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BY: HEIDI BRANDES
Holiday Home Tour Assistance League Hosts Annual Home Tour Benefiting Operation School Bell
M
aureen ‘Mo’ Crook of Norman knows how children feel when they have to wear hand-medowns. As one of five children of a single mother, she was the kid who had the different colored lunch ticket in the school cafeteria. “I know what it’s like. I grew up with hand-me-downs. My mother had to care for five kids,” she said. “That’s why I’ve lived and breathed Assistance League Norman since 1995.” As one of the more than 400 members at Assistance League Norman, Crook now gives back by helping with the organization’s numerous programs. This year, Crook is the chair of the annual Holiday Home Tour. Assistance League Norman is an allvolunteer, nonprofit organization that helps the community through philanthropic programs in Norman. “We have so many different programs, but one of the largest is the Operation School Bell,” Crook said. “The Holiday Home Tour benefits that program, and it is one of our largest fundraisers. Everything we do and all our programs are funded through donations and fundraisers like this one.” This year, the event is planned as a virtual tour that promises to display decorated homes to an even wider audience. The Assistance League Norman’s Holiday Home Tour is set to begin on Dec. 11. Six homes will be featured in
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