DECEMBER 2022
RIVERTON REVIEW Official Newsletter of the Riverton, Utah City Government MAYOR’S MESSAGE
Finding Opportunities to Serve or Give By Mayor Trent Staggs
Christmas Wreaths: I am grateful to all who sponsored a wreath for a December is an excel- veteran’s grave at Riverton lent time City Cemetery to serve your family, as part of the Wreaths Across neighbors America proand those gram. Because in need. of your generYou don’t ever need an excuse to osity, every vetserve, but this holiday month does eran will have a provide a great excuse to think a wreath on their little more about others. As your grave for ChristMayor, I wanted to encourage you mas. We need to either give a little of your time, help placing the Donations from Riverton City’s Holiday Donation Drive provide needed attention or money this month to wreaths at veter- gifts for The Christmas Box House. Donations can be dropped off at a person, family, organization or an’s graves. Join Riverton City Hall until Friday, December 12. cause that would benefit. us on Saturday, and beds. The donation deadline is December 17 at 10 a.m. for a brief Along those lines, there are a few Wednesday, December 14. ceremony and then to help place things Riverton City is doing this wreaths. month that we need help with: Silver Rush at Riverton High School Pet Rescue Dona- is a fantastic way to give to a deHoliday Donation serving charity organization. Other tions: We are Drive: We will be service or giving ideas that come collecting new and collecting holito mind off hand include giving to a “I wanted to gently used pet day donations at food bank, doing a Secret Santa for encourage you to toys and supplies Riverton City Hall a family in need, helping an elderly at Riverton City for The Christmas either give a little of neighbor shovel their sidewalk, or Hall to donate beBox House until donating to a Sub for Santa proyour time, attention fore Christmas to Friday, Decemor money this month the rescue organi- gram. ber 12. Items zations that have must be new and to a person, family, It’s easy to get caught up with all been so good to unwrapped. Items organization or cause the Christmas preparations and take in unclaimed currently needed forget the importance of service this that would benefit.” pets picked by Rivinclude: children’s time of year. Though it sometimes erton City’s animal clothes, children’s may not seem like it, there are control officers. sneakers, clothes many in our community who could Ideas include dry for teens, duffel use your help. Any service you can food, canned food, toys, treats, backs, hair brushes and more. You provide to your family, neighbors blankets, towels, brushes, dog can find details at rivertonutah. and those in need will help make coats, leashes, collars, food bowls gov/holiday-donations. our community a better place.
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