Public service announcments and community events week of 9-2-08:

The food bank of the rio grande valley is having their empty bowl luncheon and silent auction  this thursday at the  pharr international convention center from 11 till 2pm…if you wanna help raise money for hurricance dolly disaster relief call 682-81-01…

The fema folks want u to know  there’s less than 30 days to register for disaster assistance…they can help eligible applicants with temporary housing, repairs, and other serious unmet needs not covered by insurance…call 1-800-621-33-62 or log on to fema dot org for more info…

The food bank needs your help, due to the heavy demand after hurricane dolly they are running out of food…clean out your pantry of can goods,non perishable food items and donate them…for more info call 682-81-01…

Hidalgo county farmers and ranchers who sustained physical and production losses from hurricane dolly are eligible to apply for low interest emergency loans from the farm service agency…to find out if you are eligible call 381-09-61 extension two…

Visit your local chili’s restaurant during september and  for a dollar donation you can color a pepper to stomp out childhood cancer…to find out how you can help call 565-zero-zero- 55…

If you have questions about applying for federal assistance, or need help with insurance claims and other post hurricane dolly related issues, the texas rio grande legal aid council is here to help you out…call 1-866-757-15-70