|
Community - Annapolis
Around Annapolis: A shopper's dream come truePublished 01/04/08
A fist-full of cash and a full day to shop with your girlfriends would be a dream come true for many women.
Courtesy photo
Slumber Parties distributor Connie Fanning and her son Chandler, 12, of Pasadena, received a fully-stocked refrigerator and pantry following a $16,000 shopping spree.
But for a group of Annapolis-area women, the shopping spree was all about granting the Christmas wishes of a local single mother struggling to get back on her feet.
Connie Fanning had come upon hard times. She had left a bad relationship. Her son Chandler, 12, had been in and out of Johns Hopkins Hospital, suffering from a rare form of epilepsy. Her truck had broken down. She was unsure how she was going to pay the rent on her Pasadena townhouse, let alone buy Christmas presents for Chandler and his brother, Kyler, 4. So...
|
| #1 - Security tightened for NAACP banquet (26 comments) |
| #2 - Alleged drunken driver crashes into 5 cars (24 comments) |
| #3 - Arundel Mills officials dive into slots fray (8 comments) |
| #4 - Lobbyist with 7 DUIs sentenced to probation (6 comments) |
| #5 - Property tax hike may be lone option, panel says (6 comments) |
If you encounter other problems, please email ewiffin@capitalgazette.com and include your name, username, and any errors or messages that are displayed. The more information you can provide, the better able we will be to assist you.
In order to post or vote on a comment, you must be signed in with a hometownannapolis account.
Take a look at a summary of Commenting Guidelines.
If you encounter other problems, please email ewiffin@capitalgazette.com and include your name, username, and any errors or messages that are displayed. The more information you can provide, the better able we will be to assist you.