Crossroads fundraiser banquet coming Saturday
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Crossroads Pregnancy Resource Center sonographer Cristie Bingham discusses three-dimensional sonography at last year’s Crossroads Pregnancy Center fundraiser. Crossroads provides free ultrasounds for pregnant women, among other services. This year’s event is Saturday.
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Joel Martin has been with the Columbia Basin Herald for more than 25 years in a variety of roles and is the most-tenured employee in the building. Martin is a married father of eight and enjoys spending time with his children and his wife, Christina. He is passionate about the paper’s mission of informing the people of the Columbia Basin because he knows it is important to record the history of the communities the publication serves. | October 17, 2023 6:18 PM
MOSES LAKE — Crossroads Pregnancy Center will hold its annual fundraiser banquet Saturday, according to an announcement from the center.
The event will be held in the Grant County Fairgrounds Commercial Building, according to the announcement. Fellowship and seating will begin at 5:30 p.m. and dinner will begin at 6 p.m.
This year’s theme is “The Shelter in the Storm,” according to the announcement. The guest speaker is Kirk Walden, author of “Saving Samaria.”
All funds benefit Crossroads Pregnancy Center, which has facilities in Ephrata and Moses Lake and provides support for pregnant women and children with free pregnancy testing, ultrasounds, parenting classes, breastfeeding support and diapers and clothing, according to its website.
More information can be found at pregnancywa.org.
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