The Chamber “Kids for the Holidays – Stuff the Bus” will take place Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 13 and 14, at the Auburn Mall. Chamber staff member Sue Schell is loading donated items into the bus.

Chamber looking to ‘Stuff the Bus’ at mall

LEWISTON – The Androscoggin County Chamber of Commerce is leading the drive to “Stuff the Bus” with toys for the hundreds of kids in Androscoggin County who need help to have a merry Christmas.

After the Chamber’s successful efforts over the past few years, this year it and Young People of the Lewiston-Auburn Area are teaming with Androscoggin County Head Start, Advocates for Children and Tri-County Mental Health Services to brighten the holidays for local families in need. The goal is to gather as many donated gifts as the Chamber has members. That would be more than 1,300 happy faces on Christmas morning.

Everyone interested in donating unwrapped items, including toys and clothes appropriate for children from birth to age 18, has a number of options to get the items to the Chamber. Bring donations to the Chamber at 415 Lisbon St., give the Chamber office a call at 783-2249 and someone will pick items up in the Chamber Kids for the Holidays Bus on Wednesday, Dec. 17 (local pick up only), bring items to the Chamber breakfast Thursday, Dec. 11, between 7:15 and 8:30 a.m. at the Ramada Inn, or bring the items to Business After Hours at Lost Valley in Auburn between 5 and 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 18.

The most convenient option is to help stuff the bus by dropping items by the Chamber Kids for the Holidays Bus at the Auburn Mall from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 13 and 14. Look for the Northeast Charter and Tour Co. bus in the parking lot.

To learn more about the Chamber and membership benefits, contact Alice Chamberlin Mogensen at the number above or at [email protected].