AROUND TOWN

FOOD DRIVE

More than 200 families will have Thanksgiving dinner thanks to Wellington and its residents. The annual Hometown Holiday Food Drive —a partnership between the village and the Wellington Interfaith Council — will feed families ranging in size from two to 12 people, Wellington said in a news release.

Each of the more than 200 bags included a gift card to purchase a ham or turkey, along with all of the traditional Thanksgiving dinner fixings, including vegetables and stuffing. Money to buy the gift cards was raised by Wellington’s faith-based groups, the Christopher Aguirre Foundation and the Mall at Wellington Green. The Palm Beach County Sheriff ’s Office helped distribute the meals.

In typical Thanksgiving fashion, there were leftovers: More than 900 cans of excess donated items were given to Wellington Cares and CROS Ministries, two nonprofits that will distribute the food throughout Palm Beach County, the news release said.

HOLIDAY HOURS

Here are the Thanksgiving holiday hours for Royal Palm Beach and Wellington village offices:

Royal Palm Beach: Village offices are open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. today, and closed Thursday and Friday.

Wellington: Village offices are open until noon today, and closed Thursday

and Friday.

FUNDRAISERS

Sign-up is now underway for teams to participate in Flags for the Cure ,a flag-football fundraiser to benefit the American Cancer Society.

The tournament, now in its 11th year, takes place Jan. 3-7 at The Acreage Community Park, 6701 140th Ave. N. Divisions include women and men 30 and over and open, and girls and boys ages 18 and under, 13 and under, and 10 and under.

The cost is $48 per player with seven players minimum per team, and a cap of 14 players per team. T-shirts will be provided for teams that sign up and pay by Dec. 7. Deadline to register is Dec. 17.

Last year, the event’s 550 players raised $27,000 for the American Cancer Society, for a 10-year total of $221,000. For more information, call Keith Shivers at 561-358-1933 or Pat McCarthy at 561-714-8252, or go to www.facebook. com/flagsforthecure.

EVENTS

Celebrate Native American Heritage Month and make your own dreamcatcher at 4 p.m. Nov. 29 at the Royal Palm Beach library, 500 Civic Center Way. Materials will be provided. The event is for children ages 7 to 11. For more information or to register, call 561-790-6030.