DEAR SUN SPOTS: Liliana Tripp, 6, is at it again. We reached out to Sun Spots in the past to help get the word out about our gift bags for homeless children and received a great response. After the project was finished, Liliana decided she wanted to continue to make an impact on the community so she founded a nonprofit organization to empower and inspire community members to reach out and assist under-served youth and families in their community.

Liliana wants to help those in the community in need by filling backpacks for homeless children returning to school this year. We are asking the community for a donation of school supplies and funds to be used to fill backpacks for the children living in the shelters in Oxford County.

Liliana’s goal is to fill 24 backpacks with all required school supplies, as well as pairs of new sneakers. We appreciate any donations given to make this goal a reality.

We will also have a bottle drive/lemonade stand from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Longley Square in Norway. We will collect bottles to benefit Liliana’s nonprofit, as well as selling lemonade and yummy snacks.

Please contact us at FromLilwithLove@hotmail.com or at 577-6234 for more information or to make a donation. — Laura, no town

ANSWER: I hope little Liliana will get a great response with her fundraising via collecting bottles, selling lemonade, and more. Please help her if you can and tell her Ms. Sun Spots sent you!

DEAR SUN SPOTS: The Jay-Niles Memorial Library is holding a summer-long used book sale to benefit children’s library programs. The sale is open Mondays and Tuesdays from 1 to 6 p.m., Wednesdays and Thursdays from noon to 5 p.m., and Fridays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Prices for books are by donation. A wide selection of books is available upstairs in the library’s Memorial Hall. All are welcome to come shop through the huge collection. — Tamara, no town

DEAR SUN SPOTS: The ladies of Mu Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma International are bringing back their annual Teddy Bear Fair on Oct. 30 at the Lewiston High School gym.

The ladies of Mu are all educators, active and retired, from the Lewiston-Auburn area. Money generated goes to scholarships, one for a graduating senior from one of the high schools in the Lewiston and Auburn and surrounding communities who plans to go into education; the other to a member who is working on an advanced degree. The ladies of Mu will sell baked goods such as cookies, cakes, pies, bread and an assortment of candies and pastries; used books and DVDs; white elephant items; harvest items such as jellies, jams, salsas, and pickles; gently loved stuffed animals; crafts. including knitted scarves, hats and mittens, baby layettes, kitchen towels and dishcloths; and holiday crafts. including Christmas and Thanksgiving decorations.

We will also have a raffle table with handmade items, gift certificates for lobster and gas, a children’s craft basket, and many other treasures. We hope many will come out to see us and support our efforts to raise scholarship money. — Jean, no town

ANSWER: Wow! This sounds like a wonderful opportunity to get holiday shopping done early and load up on some tasty goodies!

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