AJ Cowboy Church toy drive, ramada blessing Nov. 22

AJ Cowboy Church is holding its 16th annual toy drive Sunday service under the new ramada at the Apache Junction Rodeo Grounds.

The service is at 10 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 22, at 1590 E. Lost Dutchman Blvd. in Apache Junction.

“And because it is new and we are one of the first to use the ramada, we will be doing a blessing of the ramada and also of the groups such as the (Apache Junction) Mounted Rangers and (Superstition Mountain Promotional Corp). We invited city council and parks and rec to attend and be included in the blessing as well,” AJ Cowboy Church Pastor Cheryl Rose said in a release. “We would love to have enough people attending so we can circle the ramada while we do the blessing.”

Toys collected for the drive will be distributed to needy families in Apache Junction for Christmas.

“It is our biggest fundraiser of the year. Because kids don’t understand when Mom says ‘no Christmas this year,’ the kids say ‘but Mom Santa will bring us toys,’ AJ Cowboy Church wants to be their Santa Claus,” Rose said.

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