Staff Reports
Food closet donations
Donations of turkeys and holiday food needed at the Carson Valley Community Food Closet, open 12:30 -4 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday at 1255 Waterloo Lane, Gardnerville, 782-3711.
Make cash donations to the food closet at Raley's checkout counters, through Scolari's Friendship Fund, at the food closet, or send toCarson Valley Community Food Closet, P.O. Box 2911, Gardnerville, NV 89410.
Project Santa Claus winter clothing donations accepted at Helping Hands Thrift Shop, 1418 Industrial Way, Gardnerville. Those in need of warm clothing receive vouchers through Douglas County Social Services to get warm clothing at Helping Hands.
Youth helmet drive
Carson Valley Medical Center is seeking the help of the community to keep youth safe this holiday season and beyond by hosting a youth bike helmet drive Dec. 1 - 13.
New helmets for toddlers through teenagers can be dropped off in the hospital lobby at 1107 Highway 395, Gardnerville, to be distributed through Project Santa Claus to those families in need.
Information, CVMC Public Relations, 782-1512.
Project Santa Angel Trees
Sponsor a child in need for Christmas by picking an angel from one of the Project Santa Claus Angel Trees in Carson Valley businesses.
The angels include information about a child and one gift request. Wrapped gifts should be returned to Angel Tree locations by Dec. 15 to be distributed to families a few days before Christmas. Information, Marilyn Malkmus, 782-4931.
Gardnerville locations:
Carson Valley Medical Center, 1107 Highway 395
Raley's, 1363 Highway 395
R & T Cleaners, 1389 Lampe Drive
Scolari's Food & Drug, 1335 Highway 395
Sharkey's Casino, 1440 Highway 395
Topaz Lodge & Casino, 1979 Highway 395
Wells Fargo Bank, 1542 Highway 395
Minden locations:
Bently Biofuels Outpost, 1350 Buckeye Road
Designing with Nature, 1616 Highway 395
Rite of Passage, 2560 Business Parkway, Unit A
Taylor-York Salon, 1662 Highway 395
Tumblewind, 1600 Esmeralda Ave.
World Gym, 885 Mahogany
