husband, Paul, is the Moorpark mayor. ``My holiday was fulfilled ful·fill also ful·fil tr.v. ful·filled, ful·fill·ing, ful·fills also ful·fils 1. To bring into actuality; effect: fulfilled their promises. 2. to see the joy on these kids' faces.'' |
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