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The entire community is invited to celebrate the season with the Auburn Chamber Christmas Parade on Thursday, December 11, at 5 p.m. in downtown Aub-urn. The parade, sponsored by Thames Orthodontics, will include Aubie, Santa, Christmas characters, live music and lots of other Christmas favorites! For more information please visit www.auburnchamber.com.

The Opelika Chamber Christmas Parade will be held Saturday, December 6, at 11am in the beautiful Historic Downtown Opelika. For more information please visit www.opelikachamber.com.

AUBURN, AL The Auburn Preserva-tion League (APL) is pleased to an-nounce the 8th Annual Loveliest Vil-lage Christmas Tour of Homes and Buildings will be Saturday, Dec. 13, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 14, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

The tour will feature eight homes and buildings in the Auburn area, including the residences of Karyn Hahn, Chris and Mary Boyd, Ronnie and Sharon Coppock, Keith and Jamie Adkins, Joel and Lynda Tremaine,and Caroline and Will Starr. The Women’s Club of Auburn and St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church are the featured buildings for this year’s tour.

Tickets for the tour are $20 and will go on sale Friday, Nov. 28th, at Wrapsody in downtown Auburn, all Auburn Bank Locations and The Flower Store in Ogletree Village, and on Monday, Dec. 1st, at the Auburn Chamber of Com-merce at 714 E. Glenn Ave. Tickets will also be available at each home on the days of the tour.

The annual tour is a fundraiser for the APL, whose purpose is to foster histor-ic preservation and to promote coop-

eration in combining the resources of local government, organizations, asso-ciations, businesses and citizens in or-der to enhance the quality and beauty of the Auburn community.

“APL’s Christmas Tour is a unique event that encourages the community to enjoy some of the spots that make Auburn the beautiful village that it is. I am thrilled that we have a great combination of homes this year- some recently renovated, others staples of the Auburn landscape for decades. We are fortunate to have such wonder-ful homeowners and volunteers who make this such a fantastic event,” said Anna Hovey, tour chair. “I hope the tour is on everyone’s list of must do holiday traditions, and if not, I invite you to join us for the tour,”

The generous support of tour sponsors makes this event possible.

For more information about the tour or membership in the Au-burn Preservation League, visit www.auburnpreservationleague.org.

AUBURN, AL Bruce Pearl’s Fore the Children Golf Classic was a huge suc-cess, raising over $150,000 for Chil-dren’s Harbor through a weekend full of events.

“Our monetary goal was lofty,” Pearl said. “We thought we would be able to write a check for $100,000 to Chil-dren’s Harbor. I’m pretty pleased to say that we will be writing a check closer to the area of $150,000 after everything gets paid for.”

“I really appreciate everything coach has done for us and all the support he has lent to us,” Myrle Grate, COO of Children’s Harbor said. “Children’s Harbor raises every dime we have ev-ery year. We don’t get any government subsidies or funding, we raise every-thing through private individuals so this fundraiser means that 5,000 kids can come to camp next summer and 35,000 people can come through our family center next year and receive support services.”

The event began with a dinner auc-tion at the Pearl’s house and conclud-ed with a golf tournament at Willow Point Golf and Country Club. “His-torically, educational things, kids and cancer have been the areas that my wife (Brandy) and I focused on,” Pearl said. “At Children’s Harbor, over 5,000 young people every summer get an op-portunity to enjoy the beauty of camp-ing at Lake Martin. They don’t have to

Welcome to ‘Community & Cause’, an initiative brought to you by the Prewett Insurance Group, your local Allstate Insurance Agency.

As graduates of Auburn University in 2001, we have a special connec-tion to this great area as many oth-ers do in our community. After liv-ing in Birmingham, AL for 10 years, we decided to move to Auburn so we could be closer to family and raise our children in this wonderful area. After moving back and get-ting involved in the community, we quickly saw the need to help get the word out to our friends and neigh-bors about all the incredible activi-ties that are available in the Auburn-Opelika area. The Community & Cause newsletter is meant to bring you a consolidation of all the online websites that highlight what’s hap-pening on the Plains!

Our newsletter is a way of giving back to a community that gives so much to its residents. Another way we can ALL give back is to support the many great “Causes” that ex-ist right here in our own backyard. It’s our goal through the ‘Commu-nity & Cause’ initiative to not only support our local non-profits but to help create awareness for these in-credible organizations. Our mission is simple: “To create awareness for local non-profits in the communi-ties we serve by building strategic partnerships that promote impact-ful community engagement.” We hope you enjoy this newsletter and what’s happening on the Plains!

