TALK of the TOWN
Current needs at the Brandon Food Pantry
Current needs at the Brandon Food Pantry are microwave popcorn, pizza sauce, saltine crackers, hard taco shells, small boxes of fruit snacks, jelly/jam, Manwich, egg noodles, laundry detergent (56 ounces).
To make appointments for pickups or donations, call 582-7001. The BAFP is open from 3:30-5:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Used eye glasses and hearing aids for the Brandon Lions Club may be dropped off at the BAFP.
Prayer Breakfast is Aug. 21
Tickets for the 18th annual Brandon Area Prayer Breakfast are now on sale. The event begins at 6:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 21 at Brandon Valley High School.
A light breakfast will be served in the Commons, and the program begins at 7 a.m. in the Performing Arts Center. Guest speakers this year are Isaiah Neve, Ketty Paula and Kirk Strand.
Tickets are $10 each or $100 for event sponsor. To be a table sponsor, contact Paul VanDeBerg, (605) 413-9892, Laura Kuehl, (605) 360-9446, Nik Aamlid, 9605) 780-9735 or Carla Gross, (605) 359-6430.
BVACC to host Aug. 7 blood drive
The Brandon Valley Area Chamber of Commerce will host a blood drive on Friday, Aug. 7. Donations will be accepted from 9 a.m.-noon and 1:30-4 p.m.
To schedule an appointment, visit cbblifeblood.org, select Donate Blood, then click on the Blood Drive Calendar to reserve a time.
To learn more, call the BVACC at (605) 582-7400.
Hometown Hero Banner program extends to Valley Springs
TIn cooperation with the Valley Springs American Legion Post 131, the Ed Polzine Fund has extended the Hometown Heroes Banner program to Valley Springs. These banners will be displayed on poles along Broadway Avenue.
Clear photos must be provided and will be returned. Digital photos are also welcomed. The cost of each banner is $150. Checks should be made payable to Ed Polzine Fund. The banners have a projected three-year lifespan. Friday, Aug. 21 is the deadline to submit applications.
Banner applications may be submitted to: Charles R. Doman Post 131, PO Box 189, Valley Springs, SD 57068 or emailed to ricksfsd@gmail.com, or brought to the BV Journal, 1404 E. Cedar Street, Brandon, mailed to PO Box 842, Brandon or emailed to editor@bvjournal.info.
For questions, call Rick at (605) 553-5990 or the BV Journal at (605) 582-9999.
