News & Notes (11/12/14)
DRY CREEK TRAILS CLEANUP THIS MONTH
The Dry Creek Trails Coalition will hold its final trail cleanup event for the year on Nov.22 from 10a.m. to 2p.m. The effort will be focused on the area between Kewin and Moose parks up to the Pamela Monterosso Trail head and Coffee Road bridge. There also is an area just east of the El Vista Bridge that needs attention because of illegal camping activities. “Since our last cleanup in September, the park areas have been very quiet, with not much illegal camping activity, mostly due to the increased patrols and the fact that weekly feedings (of the homeless) are no longer taking place,” Darin Jesberg of the Dry Creek Trails Coalition wrote in an email to supporters. “However, there has been some illegal camp activities along the north bank of the creek. We will meet in Kewin Park, have a safety briefing, then split up into work groups.” After the cleanup, volunteers will be treated to a barbecue lunch, he said. Volunteers are asked to email drycreektrails@gmail.com or sign up at www.facebook.com/pages/Dry-Creek-Trails-Coalition/290551587655779. The group has another website under construction, www.drycreektrails.org.
SALVATION ARMY KETTLE KICK-OFF
The Salvation Army Modesto Citadel Corps will hold its annual Christmas Kettle Kick-Off luncheon Nov. 20 from 11:30a.m. to 1:30p.m. at Modesto Centre Plaza, 1000 I St. The event will mark the beginning of the Army’s bell-ringing season, a time for giving and helping others. For more information or to buy tickets, call the group’s office at (209) 522-3209. The Citadel Corps needs volunteer bell ringers from Friday through Dec. 24 to stand with its red kettles to raise money for holiday and winter programs. Volunteers can serve as little as two hours a week. Those interested can call the group’s office.
POINSETTIA SALE, BOOK DRIVE PLANNED
The Parent Resource Center in Modesto is giving the gift of literacy to children. Through Dec. 5, the center accepting donations of new children’s books. Especially needed are books for infants, older children and teens. Books can be dropped off at the PRC office, 811 Fifth St. The center also is having its 18th annual poinsettia sale through Nov. 25. It is selling florist-quality red poinsettias, in two sizes. Prices are $12 and $30, and free local delivery is available. Proceeds benefit ongoing services for parents and children to prevent child abuse and neglect. For more information or to place an order, call (209) 549-8193. Secure online ordering is available at www.prcfamiles.org.
This story was originally published November 11, 2014 at 4:42 PM with the headline "News & Notes (11/12/14)."