The Montevallo Branch of AAUW will host a covered dish Holiday Reception, Silent Auction, and Bazaar, on Thursday, November 29, at 6:00 p.m. at the John Stewart Student Retreat on the University of Montevallo campus. 

This event will benefit  Reading Is Fundamental and AAUW’s other Educational Programs, including Adult Literacy.  

We are planning a program of special music by  Robin Norsworthy and Jane Clayton; Barbara Belisle and Ed Robertson; and UM Upward Bound Students. 

Arts and Crafts Items will be provided by  area artists and crafts-persons.   Bazaar and Auction items will include unique holiday decorations and gift items.  Donations to RIF or to one of our other educational funds may also be given in honor of or in memory of a special person.  (Notification cards and envelopes will be provided for those who wish to give in this way.)

We hope you will come to the Retreat Center on November 29 to help us kick off the holiday season.  At this event, we can share a festive, relaxed seasonal celebration,  while we support Reading Is Fundamental, Literacy, and Lifelong Learning through our purchases of special Holiday items and through our donations. Those attending should bring a favorite dish, such as an appetizer, vegetable, salad, or dessert.  The branch will provide a spiral cut ham to complete the menu. Spouses and other Guests are welcome, so we hope you will invite friends and family members to come with you.

For more information or to reserve your places at the Holiday Reception and Bazaar, contact Sandra Lott (665 2127; jlott285@charter.net) or Mary Jo Buff (665 6289; buffmj@montevallo.edu).

PS:  A Note on Auction Items:

If you have an item you would like to donate for the Silent Auction, you may bring it to one of these locations:

1. Blue Phrog Gallery (Suzanne Hurst) 955 Broad Street, Montevallo, 665 3766. (Open Tuesday-Saturday, 10:00-4:00).

2. Hill House on the UM campus (Tonja Battle)

You may also contact Sandra Lott, 665 2127; jlott285@charter.net to make other arrangements for delivery of your donation.

Thanks so much for your support! With your help and participation, this should be a festive occasion and a delightful way to raise money to promote Equity and Lifelong Learning. 

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