Gingerbread Village is an event that captures the "sweetness" of the holidays at Beech Activity Center, 9710 E. Central, and is a major fund raiser for the the Assistance League of Wichita.
A preview party will be held Thurs., Nov. 10 with an evening of food, spirits, music and entertainment. As with many a charity event, there will be an acution and a preview of the beautiful collection of gingerbread houses created for the event. Tickets for this special evening are $85. Call 316-687-6107 to reserve your tickets.
From Nov. 11 through 13, Gingerbread Village is open to the public. Visitors will view original gingerbread houses, create their own take-home house, and shop for home-made goodies at the bake shop. The Village will be open: Friday, 1 to 8 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Sunday, 12:30 to 5 p.m.
Tickets are $7.50 at the door, $6 in advance. Children three and under are free. Advance sale tickets may be purchased at the Assistance League Thrift Shop, 2611 E. Douglas; Cambridge Market Shops, 21st & Webb Rd.; Watermark Books, 4701 E. Douglas; The First Place, 2929 N. Rock Rd.; Sports Time Fan Shop, 2441 N. Maize Rd.; KT Cookie Co., 1908 W. 13th St.; Book A Holic, 924 S. Oliver, 601 N. West St., 8760 W. 21st St.
The holiday fun continues at the life-size Gingerbread House at the Cambridge Market which will be open from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 19 and Dec. 10. Children are invited to have their pictures taken with Santa Claus and the life-size Gingerbread Boy. Yummy gingerbread boy cookies will be available for purchase.
Not only is this an event that helps get you in the holiday spirit with a dash of childhood memories, you're contributing to the work of the Assistance League of Wichita, which helps the community in many ways:
- Operation School Bell®provides new school clothing, back packs and grooming kits to USD 259 students referred by school social workers.
- Scholarships pay for all fees and supplies associated with completing a vocational degree at Wichita Area Technical College or Butler Community College.
- Assault Survivor Kits provide new clothing and toiletry items to sexual assault victims through the Wichita Area Sexual Assault Center.
- Bear-Hugs provide teddy bears, clothing and tote bags to sexually abused children upon entry into the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner/Sexual Assault Response Recovery Team program at Via Christi-St. Joseph.
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