Dads & Kids schedule Basketball Event
Dads & Kids Believe & Achieve basketball event is scheduled for Saturday.
Bring your kids to receive a free new basketball, and food and drinks from Dads & Kids.
The events are scheduled from 8 a.m. until 11 a.m. at the Northwest Community Center, from 1 until 3 p.m. at the Southeast Basketball courts and from 4 until 5:30 in Ville Platte at the MLK Community Center. The child must be present to receive a basketball.
Anyone wishing to donate basketballs or asked to cantact Quintin Doyle Pitre at 337-580-4951 or Chris Prudhomme at 337-384-6597.
Grab & Go meals for kids through Aug. 5
Restoring God’s Glory Ministries is part of the summer feeding program for kids.
Lunches will be available through Aug. 5. There will be a cooked lunch and snacks served daily from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m., Monday through Friday, at the Southeast Neighborhood Center, at 101 City Ave. in Eunice.
There will be a Grab & Go/Curb side pick up for the meals. There will be delivery available upon request.
Forms must be completed prior to receiving eligible meals.
For more information, details, call 337-230-6206.
Eunice Farmers’ Market opens
The Eunice Farmers’ Market is open to the public on Wednesday and Saturdays from 8 a.m. to noon on the grounds of Eunice Community Gardens, located behind the DMV building at 2101 West Ash.
For more information, details on becoming a vendor, call Randy Miller at 337-580-2993.
LifeShare mobile unit in Ville Platte
The LifeShare blood mobile unit will be offering blood drives in Eunice and nearby areas.
The LifeShare blood unit will be at the Ville Platte Walmart from 1 to 5 p.m. June 27.
Three O’Clock meals distribution continues
The Three O’Clock Project meal distributions will be given out at New Zion Baptist Church every Thursday from 10:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m.
A requirement is that your child Must be present inside the vehicle to receive food.
One box contains seven days of lunches and seven days of breakfast. The boxed meals includes frozen and healthy entrees. One gallon of milk, as well as fresh fruit, was given out to one box of food.
Any child, enrolled in school, 18-years and under, is eligible for a meal.
VFW bingo, VA van trips canceled
The VFW bingo nights have been closed by order of the governor until the coronavirus issue has passed.
Also the Veterans Administration (VA) has cancelled all VA van trips to the VA facilities until further notice.
Veterans with appointments should contact their VA facility for further information about cancellation or rescheduling.
Vet organizations seek members
The three veterans organizations in Eunice are looking for new members. American Legion Post 129, VFW Post 8971 and the DAV chapter are welcoming new members.
For more information about joining, call Don Reber, commander of VFW Post 8971 at 337-580-5444; The American Legion Post 129 Commander David Crader at 337-580-4052; and Commander Kenneth Manuel at DAV at 337-305-1801.
Mt. Olive Cemetery volunteers needed
Families of the Mount Olive Cemetery, located at 1199 E. Ardoin (on Old Crowley Road), are in dire need of volunteers for lawn maintenance, grass mowing, and up keep of the cemetery. It is a public cemetery, established many years ago.
Family members of families buried at this cemetery are asked to help in the upkeep.
Interested people should contact Tank Minor at 337-466-5035, Ron Whaley at 337-550-9628, or Gerald Melancon at 337-896-3231.
St. Louis Cemetery asking for donations
The St. Louis Cemetery, located at the corner of St. Louis Road and Sittig in Eunice is seeking donations for the upkeep and maintenance of the cemetery. The cemetery strictly operates by donations and volunteers. The cemetery is not a private one.
Families who wish to donate are asked to send to Keith Lavergne, cemetery manager, at St. Louis Cemetery, P.O. Box 325, Eunice, LA 70535.
For details, questions, call: 337-305-0328 or 337-580-0340. Email address is: stlouiscemetery@gmail.com.
Free hearing aids, amplified phones
Free amplified telephones and hearing aids are available to Louisiana residents. The program is funded by a state agency, Louisiana Commission for the Deaf.
Call Stacy at Affiliated Blind of Louisiana for more information on how to qualify at 337-234-6492.
Funeral honor guard for vets needs help
A foundation has been set for the St Landry Parish Veteran Funeral Honor Guard and now it needs donations to become a reality, according to Lincoln “Link” Savoie, coordinator.
Donations can be made to American Legion Post 514, In care of Veterans Funeral Honor Guard, P.O. Box 1145, Opelousas, LA, 70571.