Community Corner

Today in Venice, Mar Vista: Baking for Depression, Holiday Boutiques, Food Drive

Donate canned goods, buy a baked treat, shop at a holiday boutique: All raise funds for good causes this holiday season.

Here are five things for your Thursday and beyond in Venice-Mar Vista:  

  1. Plan to visit the Depressed Cake Shop when it pops up in Venice for two days, Friday and Saturday, at the St. Joseph Center, 204 Hampton Drive. Details on this charity event here.
  2. Shop at the Mar Vista Elementary School Holiday Boutique Friday from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. for some cool gifts. Vendors will donate 20 percent of their sales, according to the post on the Mar Vista Community Council website.
  3. The Makaha 50th Anniversary Bowl Jam and Food Drive 2013 on Saturday benefits the Westside Food Bank. Canned good donations are welcome even if you're not a skater. Details here.
  4. Follow Venice-Mar Vista Patch on twitter: Venice_MarVista.
  5. Fourth graders at Walgrove Elementary are trying to raise enough money to make a trip to Sacramento to learn about California history and government. Visit their fundraising holiday boutique on Dec. 18 from 8 a.m.-3 p.m.


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