Merry Christmas! The SIFAT office will be closed Dec. 24 and 25 in celebration of Christmas. We hope you enjoy this holiday season with your friends and family. We will reopen on Dec. 28.

Reminder: If you are planning to make an end-of-year contribution to SIFAT, your gift must be dated and postmarked by Dec. 31, 2009, to be eligible for 2009 tax deductions. If the dates are Jan. 1 or after, you will get a jump start on your 2010 giving! Remember, you can also donate online on our website using Paypal or through Causes on Facebook – SIFAT’s cause.

Happy New Year! The SIFAT office will close Jan. 1 to observe New Year’s.

The SIFAT office is closed today, Nov. 26, and tomorrow, Nov. 27, for the Thanksgiving holidays. We will reopen Monday, Nov. 30, 2009.

Happy Holidays from the SIFAT staff! We hope you have a wonderful time celebrating with your friends and family.

For the second year, Alpha Kappa Lambda at Auburn University and the employees of Photographic Services will be taking photos with or without Santa in front of Samford Hall. For a $15 donation, participants will receive two 5×7 prints and have the opportunity to purchase more. Click here for more information.

Date: Tuesday, Dec. 1

Time: 5 p.m. – 7 p.m.

Donation: $15 (receive two 5×7 portraits)

Pick up Info: Friday, Dec. 4 at Photographic Services, 104 Foy Hall (Old Student Union)

To make an appointment: 334.844.4560

We are now on Facebook. Visit the SIFAT page and add us as a friend!

Don’t forget SIFAT also has a cause on Facebook, where you can help us raise money by donating online, setting fundraising goals and getting birthday gifts donated in your honor.

The dates for our 2009-2010 CARES events are now posted on our website. Visit www.sifat.org/cares to find out more information. Space is limited, so make your field trip plans now! The CARES program is an educational field trip for all age students, including public, private and home school groups (and scouts and church groups, too).

This fall’s CARES program is Around the World. Students have the opportunity to visit homes in our Global Village, where they learn about the country represented and participate in hands-on activities. From folk dancing in the Philippines to making tortillas in Guatemala, students (and their chaperones!) tour the world in just a few hours.

Quick Facts:

• Cost: $15 (which includes the Hunger Banquet, a special lunch that brings the statistics of world hunger to life).
• Time: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
• Group size: maximum of 150 (multiple groups are scheduled each day)
• Ages: 3rd-12th (recommended)

To book a CARES event, please contact cares@sifat.org.