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Holiday Gift Wrap Fundraiser, Relay for Life 2013

Posted by Mary St.John, November 20, 2012 at 03:50 pm

Saturday, December 22, 2012, 9:00 AM Add to calendar

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With all the holiday shopping and gifts to buy, why worry about getting the wrapping paper etc and then wrapping all those gifts?? Bring your holiday presents to the Relay for Life 2013 Tolland team "Happy Birthday" We will wrap the presents for you for a donation to the Relay for Life 2013.

Have 1 present or 100! We will wrap them all. You can either wait and enjoy a cup of coffee or drop them off and we will give you a call when they are all ready for pick-up.

Happy Holidays from the "Happy Birthday" Team.

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