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20 | THE COLONY NEWS | DECEMBER 2021 | COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD Friday, Dec. 31, 6:30 pm to 12 am. The Colony Social Committee presents "All That Glitters is Really GOLD!" Join us as we "RING IN" the New Year Colony style! Auditorium doors open at 6:30 pm. Skip Thomas Catering will be providing an Italian feast, buffet style. DJ Nate will be back, keeping us movin' to the groovin' until 9 pm, when we tune in to Times Square to share a toast with the East Coast as they drop the Ball in New York! Late night bites will be provided at 10:30 pm, and a champagne toast at midnight will ring in 2022, Colony style! Tickets are $30 and will be on sale in the Annex on two Wednesdays, Dec. 1 and Dec. 15. Numbers to reserve your place in line will be handed out at 8 am. RETURN TO THE ANNEX at 10 am with your number and your check to purchase your tickets. Cash will not be accepted. If you have any questions, please call Holley Graham at 951-377-3240. Saturday, Dec. 4, 1 to 3 pm. Reminder to all Colony grandparents! Our annual Trim-A-Tree event will be in the Clubhouse Lounge and Atrium for all the grandkids to enjoy. There will be face painting, refreshments, homemade crafts, and tree decorating, as well as a special visit by Santa and Mrs. Claus, and this year they are bringing their beautiful Elf! For more information, please call Alexis Snell at 951-677-2831. NEW YEAR'S EVE Trim-A-Tree Toys for Tots The Colony Elf just reminded me that it's almost time to collect the last of the Toys for Tots bins in the Clubhouse lobby. She knows I am working with the Southwest Riverside County Marine Corps League and the U. S. Marine Corps Reserve again this year to provide and distribute toys to needy children. In the past, this effort has not only provided gifts during the holidays, but also sends a message of hope which can motivate children to grow into responsible, productive, patriotic citizens and community leaders. As has been the protocol, the bin will be available in the lobby until Friday, Dec. 10, for your unwrapped gifts for children of all ages. I have already taken a few carloads of toys to Pendleton, and they were so delighted to have what you have shared. The YMCA at Pendleton would like to have the toys early in December so that they can distribute them in plenty of time before Christmas. So, if you haven't deposited a toy, please be sure to remember your unwrapped gift. It is such an organized event at the Y, and I am so proud that my friends here at The Colony have a significant role in this. The Marine Toys for Tots Foundation is an IRS-recognized 501 (c) (3) not-for-profit public charity. If any club or organization would also like to participate in this worthwhile endeavor for their early December meeting, please contact me at 698-8640, and I will book the Elf to appear at your Holiday function to personally accept your gifts for Toys for Tots. Let's make this holiday special for as many kids as we can! By Rita Nastri, 698-8640