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pay anything because of the efforts of the leadership.” Children’s Har-bor’s mission is to help children with serious illnesses and their families.

This is done at both the Lake Martin campus and the Birmingham Fam-ily Center. The 66-acre lake campus provides no cost camping facilities to over 23 different non-profit orga-nizations. The Family Center at the Benjamin Russell Hospital for Chil-dren offers seriously ill children and their families free counseling for ev-eryone involved, education services and tutoring, scheduled activities, an exercise room, a library, salon, laundry facilities and much more.

‘Fore the Children’ raises over $150,000

Community & CauseThe Prewett Insurance Group of Allstate is happy to announce the re-launch of their non-profit partnership program. Formerly known as We Love Our Cause, Community & Cause was created to raise awareness for the many great local non-profit organi-zations that we have in the Auburn- Opelika area.

Community & Cause works to raise awareness for non-profit organizations through events, direct marketing and our presence in the Auburn-Opelika community.

The partnership includes marketing through the company’s website, com-munity newsletter, t-shirt drive, blog, and social media. Each partner also re-ceives monetary support. A $20 dona-tion will be made each time someone calls for an insurance quote and men-tions their non-profit of choice.

“There are so many great non-profit or-ganizations in our community, and we want to create strategic partnerships that promote impactful community en-gagement” said Rusty Prewett.

Prewett works with many non-profit organizations year round, but will only accept 5 organizations for the Com-munity & Cause partnership each year. Community & Cause will officially be-gin accepting applications on Decem-ber 1st and will announce the 2015 partnerships by the end of January.

Non-profit organizations can apply by either dropping by the Auburn office or downloading the application from the web-site. All applications must be returned by January 15th.

For more information about how to apply or how to get involved, visit www.communityandcause.com

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D e c e m b e r C A L E N D A R O F E V E N T SFirst FridayLate night shopping in Downtown Opelika until 8pm or later.05

Polar Express Holiday CelebrationTrain rides at Jan Dempsey Art Center. Train leaves the station at 10am and 1pm

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Auburn Christmas ParadeDowntown Auburn’s holiday parade beginning at 5pm.

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The Auburn Arts Association and Auburn Parks and Recre-ation will host the 8th Annual Holiday Art Sale on Saturday, Dec. 13 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Jan Dempsey Community Arts Center. Get in the holiday spirit by attending this festive shopping experience. Get a head start on your Christmas shopping while meeting lo-cal artists selling their own unique handmade work. Ad-mission is FREE and open to the public!

The Holiday Art Sale will fea-ture a preview exhibition in the gallery of the Arts Center. Artists participating in the Holiday Art Sale may submit

one work for exhibition no later than Monday, Dec. 1 at noon. The exhibition will be open to the public weekdays from 8 am-5 pm, Dec. 2-13 with the artwork going on sale Dec 13th.

For more information on the Holiday Art Sale, please visit www.auburnalabama.org/parks or contact Cari Philen Cleckler, Art Education Specialist, at 501-2944 or ccleckler@auburnalabama.org. For more information on the Holiday Art Sale Preview Exhibition, please contact the Arts Center at 501-2963.

Opelika’s Christmas in a Railroad Town

Friday, December 12, 2014 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Visit with friends and enjoy a variety of vendors and restaurants in the heart of Downtown Opelika. Bring the kids to write letters to Santa, enjoy pony rides, caroling, entertainment and other new activities! Lo-cal retail shops will be open late for all your Christmas needs. Santa and Mrs. Claus will also be available for family photos!

Victorian Front Porch Christmas TourDecember 10-14 The front porches of the North Opelika Historic Neighborhood are adorned in Victorian Christmas splendor, with Old World Santa’s, angels, toys, teddy bears, carousel horses, sleighs and Vic-torian ladies and gentlemen. Admission to this spectacular production is FREE. The tour begins at the Heritage House on the corner of North 8th Street and 2nd Avenue. For more information visit www.opelikavictorianfrontporchtour.com

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06 Opelika Christmas ParadeDowntown Opelika’s holiday parade beginning at 11am.

12 Christmas in a Railroad TownDowntown Opelika’s Christmas celebration from 6pm to 9pm.

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Loveliest Village Christmas TourTour the historic homes of Au-burn Tour of Homes and Build-ings will be Saturday, Dec. 13, from 10 am to 4 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 14, from 1 pm to 4 pm.

