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704-484-1047 www.shelbyinfo.com Our 37th Year • Issue No. 13 • March 26, 2020 "Striving To Help Small Businesses Succeed!" SWEET SWEET MEETS MEETS TANGY New Sauced & Tossed SWEET & TANGY SWEET & TANGY SESAME SESAME CHICKEN STRIP BASKET proudly serving MON.-SAT. 10AM-10PM SUNDAY 11AM-10PM 814 S. DEKALB ST., SHELBY, NC 704-482-6681 704-482-6681 BLIZZARD of the of the MONTH MONTH OREO cookie pieces OREO cookie pieces and cool mint and cool mint It's Back! MINT OUR DRIVE-THRU IS OPEN! OUR DRIVE-THRU IS OPEN! We Appreciate Your Business and We Are Here to Serve You. THANK YOU! THANK YOU! DQSHELBY.COM DQSHELBY.COM Hospice responds to COVID-19 pandemic Doug Fortenberry cooks chickens at a previous Hospice Chicken Dinner & Dessert Fundraiser event. This year's event has had to be postponed. Everything seems strange these days with the COVID-19 pandemic closing schools and churches across the county. But some organizations just can't close down due to the nature of what they do. One such agency is Hospice Cleveland County (HCC). "We still have to go on, because our patients need us," says Pam Sharts, HCC director of marketing and public rela- tions. The majority of HCC patients are in their own homes or in area nurs- ing homes and assisted living facilities. The organization also has two Hospice Houses, one in Shelby and the other in Kings Mountain. The Hospice Houses are both closed for visitors at this time. "Our nursing staff is still going out in the community to care for our homecare patients, while social workers are provid- ing support primarily by phone," says Sharts. Likewise, all HCC volunteers have been asked to stay at home and not visit patients or participate in their usual vol- unteer group-gathering activities. through the website, and someone will call them to set up a phone interview. Another need for the homecare patients and fami- lies is for canned goods and toilet paper. "It's so frustrating right now, because we can't even go to the store and get toilet paper for our patients – all the stores are sold out right now," says Sharts. Those who have food or toiletry items that they would like to donate should call 704-487-4677 Monday - Friday from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. "When they call, they can arrange a time to drop off the donations, and we can have a cart outside where they can place them," says Sharts. "We are also in need of face masks, so if there are any nail salons, hair dressers, tattoo places, or others that are willing to donate, we ask them to please call us and we will come and pick them up," Sharts says. Another big concern is the HCC's annual Chicken Dinner & Dessert Sale fun- draiser. Originally scheduled for April 3, 2020, the event has been postponed until the fall. "We have called all of our sponsors, and luckily most of them are fine with transferring their sponsorship to the later date," says Sharts. "But we are really try- ing to get word out to those who bought a ticket to let them know to hang onto their tickets, which will be good at the event whenever it ends up being held." Sharts says updates about the event, along with other services and needs of the HCC, will be posted on the agency's Facebook page, which can be accessed by searching for "Hospice Cleveland County" on Facebook. "Those who don't have a Facebook account can go to the bottom right cor- ner on our website, and there they will see a live feed of our Facebook page," says Sharts. "That's the best way to get up-to-the minute information about what's going on with Hospice Cleveland County." Sharts says that although things are hectic right now with the changing situ- ation, the staff of HCC wants the com- munity to know that they are available to help. "We want people to know we're here for them. And we ask people to be in prayer for our staff who are on the front lines taking care of patients and fami- lies," says Sharts. The main line for HCC is 704-487- 4677. Sharts can be reached at 704-751- 3573 or by emailing pam.sharts@hospicecares.cc. "We just want everyone to be safe," says Sharts. When asked what community mem- bers can do to help HCC during this time, Sharts says that the agency is in need of staff to serve in service positions. "We planned to have a career fair last week, but it had to be canceled," she says. Any qualified candidates are encour- aged to look on the HCC website (www.HospiceCares.cc) and click on the "Career Opportunities" tab on the top left of the page. On that page there is a list of open positions. Candidates can apply Hospice Cleveland County has had to postpone its annual Chicken Dinner & Dessert Fundraiser. Donated items like these canned and shelf-stable items are needed for homecare patients in the area. 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