Children to Experience the Thrill of Christmas Shopping through Regifting

November 3, 2021
By: Dwayne Page

Christmas is the season for giving and children who participate in this year’s 7th Annual Regifting Event will have a chance to experience that by doing something special for their parents and total strangers.

Regifting gives children ages 4 to 12 an opportunity to shop for their parents or caregivers at no cost. The gifts are then wrapped, tagged, and prepared for Christmas giving.

This year’s Regifting Event will be on Saturday, December 4 from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. or until all gifts are gone at the DeKalb County Complex. Families must pre-register their children in order to be eligible for a chance to receive a door prize. Please wait in your car while your children shop. All children who shop will receive a goody bag.

Donations are collected throughout the year for this event so that those who can’t afford to buy gifts can still share in the joy of giving by regifting something.

“We let kids come in and shop for their parents or caregivers. It’s not income based. It’s for anybody. They shop for free, wrap the presents, and fill out the card,” said Kim Walker, who organizes the annual event.

The children are then asked to prepare a blessing bag to be given to others. This year, children will help assemble Blessing Bags for local inmates.

A quilt square is decorated per child and then a quilt is assembled from the quilt squares to be donated to someone with health or other life challenging issues. You may contact Regifting event organizers to nominate someone who needs a blessing.

“We’re trying to share God’s love with kids to plant a seed so that no matter how old they are they always remember to help somebody else”.

If you need more information or would like to volunteer call or text Amber Adams at 615-684-5798 from 6 a.m. until 8 p.m. or Joanna Fuson at 615-517-9100 but no calls after 9 p.m.

You may email patchworkuc@outlook.com or visit facebook.

November 3, 2021
By: Dwayne Page

The 27th Annual DeKalb County Angel Tree Project signups will be for one day only on Friday, November 5th. There are NO EXCEPTIONS. Application time is from 8:00 am until 7:00 pm at the First Baptist Church Life Enrichment Center under the carport.

Applicants must be DeKalb County residents. Children from birth to no older than age 12 by December 25, 2021 are eligible. You must bring photo identification and a bill with the correct current DeKalb County address of the person applying. You must also provide social security cards and birth certificates (Mother’s copy is okay) for all children listed on the application. Guardian paperwork for temporarily placed children is acceptable. Documents are returned to the applicant, only the application is kept. Please make sure you fill out the application as completely and accurately as possible.

If an applicant cannot appear in person, their application can be submitted by someone else as long as all of the required information and documentation is presented. Come prepared with all of the necessary documentation to complete your application between 8:00 am and 7:00 pm on Friday, November 5th. This is the only day that applications will be available and accepted. NO EXCEPTIONS. Due to continued COVID 19 issues, face coverings are required and social distancing practices will be observed. For additional information please contact Laura Stone (text only please) at 615-464-7135. Remember you only have Friday, November 5th to complete and turn in your application.

November 3, 2021
By: Dwayne Page

Fans planning to attend Friday night’s DeKalb County at East Hamilton high school state play-off football game at Ooltewah , Tennessee are urged to purchase tickets in advance. The game kicks off at 7 p.m. (eastern time) or 6 p.m. (Smithville time).

All advance tickets for the game will be sold via the GoFan digital ticket platform https://gofan.co/app/school/TN8592 for $8 each. Physical tickets will not be mailed to the host school. Any tickets sold outside the GoFan self-service platform must be sold for $10 each. The host school can require that all tickets be sold through GoFan (no cash gate). TSSAA is coordinating with GoFan to add all playoff contests to their system, so do not contact GoFan or add the game yourself.

The Tigers (6-4, 3-2) finished the season in third place in Class 4A Region 4 and will travel to Ooltewah to meet the East Hamilton Hurricanes in the first round of the state play-offs Friday, November 5 at 6 p.m. (Smithville Time). The Hurricanes (8-2, 5-1) are the second place team in Class 4A Region 3.

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