The folks at the Boise Bicycle Project plan to give 100-150 bikes to local kids in need this Christmas. They've fixed up about 75 "little bikes," but there's lots of work to do.

The Christmas wish list for donations includes:

® Training wheels and seats for Christmas bikes

® Metal roofing and tarps to cover bikes outside

® Wooden 2x4s

® Toner cartridges for HP LaserJet CP1515n

® Heavy duty wall hooks

® New members

And starting in December, the project especially needs volunteers from 5 to 8 p.m. on Wednesdays. Just show up ready to help; no experience is necessary.

For more information, contact Jimmy Hallyburton, www.boisebicycleproject.org, 1027 S. Lusk St., Boise, 429-6520.

BUY A BOWL AND HELP THE IDAHO FOODBANK

Empty Bowls, the always-popular fundraiser for the Idaho Foodbank, lets buyers choose a bowl from hundreds of handmade and hand-painted bowls, and enjoy a bowl of hot gourmet soup in their purchase.

Empty Bowls takes place from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday or while supplies last. Bowl prices start at $10. The booth will be in Downtown Boise next to the Grove Plaza.

For information: 336-9643 or www.idahofoodbank.org.

WHY NOT HOST YOUR OWN PAJAMA PARTY?

Valley residents soon will be gathering for office parties, cocktail parties, family get-togethers and other celebrations. Why not integrate a pajama/book drive into the festivities to benefit the local Pajama Program? The program provides new, warm pajamas and a new book to local kids in need, including those living in shelters and group homes. For information, visit www.pajamaprogram.org.

HELP WITH NNU PROJECT

The annual nursing home gift drive sponsored by the Northwest Nazarene University Student Government Association begins this week. Gifts collected will go to residents of Trinity Mission Health and Rehab. Help out by selecting an item from the wish list at www.nursinghomegiftdrive.blogspot.com. Gifts need to be wrapped, marked with the recipient's code and delivered to the student development office in the NNU Student Center, 512 Amity St. in Nampa, by Nov. 30. Cash donations are also accepted. Questions? E-mail rbuehlin@nnu.edu or call 467-8331.

Anna Webb: 377-6431