CREATING ART TO HELP OTHERS— "At left, Dorthea Hill, 13, of Simi Valley helps 18-month-old Evan Portilla of Thousand Oaks with an art project during an Art Trek open house and fundraiser on Rancho Conejo Boulevard in Newbury Park. Proceeds will go toward a Christmas Eve celebration for children at Casa Pacifica, a facility in Camarillo that serves abused and neglected children. Below, Cal Lutheran students Marissa Runge, left, and Denielle Billing create with clay." Photos by SUSAN WEININGER/Acorn Newspapers