Employee Holiday Reception set for Dec. 18

The Health Science Center's Holiday Reception will take place from 3 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 18, in the auditorium foyer. All Health Science Center employees are invited to attend. The annual event gives employees the opportunity to celebrate the holiday season with one another. Seasonal music and refreshments will be provided. During the celebration, employees will see their donations to the Gifts for Children program placed under the university's holiday tree.

Employees can donate to the Gifts for Children program by bringing a new unwrapped gift for a boy or a girl to the Gifts for Children representative in their offices. Cash donations also are accepted. The gifts are distributed to children treated in the University Health System, Christus Santa Rosa Children's Hospital, the PREMIEre Program and community pediatrics' Children with AIDS Program. For more information, send an e-mail to Patti Lairsey at lairsey@uthscsa.edu, Kim Johnson at johnsonke@uthscsa.edu or Anna Paccione at paccione@uthscsa.edu.