Share the Heat 2019 set for Senior Center, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Senior Center

Monday, October 21, 2019

McCOOK, Neb. —Coordinators of the "Share the Heat 2019" community event invite people to their soup and salad lunch and silent auction Sunday, Oct. 27, from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. at Heritage Senior Center, 1312 W. Fifth Street inMcCook.

Proceeds raised through free-will donations will help "Share the Heat" pay heating bills for those struggling to stay warm and comfortable this winter.

Anyone can help by making monetary donations to Share the Heat, or by donating items or gift certificates for the silent auction. Volunteers can also arrange to pick up donations. To make donations or volunteer to help, contact Linda Nielsen a (308) 345-1755, or Angela Wagner at (308) 340-1657.

Mail donations to "Share the Heat," Warren Everts, 611 W. Fifth, McCook, NE 69001.

Share the Heat covers all of Southwest Nebraska. During the winter of 2018-2019, Share the Heat helped 18 households in an area bordered by Benkelman and Wauneta on the west, and by Arapahoe and Danbury on the east.

Households can request assistance by contacting the office of Community Action Partnership of Mid-Nebraska in McCook, at (308) 345-1187. Payment of bills is sent directly to natural gas, propane or electrical suppliers.

The Share the Heat account functions through the tax exempt status of Our Savior's Lutheran McCook, McCook, Warren Everts treasurer. The volunteers take care of any event expenses, helped in part by Thrivent Financial.

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