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Thanksgiving - Martha's Kitchen & CV Rescue Mission
Coachella Valley Weekly (760) 501-6228 publisher@coachellavalleyweekly.com coachellavalleyweekly.com facebook.com/cvweekly twitter.com/cvweekly1 Publisher & Editor Tracy Dietlin Art Director Robert Chance Sales Team Kirby Club Crawler Nightlife Editor Phil Lacombe Head Music Writer Noe Gutierrez Head Feature Writer Crystal Harrell Feature Writers Lisa Morgan, Rich Henrich, Heidi Simmons, Tricia Witkower, Jason Hall, Esther Sanchez Writers/Contributors: Robin Simmons, Rick Riozza, Eleni P. Austin, Craig Michaels, Janet McAfee, Bronwyn Ison, Haddon Libby, Sam DiGiovanna, Dale Gribow, Denise Ortuno Neil, Rob Brezny, Dr. Peter Kadile, Dee Jae Cox, Angela Romeo, Aaron Ramson, Lynne Tucker, Aimee Mosco, Michelle Anne Rizzio, Ruth Hill, Madeline Zuckerman Photographers Robert Chance, Laura Hunt Little, Chris Miller, Iris Hall, Esther Sanchez Videographer Kurt Schawacker Website Editor Bobby Taffolla Distribution Phil Lacombe, William Westley
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Thanksgiving - Martha's Kitchen & CV Rescue Mission ....................... 3
Act For MS Fundraiser ..................... 5
Travel Tips 4 U - {IW} Coffee ............ 5 The DTease .................................... 6-7
Consider This - Marvin Etzioni .... 8-9
Safety Tips ..................................... 10 Pet Place ................................... 12-13
The Vino Voice .............................. 15
Haddon Libby ................................ 17 Dale Gribow ................................... 17
Free Will Astrology ....................... 18
MARTHA’S VILLAGE & COACHELLA VALLEY RESCUE MISSION HELP THOSE IN NEED FOR THANKSGIVING BY CRYSTAL HARRELL
Thanksgiving is set to look very different from previous years. What is usually a time for family and friends to get together in turkey day camaraderie is made much more difficult because of COVID-19, as the number of cases continue to increase throughout the country. Even amid the pandemic, there are resources for those in need during the holiday season. Martha’s Village and the Coachella Valley Rescue Mission have heightened their safety protocols in order to provide meals and other services during Thanksgiving.
Martha’s Village and Kitchen will still be serving Thanksgiving meals in Indio at
their main campus on November 25 and 26, benefitting Martha’s Village & Kitchen will starting at 10 a.m. through 2 p.m. Instead also take place Thursday, November 26 of the traditional way of serving buffet style, through Sunday, November 29. Participants meals will be prepared to go and served are encouraged to do the “5K Your Way!” this adhering to coronavirus safety protocols. Thanksgiving weekend and take action against
Martha’s Village & Kitchen is one of the food insecurity and homelessness. largest providers of homeless services in Participants may register themselves as the Coachella Valley and Riverside County. individuals, start a team, or join an existing The organization began in 1990 when the team. They can pick up your essential race founders served meals to their homeless gear on the packet pick-up days of November neighbors. Today, from its campus in Indio, 24 and November 25 at Westfield Mall in Martha’s Village offers unique life-changing Palm Desert. Team Captains will have an early programs based on the nationally recognized option for team packets. “continuum of care model” breaking the cycle The NBC Palm Springs morning news team of homelessness. will also be participating, featuring stories
Martha’s Village and Kitchen provides about Martha’s Village on Thanksgiving housing stability to 120 seniors, children, morning. Participants can create a route of families and individuals each night at their their very own and post pictures and tag facilities in Indio. This housing provides @MarthasVilllage or hashtag #MVK5K on stability for a better functioning immune Facebook, Instagram and Twitter to show The Coachella Valley Rescue Mission has been system, sanitation, and the safety for sleep, spirit. Visit marthasvillage.org. serving the desert’s underserved population proper nutrition, and social distancing. The Coachella Valley Rescue Mission is for 50 years now. It is very vital to serve those.
The Coachella Valley’s seniors are also following in its annual tradition of serving More people are in need than ever before. especially vulnerable as well. Martha’s Village Thanksgiving meals to the public, starting on We want to make sure that we are keeping and Kitchen serves over 900 seniors each November 25 with a dinner service from 2 everyone safe, happy, and healthy. We are year. The agency is already seeing a large p.m. to 6 p.m., and on November 26, with enforcing these safety measures to ensure we demand and increase for services. Now that breakfast from 6 a.m. to 11 a.m. and dinner can keep this tradition going,” said Scott Wolf, schools and many programs for children have from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Development Director of the Coachella Valley closed, Martha’s Village is seeing an increase Because of COVID, the Coachella Valley Rescue Mission. in demand for food and other emergency Rescue Mission will be implementing Operating since 1971, the Coachella Valley services for children and their families. contactless service as opposed to the buffet Rescue Mission has provided a safe place
“We always stand at the ready to serve the style of serving. There will be large, open-air for those in need of refuge. The dedicated community. The fast-changing circumstances tents set up in the mission parking lot. Lines staff and volunteers have served more than related to the coronavirus have put an will be organized outside to pass out food, and 360,000 meals annually and provided shelter enormous need for supplies that we simply once the meal is received, people are invited to thousands of men and women with children. do not have the funding for. We also need to eat outside in the parking lot. There will Food, clothing, and showers have even been to increase staff, so that we can take care be hand washing stations and temperature provided for those who choose not to stay at of the most vulnerable in our community. checks on the premises. the shelter. Understandably, we have seen an extensive “We are just trying to roll with the punches The Rescue Mission is looking for donations drop in our volunteers,” said President and and get with the times. Even the volunteers that to reach their goal of serving 30,000 meals by CEO, Linda Barrack. are serving the meals will be socially distancing Thanksgiving this year. Donations can be made
The Fortem Financial Thanksgiving 5K and they will only be working 2-hour shifts. at cvrm.org.
