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The Week Ahead: County seeks applicants for Women’s Commission [1]

['El Paso Matters Staff', 'El Paso Matters']

Date: 2022-12-16

This is your Friday update, which takes a quick look at the week ahead and some developments that El Paso Matters is following.

Women’s Commission Seeks Applicants: The El Paso County Commissioners Court is seeking two candidates to serve on the county’s new Women’s Commission, which will have its first board meeting in March 2023. Members of the advisory board must be at least 16 years old and a resident of El Paso, among other qualifications. To read more about the position and application process, visit epcounty.com/boards/. The application deadline is 5pm on Friday, Dec. 30.

Donations for Migrants: Mutual aid group QT Closet is accepting clothing donations for the migrants. After migrants present themselves at the border, federal agents confiscate their personal belongings, including backpacks, clothes and toys. The volunteer-run group QT Closet is accepting donations at four locations:

QT Community Closet, 910 S. Stanton St. Message @qtcommunitycloset on Instagram to coordinate time.

Alliance of Border Collaboratives, 2524 Montana Ave. Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Punto de Partida, 8500 Dyer St., Suite 34. Tuesday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Texas Rising, 1522 Montana Ave. Monday to Friday, 12 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Clothes should be washed or new without pet dander, stains or tears. The most requested items are travel bags/backpacks/suitcases, tennis shoes, sweatpants and leggings, underwear and socks (must be new), and coloring books/crayons/stuffed animals. Men’s clothing, plus sizes and children’s clothing are often in short supply. People can also make a monetary donation at patreon.com/qtcommunitycloset.

Nursing School Graduation: The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso’s Hunt School of Nursing will have its graduation ceremony at 10 a.m., on Saturday at the Plaza Theatre, 125 W. Mills. The Hunt School of Nursing will graduate 73 students from the Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.S.N.) program and nine from the Registered Nurse to B.S.N. program. The ceremony will be live streamed at facebook.com/ttuhscep.

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