Dear Sun Spots: Calling all artists! The Androscoggin Children’s Advocacy Center encourages artists who paint furniture to exhibit their creative work in our first “Chair-ity Auction” to be held Aug. 5 at the Martindale Country Club, Auburn. Guests will enjoy a buffet dinner, and children’s chairs will be sold in a live auction. Proceeds from the event will go to the children’s advocacy center, a nonprofit program, which serves child abuse victims in Androscoggin County.

Artists are invited to volunteer and paint a child’s chair for the live auction. The chairs will be provided. Just bring your creative inspiration.

“Share your talent and help victims of child abuse!” she says.

The chairs will be on display in the Lewiston-Auburn area in July. Please call Bridget at (207) 784-0436 if you can help. – Bridget O’Rourke, Lewiston.

Dear Sun Spots: Thanks for helping me on my last request. I need your help again, I have the canvas for latch-hook rugs, but I cannot find any of the yarn to make the rug. The yarn I need is for latch-hook rugs, pieces about 2½ inches in length. I can’t find it locally, but was wondering if any of your readers might have some that they no longer have use for. Any color. It doesn’t matter. I’ll take all or whatever you choose to send me. You can send it to Rita Giardin, P.O. Box 351, Dixfield, ME 04224. I can be reached at (207) 562-7450 if you want me to pick up the yarn. Thank you for your help. Keep up the good work. This is a very helpful column. Thanks.- Rita Giardin, No Town.

Dear Sun Spots: SAD 52’s River Valley Adult & Community Education is in the midst of celebrating its 25th year. As part of the festivities, RVS Adult Education is looking for graduates of the Adult Education program or Alternative High School to fill us in on what has been happening in their life since they graduated. If you know the whereabouts of any of our graduates, please inform them we are looking for them.

We will also be inviting past graduates to our 25th graduation as our special guests on June 17. Please contact our Adult Education office at 225-3478 or e-mail [email protected] with your name, your graduation year and what you are doing now. We look forward to hearing from many of our past graduates. – River Valley Adult & Community Education, Turner.

Dear Sun Spots: We would like to write to Brad Pitt and ask for an autographed picture. Could you please send us an address where we can write to him. Thanks. – No Name, No Town.

Answer: Try contacting him at: Brad Pitt, c/o CAA, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212. Or also through Special Artist Agency, 345 N. Maple Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.

If you want to request an autograph, send a properly stamped and self addressed envelope (minimum size 8.5 by 4 inches) with your request letter and a photo. You can include a piece of cardboard to keep the photo from bending in shipping and also add “Do Not Bend” on the envelopes. Send your letter and wait. On average, there is going to be a three-month wait or more for a response.

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