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24 www.DesertMessenger.com December 21, 2022 AA Meetings QUARTZSITE LOCAL SURVIVORS GROUP Mon. 5:30pm Big Book Study Thurs. 5:30pm Topic Sat. 5:30pm 12 Step 12x12 Year-Round at Community Bible Church, 375 E. Sunrise St. Randy 928-216-9963 Marcia 559-553-2643 SNOWBIRDS AA MEETING Tuesday & Friday 10am and 5:30pm Texas RV Park 205 W. Main St. "B" Quartzsite Don 907-440-6419 • AL-ANON Texas RV Park 205 W. Main St. "B" Quartzsite Tues & Fri. 5:30pm Bertha 702-465-5137. Non-Affi liated meeting rooms "No Name" Alano Club of Quartzsite now offi cially legal P O Box 2145, Quartzsite, AZ 85346 Did you miss a Quartzsite COUNCIL MEETING? Watch them on line at www.QuartzsiteVideos.com Council videos Americans can once again order free COVID-19 tests from the fed- eral government by visiting CO- VIDtests.gov. In this round, the U.S. Postal Service will deliver eight free rapid antigen tests to any household in the U.S. that wants them, according to the website. COVIDtests.gov. Covid tests FREE EVENT LISTING! Quartzsite Events Online: QuartzsiteCalendar.com Read Desert Messenger online! Sign up for free email alerts when the Desert Messenger becomes available online! Join thousands reading the paper online at: www.DesertMessengerOnline.com December 2022 HELLO FROM THE PRESIDENT Welcome to everyone just getting here. The Bazaar went great, sorry if you missed it. We are still actively accepting new members, and will list the names after our next business meeting when they will be voter on. Spoiler alert, I know each of them and we are going to say YES! So far we are having more fun than I ever re- member in November! We are plan- ning so many fun activities, please come join us! Enjoy Thanksgiving, Merry Christmas and the happiest of all holidays to one and all. HONORED GUESTS On Monday, November14th, mem- bers were welcomed guests GFWC- AZPresident Grace Kobojek and GFWC-AZ Treasurer Debbie Grie- der to the club. Ms Grieder brought a presentation on the General Fed- eration of Women's Clubs with pic- tures and information dating back 1901, before the Arizona was even a state! President Kobojek found an intense audience as she explained her eight "Can Do's" and her fa- vorite projects. Unfortunately, the guests were unable to stick around for a lively game of Left Right Cen- ter which Kathy Cantrell won. HOLIDAY BAZAAR THANK YOU EVERYONE who purchased goodies at the recent Ba- zaar. What a success it was! Funds totaling over $2,600 were gener- ated from sale of bake goods, quilts and crafts, and the opportunity drawing. (RADA reported below). This will be allocated to our Com- munity Grant Program. Pat Pisarski won the fi shing quilt, Sue Johnson the holiday quilt and Kathy Cantrell the pinwheel quilt. CUTLERY Deb Banks did an outstanding job of organizing and selling of ourRADA stock. The shopworn, display items and out of stock items had been marked down. Those items brought in $962 at our Holiday Bazaar. Still in need of cutlery? We still have some! Members are present at the Clubhouse, located at 66918 Avenue C, Salome, AZ, each Monday morn- ing for assistance. Ifthat isn't conve- nient, you may contact Deb Banks (806-336-2896) or Bev Owens (925- 550-1362) any time to place an order. We still have a variety of handmade quilts in varying sizes for sale. Think: Christmas. It's here! MEETING DATE GFWC is open to all women who wish to volunteer in pursuit of help- ing better our community. See any club member for an application. Dues are only $25 per year and business meetings will occur now through May on the fi rst Thursday. Monthly socials begin in October on the third Thursday. Members gather every Monday at 10:00 am to socialize and work on projects throughout the year. Our next regular business meeting is scheduled for January 5, 2023, 1:00 p.m. at our clubhouse, right behind the McMullen Valley Fire Station. GFWC: "Dedicated to Community Improvement by Enhancing the Lives of Others through Volunteer Service." Judie New GFWC ViSaWen Women's Club The Quartzsite Area Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce they have named Russ Varisco as their Offi cial Chamber Ambassador. Russ has promoted the Quartzsite Area on his YouTube channel and Facebook, RVerTV, and web- site https://rvertv.tv/ on which he features RV travel destinations and other useful information. Having spent almost 20 years in the Quartzsite area, Russ knows our hidden treasures and how to navigate the streets during the month of January. It's a rare day at the Chamber Visitor Center that he isn't mentioned by our visitors. His information is timely, accurate and presented in a manner that makes you want to check out new places while travelling around the country. RVerTV's Live stream of the Christ- mas parade had over 14,000 views. Thank you, Russ for all you do to bring more people to the Quartzsite Area and sharing information mak- ing their travels more enjoyable. Becky Johnstone Volunteer Coordinator New Quartzsite Chamber Ambassador

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