Empty Stocking Fund appeals for $100,000 goal
Odessa American and The Salvation Army urge donations to the Empty Stocking Fund restricted to Ector County. Funds aid Gabriella and other families with holiday meals and small gifts. Mail or deliver to Salvation Army Community Center 810 E 11th St or Odessa American 222 E Fourth St ZIP 79761. Call 332-0738. Fund created in 1995 has raised over 1.7 million.
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Fourth St
Free Feast Friday at H E B offers meals and fun
H E B hosts Sharing Friday from 4 to 8 p m featuring a holiday meal music arts and crafts and kids activities plus Santa. The event caps a year long effort by H E B to fight hunger with ongoing community support.
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City to widen University Boulevard nears land purchases
The city has bought most properties for University Boulevard widening and will seek a $2 million contract next week to begin land clearing, with only three of 72 parcels still to acquire. Deals near completion include land from Redemption Church and the Masons for a new Odessa central building, as plans progress.
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Santa brings cheer to pediatric cancer patients at WT Center
Santa Claus visited the West Texas Cancer Center on Tuesday to deliver gifts to about 15 children in treatment, ages 8 months to 15 years. The event, organized by West Texas Gifts of Hope, aims to provide lodging and transportation and to offer hope to families facing cancer. Zander Aguirre, 15, discussed his battle with Wiskott Aldrich syndrome, while 7 year old Gianna Balerio and her mother Delma volunteered to select gifts and share cheer.
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West Texas Cancer Center
Santa Claus
Santa
West Texas Gifts of Hope
West Texas
Gifts of Hope
Charlie Scott
Zander Aguirre
Gianna Balerio
Delma
Balerio
Delma Balerio
Webster recognized during final board meeting
Medical Center Health System President and CEO Bill Webster attended his last board of directors meeting Tuesday night after 17 years at the hospital. He joined the ACM board in 1990 and the chamber in 2000, aiding projects and healthcare expansion as Odessa’s business community sought strong education and health care.
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Board of Directors
Odessa Chamber of Commerce
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Webster
Chamber
Roy Gillian
Odessa
Gillian
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