SHOES, FOOD WELCOME AT FAIR FOR NEEDY.Byline: Sonia Giordani Daily News Staff Writer Gather up your old shoes, grab a couple cans of food out of your pantry and head to the second annual ``Affaire on Valley Fair'' on Sunday. Merchants of Valley Fair Street in Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. hope to help the needy
food sterilized by heat in a closed, durable container such as tin and aluminum cans, flexible aluminum foil and thermoplastic containers including squeeze tubes. Technically, the processes used are highly efficient and used universally. drive. Kicking off their second annual old-fashioned street fair, Jack's Shoes and neighboring merchants will give gift certificates and coupons for their wares in exchange for donations of shoes and canned goods. The street party and sale will be held from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Donated goods will be distributed to the needy by the Samaritan Center and Care and Share, two local organizations dedicated to helping the homeless and needy. Last year, thousands of Simi Valley residents participated in the inaugural fair, organized to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Penny Pincher's, an antique mall of more than 70 antique shops, located on Valley Fair Street. With the help of other merchants along the two-block section of the street, Penny Pincher's hopes to make the event an annual block party for the entire community. ``We're in an off-the-beaten-path sort of place,'' said Kathy Ervin, owner of the Penny Pincher's mall. ``We're a close-knit group and try to help one another. And this year we hope to help the homeless, too.'' Willa Dobbs, founding director of Care and Share, said she has worked with local merchant John Spotts of Jack's Shoes to provide good shoes Good Shoes is a four-piece English indie pop band, hailing from Morden, London. Biography Good Shoes was formed by lead singer Rhys Jones and guitarist Steve Leach who often wrote and played music together as a hobby. for the needy and homeless. ``Usually if there is a problem with food, there is a problem with shoes,'' said Dobbs. ``This is very welcome.'' The food bank and shoe drive will help bring basic needs to the families that seek out help at Care and Share. Each day, Dobbs said, she helps 20 to 30 families. In addition to discount shopping and street sales, the fair will feature free pony rides and games for kids, demonstrations by the award-winning Simi Valley Police K-9 division and by the 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. , and a live radio broadcast with Ray Bradley Raymond S. Bradley is a climatologist and University Distinguished Professor in the Department of Geosciences at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where he is also research director of the Climate System Research Center. and Charlie Parker Noun 1. Charlie Parker - United States saxophonist and leader of the bop style of jazz (1920-1955) Bird Parker, Charles Christopher Parker, Parker, Yardbird Parker of KHAY-FM (100.7). |
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