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Photos with The Snow QueenFree photos with The Snow Queen at Prewett Insurance Group from 1pm to 6pm.

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Holiday Art SaleUnique handmade artwork from local artists for sale at Jan Dempsey Art Center from 8am to 5pm.

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Sweet Malisa’s Sweet Shop-pe will offer a variety of mouth watering baked goodies for the holiday season! They’re standard items include deli-cious wedding cakes, cook-ies, brownies and cupcakes. During the holiday season they’re most popular cakes include caramel, red velvet, carrot and coconut! The shop is located at 108 S 9th St in downtown Opelika (just around the corner from the Bread Pub). You can ei-ther pop in and pick some-thing up or call (334) 737-6565 to place an order. Sweet Malisa’s recommends placing cake orders early so they can accommodate all request. Sweet Malisa’s normal busi-ness hours are Tuesday through Friday 10am to 4pm and Saturday for pickup or appointment only. They will be Closed Christmas Day but they will open on Wednesday, December 24, 10am until noon for order pickup only.

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We couldn’t schedule Santa on such short notice, but we did manage to snag the Snow Queen for a photo opportunity at Prewett Insurance Group’s Auburn location. If you and your little ones would like to schedule a FREE photo with the Snow Queen please visit www.prewettinsurancegroup.com

The Snow Queen is represented by Princessious here in Auburn.

Photos are scheduled for Thurs, Dec 18th from 3 to 6pm

Children ages 12 and under are invit-ed to this festive children’s event on Saturday, Dec. 6 at the Jan Dempsey Community Arts Center (JDCAC). Children under 7 are required to be accompanied by an adult ticket holder. Children under the age of 2 are FREE! We encourage everyone to wear your favorite holiday paja-mas while participating in indoor and outdoor activities.

The “train” will depart at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Activities include holi-day-themed arts & crafts, sweets & treats, games and much more. There will even be a special appearance by Santa and Mrs. Claus!

Please note that in the event that Auburn University makes the SEC Championship, times are subject to change. For more information, please visit www.auburnalabama.org/arts or contact the Arts Center at 501-2963.

The first Friday of each month sever-al of the downtown stores stay open until 8:00pm or later. During First Fridays you can listen to live music outside while shopping late and eating local!

For more information please visit www.opelikamainstreet.org

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DEC 02 TUES AU WOMENS BASKETBALL VS MARGUETTE

DEC 03 WED AU MENS BASKETBALL VS TEXAS TECH

DEC 04 THURS AU WOMENS BASKETBALL VS SE LOUISIANA

DEC 05 FRI FIRST FRIDAY DOWNTOWN OPELIKA

DEC 05 FRI AU MENS BASKETBALL VS COASTAL CAROLINA

DEC 06 SAT OPELIKA CHIRSTMAS PARADE

DEC 06 SAT POLAR EXPRESS HOLIDAY CELEBRATION

DEC 10-14 VICTORIAN FRONT PORCH CHIRSTMAS TOUR

DEC 11 THURS AUBURN CHRISTMAS PARADE

DEC 12 FRI CHRISTMAS IN A RAILROAD TOWN

DEC 13 SAT HOLIDAY ART SALE

DEC 14 SUN AU WOMENS BASKETBALL VS SAMFORD

DEC 14 SUN AU MENS BASKETBALL AT CLEMSON

DEC 13-14 LOVELIEST VILLAGE CHRISTMAS TOUR

DEC 17 WED AU WOMENS BASKETBALL VS SAVANNAH STATE

DEC 17 WED AU MENS BASKETBALL VS WINTHROP

DEC 18 THURS PHOTOS WITH THE SNOW QUEEN

DEC 20 SAT AU WOMENS BASKETBALL AT ST JOHNS

DEC 20 SAT AU MENS BASKETBALL VS XAVIER

DEC 21 SUN AU WOMENS BASKETBALL AT SMU

DEC 21 SUN AU WOMENS BASKETBALL AT INDIANA ST

DEC 23 TUES AU MENS BASKETBALL VS TEXAS SOUTHERN

DEC 29 MON AU WOMENS BASKETBALL AT FIU

DEC 29 MON AU MENS BASKETBALL VS MIDDLE TENN STATE

DEC 30 TUES AU WOMENS BASKETBALL AT HAMPTON

DEC 30 TUES AU WOMENS BASKETBALL AT BOWLING GREEN

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