Jingle bell run, walk aids arthritis fight

Take a break from shopping and join the Arthritis Foundation’s 5K Jingle Bell Run and Walk for Arthritis Saturday at Riverfront Park.

Organizers estimate 52,000 people in the Spokane area live with the disease.

Registration begins at 7 a.m. and the race starts at 9. A 1K children’s run with the elves begins at 8:30 a.m. Adult registration fee until Friday is $20. Children 8 and younger are free or $10 with a T-shirt. Register through Friday at Runners Soul, 221 N. Wall St.

Adult registration is $30 on Saturday; children’s fees remain the same. For more information, visit SpokaneJingleBellRun.Kintera.org.

Spokane Valley

Help Toys for Tots, get free shredding

Intermountain Community Bank, 5211 E. Sprague Ave., will host Shred and Share, a professional shredding day to support Toys for Tots on Friday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Bring a new, unwrapped toy to ICB and up to two boxes of documents, computer discs or other shreddable items to be professionally destroyed by DeVries Business Services.

For more information, call ICB at 944-3880.

Holiday craft fair helps School to Life

The students and staff of the Barker School to Life program will hold their holiday craft fair Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the gym at the Barker Community Learning Center, 13313 E. Broadway Ave.

The students in the program built or embellished every item at the sale.

The event is free and open to the public.

Proceeds from the craft fair support the School to Life program.

The Central Valley School District’s School to Life program is for students ages 18 to 21 who need additional skill development and community access following high school. For more information, call 228-4074.

Spokane

Wrapping donations go to charity

On Saturday and Sunday and Dec. 19 through Dec. 21, Sears will wrap your presents for a donation to the Heroes at Home program.

Nearly 1 million people have donated to the nationwide campaign, but hundreds of Christmas wishes are still unfilled.

To make a contribution, visit www.Sears.com or go to a local Sears store.

Emerson\Garfield

Two classes continue homebuyer series

Community Frameworks, 315 W. Mission Ave., is offering “Managing Your Finances” on Wednesday and “Mortgage Basics” on Jan. 21, both at 6 p.m. The classes are a continuation of homebuyer education classes that began in November.

The free classes are designed to help homebuyers have an understanding of what is needed to successfully buy a home.

To register or for more information, call 484-6733, ext. 117. Advance registration is required.