Welcome back to all returning members and a huge welcome to all new members. We have a full year of volunteer opportunities in the upcoming year starting in October! Join us at one or all of these events!

Have fun and clean up our Oak Creek Canyon October 10
Mark your calendars now to help clean up our canyon. We will meet at the Baldwin Trailhead off Verde Valley School Road at 8:30am on Tuesday, October 10, and spend a couple of hours cleaning up trash under the supervision of the Oak Creek Watershed Council. It’s fun and all abilities are welcome!!! Potential gathering for lunch after. To volunteer, contact Pam DeLay at delaypamela@gmail.com or 740-243-2408.

Food Drive at the October 12 Meeting
Please bring your food items to the October 12 general meeting at the library for our annual Sedona Community Food Bank food drive. The Food Bank feeds over 800 families a year and demand continues to be high. If you can’t come to the meeting, please drop food off at the Food Bank at 30 Inspirational Drive (note the new address) any Monday, Tuesday, or Thursday between 8am and 11am. The Food Bank particularly appreciates donations of condiments, brown rice, coffee, juice, and individual low-added-sugar juices for children.

It is a health department requirement that all volunteers handling food in any way must take and pass an ANSI-accredited Food Handler Training Course. "360 Learn 2 Serve" is one of several online courses for this certification. The class and test will take about 2 hours to complete. The fee is about $9.00 and the certification is good for two years. For information, visit www.360training.com.

The Blanket Bee is back October 26
Again we plan to have fun together October 26 at 1:30pm helping tie fleece blankets for children in need through Old Town Mission in Cottonwood. This event is being hosted by Loris Benson and Kathy Karlic at Loris’ home. Contact Loris Benson 435-640-9504 or Kathy Karlic 716-392-0465 for more information and to volunteer.