Join Making Memories Scrapbook Store for some cropping fun and a chance to help raise money for a great cause! Come to the "Life's a Beach Scrapbooking Crop" to benefit the Heartlinks Grief Center. This crop will be held on Saturday, August 29th from 9am to 9pm at Southwestern Illinois College. We'll have a booth for your shopping pleasure!

The cost for this crop is only $40 (register before July 29th and receive a $5 discount). Registration includes 1/2 of an 8 ft table, lunch, dinner, drinks, goodie bag and 1 raffle ticket. Gather a group of your friends for a great day of cropping and help a fantastic organization in the meantime. Stop by Making Memories Scrapbook Store to pick up a registration form or call 618-277-1800.

Thanks to all of you who participated in the CASA benefit crop! CASA raised $800 thanks to your support! We'd like to thank Hope Christian Church for donating their beautiful building! Won't you help us thank them properly with a food drive? Bring in any canned or nonperishable food item(s) this week and recieve a coupon good for 20% off your next purchase of regularly priced merchandise. Hunger never takes a break and our food pantries are in desperate need due to the economic recession, so won't you please help? Thanks again for all your support!!