GiRL Power in Amarillo is February 13 and we can’t wait to share a message of empowerment from Dr. Amy Stark for 10- to 14-year-old girls and their moms! Enjoy dancing, food, door prizes, giveaways and a super cute tee shirt. Register via the QR code below! Let’s Go Girls!!
February 13, 2025 6 – 8 PM
Civic Center Regency Room
Angela Knapp Eggers
Senior Director
Laura W. Bush Institute for Women’s Health | Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
1400 Wallace Blvd. | Amarillo, Texas 79106 | 806.414.9941
www.laurabushinstitute.org | www.facebook.com/lwbiwh
Amarillo West Rotary Club is having their 2nd Annual Newlywed Game,
Fundraiser Dinner. Proceeds go to Interact Students Scholarships
So much Fun and Laughs– Save the Date and purchase tickets early February 13th
“Artemisia”: West Texas A&M University Theatre is only the fourth company in the world to stage this comedy-drama about the eponymous painter, a star of the Italian baroque era who’s been lost to history. (7:30 p.m. Thursday; continues through Sunday; Happy State Bank Studio Theatre in the Sybil B. Harrington Fine Arts Complex; tickets $12 adults, $8 seniors and students, free for WT students, faculty and staff; 806-651-2810)
Amarillo Angels Fairy Godmother Project
Help Us Make Prom Dreams Come True
Amarillo Angels is now accepting donations of prom attire for both girls and boys through February 20th! Through the Fairy Godmother Project, youth in foster care can pick out dresses, tuxedos, shoes, and accessories to make their high school prom unforgettable. This special project gives foster youth the chance to experience normalcy and celebrate alongside their peers.
Your donation can help create memories that last a lifetime. Drop off your gently used or new prom items today and be part of this magical mission!
Contact volunteer@
Cinergy unveils movie showings
and deals for February
Love is in the air this February at Cin-
ergy Entertainment, with several spe-
cial events, promotions, and unforget-
table experiences designed to entertain
and delight in the works.
. Movie premieres include “Captain
America: Brave New World” and “Pad-
dington in Peru” (Feb.14), “Unbreakable
Boy” (Feb. 21), and “Uppercut,” “Vi-
cious,” “Last Breath,” “The Legend of
Ochi,”and “In the Lost Lands” (Feb. 28).
Feb. 9 will feature a Super Bowl
event. The following weekend, Feb. 15
will include a breakfast event for “Pad-
dington,” As part of a Presidents Day
Celebration on Feb.19, a $10gift card will
be available for Elite members and a $20
gift card for Elite Plus members. UFC
continues throughout February. Attend-
ees of the “Captain America” launch
Feb. 13 can get a helmet bucket and 44-
ounce collector cup, along with a Cap-
tain America-themed menu. “Padding-
ton” kids packs will also be available for
that movie feature.
The month’s featured attraction is
SuperBowling; Elite Plus members can
enjoy free shoe rentals all month. Ama-
rillo will be one of the locations hosting
a bowling-themed movie series featur-
ing “The Big Lebowski” and “Kingpin.”
For more, visit www.cinergy.comj
amarillo.
📢 Help Spread the Word—Dutch Luv Day Supports High Plains Food Bank!
Friday, February 14, Dutch Bros locations in Amarillo are coming together to support High Plains Food Bank through their Dutch Luv Day campaign!
For every drink sold, $1 will be donated to help us provide meals and support to families facing hunger in our community. We’d love your help in spreading the word to encourage the community to participate!
Event Details:
📅 When: Friday, February 14
📍 Where: All Dutch Bros locations in Amarillo
💙 Why: Every drink purchased helps fight hunger locally!
This is a simple way for the community to make a big impact—just by grabbing their favorite coffee or drink. We’d greatly appreciate any coverage you can provide to help get the word out!
Please let us know if you need any additional details, interviews, or media assets. Thank you for your support in helping us make a difference!
Best,
Z
Zivorad Filipovic | Director of Marketing and Communications
806.374.8562 main
806.350.1427 direct
806.477.0168 mobile
1910 SE 8th Ave., Amarillo, TX 79102
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Severe Blood Shortage: Urgent Community Appeal for Donations
A severe blood shortage is impacting the community, and Coffee Memorial Blood Center needs your help. Recent illness outbreaks have removed the ill and their caregivers from the donor pool. Preemptive school closures and corporate and institutional drive cancellations are piling up due to impending severe weather. Work from home precautions have removed donors from their routine habits of giving blood. The net result is thousands of lost blood donation appointments. As a result, CMBC’s ability to maintain a stable blood supply is critically strained. With a storm approaching, we are suffering disruptions at a time when the blood safety net is already weakened. Immediate community support is essential to support vital medical care.
Compounding this challenge, blood centers nationwide are struggling. Typically, in times of emergency, other blood centers could be relied on to help each other with the blood supply. However, with widespread illness and technical disruptions affecting one of the largest blood centers in the U.S., many other centers had to divert their reserve, sharable supplies to assist, leaving the national blood inventory severely drained. Without this safety buffer, we must rely on our local community to ensure patients receive the lifesaving blood they desperately need on an every-day-without-fail basis, not just achieving collections success measured by week-to-week or monthly averages.
“The situation is dire,” said Dr. John Armitage, president and CEO of Coffee Memorial Blood Center. “It’s like discovering your pantry is empty just when you need to prepare a meal—except the stores are closed, and the shelves are bare. We must act now to replenish the supply before things become a lot worse than a missed lunch or dinner.”
The urgency is further intensified by one of the most severe flu seasons in 15 years. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), “one indicator of flu activity is the percentage of doctor’s office visits driven by flu-like symptoms. Two weeks ago, that number was clearly higher than the peak of any winter flu season since 2009-2010, when a swine flu epidemic hit the nation.” This widespread illness has directly impacted donor turnout for many weeks now, making blood donations more critical than ever.
Blood donations are essential for cancer patients, trauma victims, burn survivors, mothers giving birth and others facing life-threatening conditions. Right now, demand is high while donations are declining, leaving hospitals with dangerously low supplies. Every donation can mean the difference between life and death.
We urge all eligible donors to make an appointment today. Your donation is a direct lifeline for those in need. Visit www.obi.org/appeal to schedule your lifesaving donation now.
Anyone who is healthy and 16 years old* or older can give blood. Donation typically takes only about an hour, and one donation saves up to three lives. Appointments to donate can be made online at obi.org or by calling 877-340-8777. Walk-ins are also welcome.
*16-year-olds must weigh at least 125 pounds and provide signed parental permission; 17-year-olds must weigh at least 125 pounds; 18+ year olds must weigh at least 110 pounds. Photo ID required.
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Coffee Memorial Blood Center is part of Our Blood Institute, the sixth-largest independent blood center in the nation, with 17 donor centers in Oklahoma, Arkansas and Texas. CMBC provides blood to all major hospitals in the High Plains region.
Sincerely,
Brad Duggan
Executive Director, Coffee Memorial Blood Center