Karate and Christmas - A Down Home event in Bethel
BETHEL - Bethel resident Steve Dahlheimer has a goal for the upcoming Bethel Down Home Christmas celebration on Saturday, Dec. 5. Dahlheimer wants to raise 100 toys in a toy drive at the Bethel United Methodist Church between 1 and 4:30 p.m. for the national Toys for Tots Program.
To help sweeten the pot and encourage donations, Dahlheimer said that every child who donates a toy between 1 and 4:30 p.m. will receive one free month of karate lessons at the Universal Taekwondo Academy. Dahlheimer said he has always wanted to do something like this for the Toys for Tots program, and hopes that the toy drive will help to teach kids about the importance of giving and sharing.
"I've always wanted to do something on a larger scale, and I think offering free lessons would be a good way to help," Dahlheimer said. "This might be something I'll do every year."
Dahlheimer is doing his toy drive during the village of Bethel's annual Down Home Christmas celebration. There will be numerous businesses open with special deals on this day, as well as plenty of family activities and events planned. Events include:
• Information Booth at the Bethel Historical Museum. From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. enter the grand prize drawing for the village gift basket, which is filled with gifts and merchandise from Christmas spirited Bethel area businesses and individual. There can only be one entry per person and all entrants must be at least 16 to enter. The museum is located at the Grant Memorial Building on W. Plane Street.
• American Legion Post 406 food drive. From 9 a.m. until close, the American Legion will be sponsoring a food drive at the Bethel Building and Loan, the Bethel Floral Boutique, Bethel Branch Library, KeyBank and Ice Cream, Etc. Drop off non-perishable food items during this time.
• Pioneer Christmas. From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., the annual Pioneer Christmas will return to Bethel's Burke Park. The Grassy Run Historical Arts Committee and the Burke Park Log Cabin Committee will have the Accord cabin and blacksmith shop open and decorated for an old fashioned Christmas.
• Breakfast with Santa. Santa will be on hand from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Bethel-Tate High School, located 3420 State Route 125. The event is by reservation only, call Tina at (513) 734-6194 to RSVP.
• Craft show and sale. The Bethel Assembly of God Church, located 321 N. Main Street, will be holding a craft show and sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Also help support Kirsten Coulter's senior project. Bring gently used outerwear to be distributed through the Cincinnati Homeless shelter.
• Make a gingerbread house and open house. The Bethel Branch Library, located 528 W. Plane Street, will be holding a gingerbread house making event from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., by reservation only. Call (513) 734-2619.
• Kids Fest. From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., St. Mary Parish Center located 3398 State Route 125, will be holding an event for kids, including games, prizes, and more. St. Mary's Youth Group will be providing refreshments. Santa will be on hand from noon to 2 p.m. Bring your camera to get a picture with Santa.
• Christmas parade on Plane Street. Lineup starts 3 p.m. in the Bethel Nazarene Church parking lot. The parade will begin 4 p.m. and will end at the Bick Primary Building. The village gift basket drawing will take place immediately after at the Grant Memorial Building, as well as the presentation of awards.
• The Light of Promise. The Bethel United Methodist Church, located 402 W. Plane Street, will be holding a Christmas musical directed by Rhonda Bennett and performed by the Bethel Community Choir. There will be two performances, 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5 and 6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6. Admission is free, but donations will be accepted on behalf of the Bethel Ministerial Association. Refreshments will follow the performances.
There are also numerous businesses holding special deals and drawings throughout the day. Pick up a Down Home Christmas program from the Bethel Historical Museum for more information.
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