victims of Hurricane Mitch.

With hundreds of thousands of people now homeless and destitute in Honduras and Nicaragua, The Brigade has asked locals to search their clothes closets, and their hearts, for donations.

There is a desperate need for basic clothing -- children and adult sizes.

Clothing need not be pressed, but should be clean.

Donations of used and unwanted clothes may be dropped off at St. John Ambulance at Dunrossil House on Point Finger Road, Paget, or the Bermuda Perfumery in Bailey's Bay, Hamilton Parish.

In lieu of clothing, a donation to help get the container to Central America would be most helpful. Donations may be sent to P.O. Box DV 575, Devonshire DV BX.

*** The Bermuda National Gallery is currently hosting a school exhibition, `Inspired by Nancy Graves' at the Bermuda Society of Arts at City Hall.

Young people, who visited the Nancy Graves exhibit at the National Gallery, created sculptures, paintings, paper objects, even short stories and poems inspired by the show.

The masterpieces will be on display daily from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. until Thursday, November 19.

*** The American community in Bermuda will celebrate Thanksgiving next week with a special Church Service at the Bermuda Cathedral.

The Governor, Thorold Masefield and Premier Jennifer Smith will attend the November 26 service and US Consul General Robert Farmer will read selected texts.

Also scheduled on the programme will be the student winner of the Second Annual Tom Pettit essay contest, reading his or her winning entry.

Guests are asked to be seated in the Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity by 10.45 a.m.