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8 www.DesertMessenger.com October 19, 2022 DEADLINE : WED. N OV. 4 TH for N ov . 1 6 th edition Desert Messenger News Email: editor@DesertMessenger.com 928-916-4235 www.DesertMessenger.com The Salvation Army happenings Thanks for your understanding with our recent closures with our roof and porch water issues and the loss of our AC. We have had an ini- tial roof repair that will hopefully get us by until CentiMark Roofing can return and seal the entire metal roof. Abso- lute Mechanical has our "beast" HVAC unit limp- ing along. Still working on the porch concerns. The 2022 holiday season is soon ap- proaching, and we are getting ready with many special events. Have you ever thought of becom- ing a volunteer bell ringer? You can select your day, time, and location. 100% of funds collected through this campaign stay in our local commu- nity. There is a simple application to complete. Stop in and see me. Our Red Kettles will be out the day after Thanksgiving around Quartzsite. We also have two programs for chil- dren. For those families needing a lit- tle extra help making the true mean- ing of Christmas happen, we have our Angel Tree program. This is an assistance application process that starts November 1st, with a phone call interview. (See flyer Page 23) We hope to have names on the Angel Tree for our amazing Angel Tree shop- pers the week of Thanksgiving, Tuesday, the 22nd. We know many of you like to shop for kiddos at the Friday sales. The second Christmas event is for all children of Quartzsite and the sur- rounding area, is our Annual Santa Event. This year it will be held on Friday, December 23rd, 9:00AM to 1:00PM. Details to follow next month. A large THANK YOU to those that donated to our fundraising efforts for the Hero's Memorial Bell Garden plaques. We were able to purchase the Quartzsite Fire department and the Quartzsite Police Depart- ment plagues with these donations. Plaques were presented at the Sep- tember 11, 2022, ceremony along with The Salvation Army plaque. (See photo below.) In honor of Veterans Day, No- vember 11th, we will provide small flags on Novem- ber 10th. Yes, we will con- tinue to require a mask and or a shield when shop- ping with us. We have volunteers with fragile health issues, no win- dows, our aisles are tight, there is no air exchange capability, etc. We will follow the lo- cal health department recommenda- tion; "when indoors wear a mask." We all need to be flexible and loving to each other as we work together in these trying times. Don't give up. Keep working for the good. Keep showing up. Keep giving back. Keep being kind. Keep being brave. Keep caring. Keep trying new things. Keep showing grace. Our world needs you to believe in the good. We all need each other. Give hope to all. Kindness is not an act, it's a reflection of your soul. Lee-Ann Henle, manager Quartzsite Salvation Army Thrift Store & Service Center 101 South Moon Mountain Avenue Store 928-927-3636 Cell 360-921-7571 DONATIONS DURING OPEN HOURS ONLY PLEASE Masks are required. Phone call for special large donation arrangements NOW ON WINTER SHOPPING HOURS Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Shopping Hours: 9:00 AM to 1PM Call for Special Needs other days Friends of the Quartzsite Food Bank update The holidays are coming! Snowbirds are already coming back and we are starting to plan for the holidays. At the food bank we make a Thanksgiving and Christmas bas- ket for our local families in town. We need to start raising funds to purchase holiday items for the bas- kets. Before Thanksgiving we will start taking donations of frozen tur- keys and hams before Christmas. Call 928-662-7000 for more info on donating for the holidays. October we will go back to our Win- ter hours 8am to noon. YARD SALE! Fri. Sat & Sun Octo- ber 21-22-23 8am to 4pm we will have our huge annual fundraising yard sale. We are currently taking donations of clean usable items for it. Call (928)291-9037 for yard sale information. The Quartzsite Transit bus service has free rides to the food bank, just call them at 928-927-4333 for de- tails. Did you know you can leave your organization a gift of money, real estate or other items in your will or even designate retirement IRA accounts or stock investments to the Friends of the Quartzsite Food Bank. You can also have a Legacy Page on our website Quartzsite- FoodBank.com. Now besides being a philanthro- pist and feeling good, you will also receive a tax write off or better yet an AZ Tax Credit for your donation. That is not a tax write off but a cred- it on your actual AZ taxes that you owe. Up to $800 of your AZ taxes that you do not have to pay. Dollar for dollar of your donations to us. Don't forget to pick up your govern- ment boxes at the Western College 1st and 3rd Mondays 8am to 10am. Watch for changes in their days and times on Facebook at Yuma Com- munity Food Bank. Thank you for taking the time to read this. For more info or to donate go to QuartzsiteFoodBank.com Or Mail a check and make it out to: FQFB PO Box 4671 Quartzsite, AZ 85359 Food Bank Hours Tues & Thur 8- noon at 40 N Moon Mountain Ave. Picture ID, like a driver license needed to sign up. Thank You from FQFB and all our hard-working volunteers. If you want to volunteer just show up at 6am Tues or Thur and come in the back gate or stop by and talk to Victor. Craft Fair 1st Sat. of every month! Daily Activities! QIA 928-927-6325 235 E. Ironwood St., Quartzsite BINGO FRIDAYS! Starts Nov. 11th Opens at 5pm. Early Birds 6:30pm. Main 7pm. Concessions Available

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