BY FAMILY & MWR AUTO CRAFTS/ART & HOBBY SHOP
When the COVID-19 pandemic arrived in El Paso, many Fort Bliss facilities and services closed for almost 4 months. During this time Soldiers and Families stayed home to keep each other safe and healthy. However, MWR Auto Crafts and the Art & Hobby Shop found ways to keep those Families and their employees busy and also your automobiles running smoothly.. The hours of operation are Tuesday through Saturday Auto Crafts Fort Bliss Auto Crafts remained open and continues to from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. for Do It Yourself (DIY) and Texas be open to help keep your automobile up and running State Inspections, and from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. for repair with COVID-19 friendly adjustments. Auto Crafts drop off and pick up. practices social distancing by limiting customer flow DIY safety orientation classes are still offered for a $5 fee with a maximum of 10 patrons in the facility at all times. on a walk-in basis and staff encourages new customers to To ensure this, the front doors are closed and employees call 915-568-7280 before they arrive. This helps ensure advise patrons to drive around the back of the facility for there is a staff member available on-hand to assist in the instruction. assistance. It is requested that Fort Bliss patrons come prepared Art and Hobby with safety precautions, there is a no mask/no service As you may know the Art and Hobby Shop closed policy enforced at the facility. in early March for in-person classes, but they have
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