DEAR SUN SPOTS: Tommy’s Feral Feline Friends will hold its annual Christmas bake sale from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 20 and 21, at Sports Trader, 707 Main St. in Lewiston next to Cumberland Farms and across from Burger King. Due to a lack of an available indoor venue, the event will take place in a tent in the Sports Trader parking lot.

In addition to a wide variety of delicious treats, coffee and hot chocolate will be served. There will also be a 50-50 raffle along with other prizes.

Tommy’s is a volunteer, no-kill organization, receives no official funding and relies solely on donations and the results of its bake sales and yard sales to keep going. Tommy’s strives to support abandoned cats that live a feral existence as a result of human abandonment.

Volunteers build and maintain outdoor shelters to help protect the cats through all kinds of weather. Not only do they bring food and water for the cats, but they stay with them while they feed so they can eat free of fear from predators.

The paths to these shelters must be cleared after each snowfall or heavy rain. Some of the shelters are hundreds of feet into the woods; one shelter is a mile in.

Tommy’s also provides spaying and neutering, vaccinations and medical care for sick and injured animals. While some cats come from too many generations of feral living to be domesticated, for the ones who can be, Tommy’s provides foster care and rehabilitation, with the goal of eventual adoption.

Because this is a popular two-day event, we can use as many baked goods as possible, and we are always looking for bakers to add to our roster.

So many of us bake during the holiday season anyway, so why not turn out an extra dozen cookies or whatever your specialty is and donate it to an organization that really needs support?

Winters here are cold and long, and it takes a lot of funding to do the work that Tommy’s does. It will give you a warm holiday glow to know you’ve helped.

If you would like to be one of Santa’s little baking helpers, please call Norm Blais at 207-240-3604 or send a message to [email protected] or P.O. Box 274, Greene, ME 04236.

Please mark your calendars and join us in December! — [email protected]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: In response to M.G.M. of Livermore Falls whose kitty is eating her plants (Oct. 30), my kitty also nibbled plants.

Then one day I caught her eating cooked green beans from a pan in the kitchen. After that I gave her a few little pieces each time I cooked some, and she never touched the plants again.

Hope this is effective for M.G.M. — Louise Austin, Auburn

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I just found out that St. Dom’s will not be having a community cup from Dunkin’ Donuts for $20 next year. Does anyone out there know if some other organization will offer this? I would greatly appreciate it if you could let me know. — Monette, [email protected]

ANSWER: If anyone knows, please share the information with Sun Spots, as other readers, as well as Monette, will be interested.

DEAR SUN SPOTS: The fourth grade at Aviston Elementary in southern Illinois is learning about the United States and the different environments, climates, resources and highlights found in each region.

The kids in the class think it would be fun to receive postcards, souvenirs, resources or any other information about our great country from each of the 50 states.

We hope that people who read this letter will be interested in mailing our class items pertaining to their state. — Signed by Chase and the rest of the fourth grade, Aviston Elementary, 350 South Hull St., Aviston, IL 62216

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