MARCH 25, 2022, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A17
BottleDrop, Mercy Corps team up for Ukraine relief
Oregonians who use BottleDrop sites
to recycle bottles and cans can direct
their deposit money be donated to
Mercy Corps to support humanitarian
relief services provided to Ukrainians
through April 10.
BottleDrop, operated by the Oregon
Beverage Recycling Cooperative (OBRC)
will engage its emergency fund to sup-
port the project. There are more 800,000
Green Bag account holders in the state.
BottleDrop account holders can visit
BottleDropCenters.com/Ukraine,
log
into their account and direct their dona-
tions to Mercy Corps.
Mercy Corps, based in Portland, is a
global response and humanitarian orga-
nization with operations in more than 40
countries around the world. It it helping
people in Ukraine, Poland and Romania
who have been displaced by the war in
Ukraine. OBRC will make a matching
$25,000 donation from the emergency
fund.
The public can redeem their
10-cent redeemable bottles and cans at
BottleDrop and let the staff there know
they would like to donate them to Mercy
Corps. The BottleDrop location nearest
to Keizer is located at 1880 Commercial
Street NE in Salem. The facility closes at
6 p.m. each day.
of the Week
presented by
KAA sponsors student
mural competition
The Keizer Art Association, Valor
Mentoring and The Rec are jointly spon-
soring a contest to choose a student art-
ist to paint a mural on a wall in The Rec’s
meeting room.
The meeting space is being renamed
The Lebold Room, in honor of Don and
Ann Lebold, former owners of Town and
Country Lanes (The Rec).
The mural will measure three feet tall
by 11 feet long. The design and color of
contest entries is up to the student art-
ist but it must include the words Lebold
Room.
Intake of contest entries designs is
scheduled for Wednesday, April 27, from
3 to 6 p.m., at the art association’s Enid
Joy Mount Gallery at the Keizer Cultural
Center, 980 Chemawa Road NE. The
winning design will be announced at a
reception on Saturday, April 30, between
2 and 4 p.m.
The winning artist will receive a
$1,000 scholarship from Valor Mentoring
and The Rec. The executive director
Valor Mentoring will select the winning
design.
Artists can access Lebold Room
Contest entry forms at keizerarts.com.
Free exams, vaccines for felines March 27
Free physical exams and free
Feline Viral Rhinotracheitis (FVRCP)
vaccines for cats will be available on
Sunday, March 27th from 9 a.m. - 2
p.m. at 4122 River Road (next to the
Keizer Chamber). The event is hosted
by Salem Friends of Felines in partner-
ship with the Petco Love Foundation
and VCA Keizer. Rabies vaccines will
be available for $5. Donations are also
accepted.
Any healthy cat (eight weeks or
older) brought in with a secure carrier
will be treated. Unhealthy cats will not
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be able to be vaccinated and will be
referred to a local urgent care facility.
All exams will be done by a licensed
veterinarian. Cash and Credit/Debit
cards are accepted, but no checks.
For additional information, visit the
Salem Friends of Felines’s website at
sfof.org.
Music Box Angels plans banquet in April
Music Box Angels will hold
Sounds of Hope, its first dessert ban-
quet on Saturday, April 30, at Salem
Evangelical Church.
The organization provides music
boxes free of charge to those who
want to bless someone who is hurt-
ing. To ensure an adequate supply
of music boxes, Music Box Angels is
seeking annual gifts.
Music Box Angels was founded
in 2017 by Faye Kercher to be a vehi-
cle and a source of hope for hurting
people.
“As you know, vast numbers of
people are experiencing deep sor-
row. Some have totally lost hope. Our
mission is to share the good news
of Jesus Christ so that even during
suffering people may experience
renewed strength of this life,” said
Kercher.
Sounds of Hope, beginning at 6:30
JOY ST. PETER
Where and how
do you volunteer?
"Canine Companions for
Independence for 1 year, the
Joys of Living Assistance
Dogs (JLAD) 18 years."
How would you get
others to volunteer
in their community?
"I always have had a love for
dogs and their connection
to humans. This provides
me the opportunity to
connect the two."
What does
volunteering do
for you?
"Knowing I am contributing
greater freedom and
independence in person's
life."
How would
you get others
to volunteer
in their
community?
p.m. is planned as a family-friendly
fun evening. Salem Evangelical
Church is located at 455 Locust Street
NE in Salem.
“It will be an uplifting evening as
we hear a dynamic speaker, beautiful
music, and enjoy delicious refresh-
ments,” added Kercher.
For
more
information,
to
donate,
or
volunteer
contact
Faye Kercher at 503-884-9558, or
email musicboxangels@gmail.com.
"To help others see that
the donation of their time
and effort has a huge ripple
effect in the community and
lives of those who live there."