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STCU Cheney blood drive Friday, Oct. 23
Inland Northwest Blood Center, along with the Cheney Community Blood Drive volunteers led by Duane Isaac, will be coordinating a blood drive Friday, Oct. 23, at the Spokane Teachers Credit Union Cheney branch, 2718 First St.
Donation hours are from 1:15 – 5 p.m.
INBC needs an average of 200 blood donors every day to meet the needs of more than 35 hospitals in the Inland Northwest. A single donation can save the lives of up to three people.
Feed Cheney features coat drive, Oct. 26
In addition to the free hot dinner and the free groceries to the tune of live music, the Oct. 26 Feed Cheney will feature free coats from the local coat drive and free flu vaccinations. It all happens 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. at the Wren Pierson Community Center, 615 Fourth St.
No qualification or paperwork are required to access any part of Feed Cheney. For information about volunteering or funding, visit http://www.feedcheney.com or write to feedcheney@gmail.com or call 498-9250.
The clothing bank is open on the last Monday of each month from 5 – 6:30 p.m. to accommodate Feed Cheney guests.
Cheney book club Oct. 27
“Station Eleven” is the October selection of the Book Discussion Group of the Friends of the Cheney Community Library. The group meets Tuesday, Oct. 27, at 7 p.m. at the library.
In the book, author Emily St. John Mandel imagines the world after a flu-like epidemic has killed almost everyone. The novel begins in Toronto after a performance of King Lear with a young girl in a minor part.
Twenty years later, the girl, Kirsten, travels with a group performing plays to devastated towns around the Great Lakes. Her story and of other survivors are woven into a compelling novel with elements of hope and humor amid the vivid descriptions of desperation and violence.
For more information please call 235-4490.
Feed ML bake sale Oct. 30
Feed Medical Lake will be holding a pre-holiday bake sale on Friday, Oct. 30, at Denny’s Harvest Foods from 2 – 5 p.m. Some of items on sale include assorted pumpkin and zucchini breads, cookies, cupcakes, pies and candy.
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