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KIWANIANS TAKE STUDENTS ON SHOPPING SPREE.


Byline: Mark Kellam

Twenty-five students from Napa Street Elementary in Northridge Northridge is the name of some places in the United States of America:
  • Northridge, Los Angeles, California, a community in California's San Fernando Valley
  • California State University, Northridge
 went on a holiday shopping spree on Dec. 14, thanks to the Northridge Kiwanis Kiwanis International is an organization of service clubs headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana and made up of approximately 8,000 clubs in 96 countries with over 260,000 adult members.  Club's Santa's Helpers project.

Club members helped the students select their gifts, which were purchased at the Kmart store on Plummer Street in Northridge.

Each student got to buy a gift for themselves and presents for their immediate family.

Some students also bought gifts for their teachers.

After the gifts were purchased, the students and Kiwanians returned to Napa Elementary to wrap the gifts.

The Northridge Kiwanis Club has been helping students at Napa Elementary with their holiday shopping for many years.

The club raises funds for various community service projects through fundraising
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Fundraising
 events throughout the year.

One event coming up is the annual Kow Chip Bingo, to be held April 22 at Pierce College In 2006 the Library won a national Excellence award. Academics
Pierce College offers associate's degrees, mainly in the arts and sciences. There are also certificate programs in early childhood education, social services, dental hygienist, and others.
.

It's held in conjunction with the college's annual Farm Walk.

The Northridge Kiwanis Club meets at noon on Thursdays at the Orange Grove Bistro, on the corner of Nordhoff Street and Zelzah Avenue on the Cal State, Northridge campus.

Mark Kellam is a community reporter who covers the southeast San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley

Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills.
 and a member of the Northridge Kiwanis Club.

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Kindergartner kin·der·gart·ner also kin·der·gar·ten·er  
n.
1. A child who attends kindergarten.

2. A teacher in a kindergarten.
 Mario Gutierrez bought a Spiderman toy for himself as well as gifts for his family.

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Date:Dec 21, 2006
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