What’s Going On
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Saturday Sept. 5 VIRTUAL SATURDAY AT THE MUSEUM
WHEN: 11 a.m. to noon
WHERE: Register in advance at Eventbrite. com, search “Saturdays at the Museum,” Yuma; after registering, pick up bag of class supplies from the Colorado River State Historic Park, receive Zoom invite to class; date of program, log into Zoom
GOING ON: Participants will fashion their own jewelry by rolling and shaping it using a cornstarch paste recipe that is more than 100 years old
COST: $5
INFO: Contact Tammy Snook at tammy. snook@yumaaz.gov or 928-247-6266
Monday Sept. 7
TEAM ALICE VIRTUAL FUNDRAISER
WHEN: 10 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.
WHERE: Panda Express, Yuma Palms Shopping Center
GOING ON: Celebrate the one-year anniversary of Alice Adams receiving a new liver; must mention the fundraiser and show flyer, available on the Children’s Organ Transplant Association (COTA) for team Alice’s website or their Facebook page; a portion of all sales will go to COTA for team Alice
INFO: Contact Julie, community coordinator at 928-257-7779
Thursday Sept. 10
WHERE DOES YOUR MONEY GO? WORKSHOP WHEN: 4 to 5:30 p.m.
WHERE: Zoom, register at arizona.zoom.us GOING ON: Program will examine the skills, tools and habits you can use to increase your financial health, with a focus on understanding spending, creating a spending and saving plan, setting financial goals, building a beginner emergency fund and answering your questions
INFO: Contact Jodi Uebergang at juebergang@email.arizona.edu or call 928726-3904
Friday Sept. 11 DRIVE-BY FOOD DRIVE
WHEN: 7 to 10 a.m.
WHERE: American Legion Post 19, 2575 S. Virginia Drive
GOING ON: Wreaths Across America and American Legion Post 19 are teaming up to collect nonperishable food items, diapers, paper goods, anything for the MCAS Yuma Chapel pantry; pantry is for active duty Marines, sailors and their families; donors will stay in vehicles, masks and gloves will be worn with social distancing high priority INFO: Call Winnie Moir at 928-502-0238
BLUE MASS
WHEN: 6 p.m.
WHERE: Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 505 S. Avenue B
GOING ON: Blue Mass is a remembrance Mass to honor those who lost their lives in the cowardly attacks against our country Sept. 11, 2001, and those who have lost their lives since, defending our freedom INFO: Contact Bill Packham at kc9378yuma@gmail.com