Kirtland Spouses Club collects donations for the Navajo Nation

Photo By Staff Sgt. Ireland Summers | Brittni McDonald, left, Kirtland Spouses Club president, and Kay Coleman, right, KSC grants chairman, receive donations at the KSC Clubhouse on Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, July 17, 2020. Members of the KSC worked in shifts during the two-day fundraiser to collect donations for the Navajo Nation to aid in relief efforts for the community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ireland Summers)  

ALBUQUERQUE, NM, UNITED STATES

07.20.2020

Story by Airman 1st Class Ireland Summers 

377th Air Base Wing

The Kirtland Spouses Club (KSC) held a drive-through donation fundraiser to aid in relief efforts for the Navajo Nation at the KSC Clubhouse on Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, July 16 and 17, 2020.

Members of the KSC worked in shifts during the two-day fundraiser to collect donations such as non-perishable food items, canned goods, diapers, pet food and other necessity items.

“The Navajo Nation has been hit hard with COVID-19, so we really wanted to show our support and participate,” said Brittni McDonald, KSC president. “They were in need and that’s what we’re all about, helping our community.”

The KSC was able to make this event happen by partnering with organizations such as DreamLab and Women to Be. With the help of Team Kirtland’s donations, the organizations were able to distribute donated items to families of the Navajo Nation.

“I think anywhere we can reach out to any group, if we have the ability and the resources, we should do it,” said Kay Coleman, KSC grant chairman. “We do what we can, however we can.”

For information on future events, visit the KSC facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/OFFICIALkirtlandspousesclub.

• Date Taken: 07.20.2020
• Date Posted: 07.20.2020 11:32
• Story ID: 374218
• Location: ALBUQUERQUE, NM, US