Food drive success

By Larry Blaskey
Douglas Dispatch
Published/Last Modified on Wednesday, March 30, 2011 11:05 AM MDT


More than 2,000 pounds of food was collected during a joint Southwest Gas and Salvation Army food drive earlier this month. As part of Southwest Gas Corporation's 80th anniversary celebration, the Blue Crew (employee volunteer team Building Lives Up Everywhere) is coordinating the first Salvation Army food drive for the community of Douglas. A number of other community members supporting the drive. Collection bins were located at Douglas PPEP-TEC, Southwest Gas, APS, Wal-Mart, U.S. Border Patrol, U.S. Customs, Omega Alpha Academy, Douglas Unified School District, City Of Douglas and Douglas Fire Department. The food will be distributed by the Salvation Army at 1000 Pan American Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Pictured at the new facility is Maria Valencia, Salvation Army; Efrem Ruiz, Sr., Joe Salcido, John Sproul, Sammy Cox, and Marisa Zepeda, Southwest Gas; Tina Jaime and Anna Luna, Salvation Army; and Jody Godoy, Southwest Gas.




Copyright © 2013 Douglas Dispatch

Comments

    Kaiser wrote on Apr 2, 2011 10:26 AM:

    " .... "WERE" collected ... "

Write a Comment

Comment posters are responsible for the opinions they express and the accuracy of the information they provide. We urge comment writers to treat this as a public forum where manners matter. We encourage a collegial, non-insulting tone. All readers comments must be approved by our staff before posting to the Web site. They review submitted comments periodically during the day for offensive or off-topic content before posting. Be aware, in accordance with the Communications Decency Act and provisions upheld in judicial appeal, that you are responsible for comments posted on this Web site. The Douglas Dispatch is not liable for messages from third parties.

DO NOT POST:
* Potentially libelous statements or damaging innuendo.
* Obscene, explicit, or racist language.
* Personal attacks, insults or threats.
* The use of another person's real name to disguise your identity.
* Comments unrelated to the story.
* Personal Information (phone numbers, addresses, etc.)

Opinions, advice and all other information expressed in douglasdispatch.com's reader comments represent the individual's own views and not necessarily those of the Douglas Dispatch. The Douglas Dispatch does not endorse and is not responsible for statements, advice or opinions offered by anyone other than authorized Douglas Dispatch spokespersons.

Your thoughtful contribution to the online discussion is appreciated.

(optional)
   









Contact Us

Email the Editor
530 11th Street
Douglas, AZ 85607
tel: 520.364.3424
fax: 520.364.6750
Subscribe Online
Place A Classified