Well, In The Desert Gala

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I talked with Matt Naylor about Well in the Desert and some volunteer work there. They provide meals to anywhere from 200 to 400 homeless DAILY.

Since they were removed from Palm Springs, they are affiliated with four churches where they make and serve these meals. Monday and Tuesday’s meals are at United Methodist Church. Wednesday’s meals are at the Church of St. Pauls and Thursdays at Our Lady of Solitude. Fridays can find the homeless being served meals at Our Lady of Guadalupe. 200 to 400 meals daily is a huge task. However, many Honless have cell phones and are like a small community that helps each other find food and help. Thanks go to these churches for stepping up where needed. Saturdays, they have a food distribution at 181 N. Indian Canyon from 6 to 7 and 10 to 11 am. They offer emergency food assistance and weekly supplement foods. Well in the Desert also provides services to those affected by poverty, the working poor, the Homeless, seniors, veterans, people with disabilities, and others in the Coachella Valley. They also have programs for poverty prevention and more. They give out clothing and other necessities that are donated. Donations can now be made to these churches. They still need a place for showers and cooling and heating stations. the world, and 2) Bal Tashchit – do not destroy.

Well, the Desert has been around for years. They have accomplished so much to help the Homeless and those in need. They view everyone as a person who should be treated with dignity and compassion. They show love and are thanked daily for all the help they provide.’ Matt Naylor is an accomplished musician and, before covid, was giving free piano lessons to needy children. He wrote a song about the homeless, and Jeannie Cunningham sang it. Loud clapping and cheering said they loved it.

Nadler said he had written a musical about Homelessness. It will be performed in Sept or Oct at a future stage in Palm Springs. The date is yet to be determined. I will be looking forward to seeing that.

The performances by Jamie Chamberlin, Nathan Granner, and Cedric Berry brought huge applause after each song. These 3 are well-known award-winning Opera stars that have great careers in Opera.

On Sunday, April 23rd, 2023, Palm Desert’s Temple Sinai Religious School held an Earth Day celebration. The students learned about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GPGP), the largest of 5 offshore plastic accumulation zones in the world’s oceans. It is located between Hawaii and California. It covers an estimated surface area of about 620,000 sqm, twice the size of Texas or three times that of France. About 1.8 trillion pieces of plastic in the patch weigh 80,000 tons. Marine animals, such as fish, turtles, birds, and even whales, consume plastic in their digestive system, causing lacerations, infections, reduced ability to swim, and internal injuries. These lead to the animals’ death. The celebration emphasized to the students our renewed commitment to the earth. It allowed them to take on responsibility for environmental awareness and learn what each of us can do to help: recycle and switch to reusable grocery bags, water containers, and cups. Source: Pam Price