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The VA Central Iowa Health Care System’s Knoxville community based outpatient clinic is hosting a walk-in vaccination clinic for enrolled veterans on Wednesday at 9:00 a.m.
CBOC Administrator Maureen Nichols tells KNIA/KRLS News that due to a larger allocation this week, walk-ins are available for those 65 years of age or older, or veterans that meet the medical/high risk conditions as listed by the Centers for Disease Control.
Guest/visitor restrictions apply and veterans arriving at the clinic will be screened for COVID-19 symptoms, be required to wear a mask, and socially distance while in the facility. Based on the volume of walk-ins for the day, some people may need to wait in their vehicles. Vaccines will be available on a first come, first served basis.
The Knoxville Racing Charitable Organization recently announced the postponement of its in-person fundraising event in February. However, the organization is still open to donations to cover needs at the Raceway. President Maureen Nichols explains that people can use a popular web service to donate to their cause.
“Everybody orders off Amazon. With Amazon Smiles, you register your same account on Amazon Smiles and you can choose a charity. We’re not the only one, but we’d love you to choose ours. Every time you place an order on Amazon, we get one penny for every dollar. And every quarter, they mail us a check. We have a lot of people that use that, and it’s a great time for using it. So if anyone wants to register on Amazon Smiles and choose KRCO, you can help in that way.”
The Knoxville Racing Charitable Organization recently announced the postponement of its in-person fundraising event in February. However, the organization is still open to donations to cover needs at the Raceway. President Maureen Nichols explains that people can use a popular web service to donate to their cause.
“Everybody orders off Amazon. With Amazon Smiles, you register your same account on Amazon Smiles and you can choose a charity. We’re not the only one, but we’d love you to choose ours. Every time you place an order on Amazon, we get one penny for every dollar. And every quarter, they mail us a check. We have a lot of people that use that, and it’s a great time for using it. So if anyone wants to register on Amazon Smiles and choose KRCO, you can help in that way.”
The Knoxville Racing Charity Organization has postponed its annual fundraiser, originally scheduled February 28th, 2021. President Maureen Nichols tells KNIA/KRLS News that the organization is responsible for making important purchases, but that they’re not holding the gathering due to the uncertainty surrounding the pandemic.
“Every year, we have a fundraiser in February, and that money is used to buy safety equipment and insurance for our drivers. We raise funds throughout the year by selling 50/50 raffle tickets, but this past year was a little different, we had to do things differently, so we didn’t make as much money selling tickets. So we were excited about our fundraiser in February, but with the ever-changing things with COVID this year, we just think for the safety of all, it’s just best to not do this in February.”