COMMUNITY DIGEST
SSRH Auxiliary seeking volunteers
Siloam Springs Regional
Hospital Auxiliary is looking for willing volunteers
for the Information Desk, Gift Shop, SAC, Labor and Deliver Department. The
auxiliary offers an opportunity to help the community while working three or four hours a week. Stop by the front desk of the hospital for
an application, or call Diane
Miller at 479-957-5032 for more information.
Bookstore seeks donations
The Bookstore at the Library is now featuring a
large and varied selection of Christmas books and DVDs. Readers are invited to shop for holiday finds for adults
and children, most priced under $2! The Bookstore is
open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday–Friday and 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Saturdays.
Friends of the Library uses
all proceeds from the store to
benefit the library, especially children’s programming. Donations of used books and DVD’s in good condition are always welcomed.
Volunteer needed
The Siloam Springs Senior Activity & Wellness Center
needs a Meals on Wheels volunteer to deliver every
other Thursday. It is a local
route that take about an
hour to complete. Please call
479-524-5735 for details.
Manna Center
The Manna Center operates a thrift store that is open to the public from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
on Saturday. Proceeds from
sales of donated items help fund the pantry. Clients are able to shop on vouchers at no cost. Donations of house
hold items, small appliances
and gently used clothing are accepted during business hours.
The emergency food pantry is open from 9 a.m to 11:30 a.m Currently mobile outreach programs include small communities around
Northwest Arkansas and
Northeast Oklahoma in addition to the main campus at 670. Heritage Court Siloam Springs.
Volunteers are always welcome in both the pantry
and thrift store. To volunteer
or for more information
contact Marla or Laura at
479-524-9825.
Senior Activity Center
The Siloam Senior Activity Center has a game room
with two pool tables, a
shuffleboard table and other game tables. If you are inter
ested in dominoes or cards,
call and get your name on the list and the Senior Center will arrange play times.
The Senior Center also does monthly field trips, group
shopping trips and going out to eat for ages 60 and older.
A lunch menu and activities
calendar can be found on the center’s Facebook page — search Siloam Springs Activity and Wellness Center. For more information, call
479-524-5735.
American Legion Bingo
Each Monday night, except for the first Monday
of each month, there is American Legion Bingo at the American Legion Community Hall (Community
Building) in downtown Siloam Springs. Doors open at 5 p.m. and early bird
games start at 5:30 p.m., followed by regular games at
6:30 p.m. Participants must
be 18 years old to play for
money, but young families
are welcome. Game prices are very reasonable and the chances to win are great.
There are various prizes that tickets can be purchased for,
including raffles and 50/50
drawings. The Ladies Auxiliary offers concession items for sale. Covid protocols are in place.