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Thursday April 8 MAYOR DOUG NICHOLLS STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS
WHEN: 7 a.m.
WHERE: Facebook Live
GOING ON: City of Yuma Mayor Doug Nicholls will give his State of the
City address during the Yuma County Chamber of Commerce’s Good Morning Yuma Facebook Live event. COST: Free
INFO: To watch, visit https:// www.facebook.com/ YumaCountyChamberofCommerce
Saturday April 10 CHILDREN’S FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS
WHEN: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
WHERE: Gateway Park
GOING ON: This year, the Children’s Festival of the Arts will be a drivethrough art supplies giveaway event for children, with the goal of distributing at least 500 art kits to area youth. There will also be children’s art on display at the Yuma Art Center.
COST: Free
INFO: To learn more or to donate, email Lindsay Benacka at the Yuma Art Center at Lindsay.Benacka@ yumaaz.gov
Wednesday April 14 BLOOD DRIVE
WHEN: 1-6 p.m.
WHERE: Yuma Regional Medical Center Administration Building, 2400 S. Avenue A
INFO: Sign up for an appointment to donate blood at www.bloodhero. com, or contact Elizabeth Hammonds at 928-336-1105, or email volunteerservices@yumaregional.org
Thursday April 15 BLOOD DRIVE
WHEN: 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
WHERE: Yuma Regional Medical Center Administration Building, 2400 S. Avenue A
INFO: Sign up for an appointment to donate blood at www.bloodhero. com, or contact Elizabeth Hammonds at 928-336-1105, or email volunteerservices@yumaregional.org
Friday April 16 YUMA JAYCEES SILVER SPUR RODEO
WHEN: Gates open at 2 p.m., with performances starting at 4.
WHERE: Yuma County Fairgrounds, 2520 E. 32nd St.
GOING ON: The athletes of the PRCA and WPRA will perform at the 76th annual Yuma Jaycees Silver Spur Rodeo.
INFO: Seating is limited – purchase tickets at www.YumaRodeo.com.
Saturday April 17 YUMA JAYCEES SILVER SPUR RODEO
WHEN: Gates open at 2 p.m., with performances starting at 4.
WHERE: Yuma County Fairgrounds, 2520 E. 32nd St.
GOING ON: The athletes of the PRCA and WPRA will perform at the 76th annual Yuma Jaycees Silver Spur Rodeo.
INFO: Seating is limited – purchase tickets at www.YumaRodeo.com.
DRIVE THRU LUMINARIA RELAY FOR LIFE
WHEN: 7:15 p.m.
WHERE: Arizona Western College, “P1” parking lot.
GOING ON: The American Cancer Society will be hosting a drive-thru luminaria ceremony. The luminarias will be displayed in the “P1” parking lot of Arizona Western College for our Relayers and our community to drive or walk by (depending on COVID-19 regulations at that time) during a 2-hour window that evening.
INFO: Learn more at www. RelayforLife.org/yumacountyaz
BLOOD DRIVE
WHEN: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
WHERE: St. John Neumann Catholic Church, Friel Centre, 11546 E. 40th St.
GOING ON: The St, John Neumann Catholic community in the Foothills is sponsoring a blood drive to help meet a need by patients in the area. Visit www.BloodHero.com to schedule an appointment to give blood. Sponsor code: St John NCC INFO: For eligibility questions, call 800-288-2199, Extension 5497. For all other questions, call Theresa at 970-371-3464 or St John Neumann Church at 928-342-3544
Sunday April 18 YUMA JAYCEES SILVER SPUR RODEO
WHEN: Gates open at 12 p.m., with performances starting at 2.
WHERE: Yuma County Fairgrounds, 2520 E. 32nd St.
GOING ON: The athletes of the PRCA and WPRA will perform at the 76th annual Yuma Jaycees Silver Spur Rodeo.
INFO: Seating is limited – purchase tickets at www.YumaRodeo.com.