EPPF 12-14-25 Salvation Army and Paso Del Norte Trail

Segment 1: Salvation Army in El Paso, TX.Did you know that a majority of the bell ringers you see at the Salvation Army Red Buckets are volunteers, or that volunteers bring in more donations than paid ringers?.Amber Banda interviews Joanna Estrada, Director of Development for the Salvation Army. Listen to learn about what they do and who they help, and more importantly, how YOU can help this holiday season!.Signing up is super easy. Just go to online and choose one of their 40 locations, then choose either a 4 hour am or pm shift for any day of the week, (except Sunday).  Best part is that you can split your shift with friends! Volunteer as a friend group, work group, non-profit, family, etc. .For more information and to volunteer, go to salvationarmyelpaso.org_____________________________________________________________________Segment 2: Learn about the Paso Del Norte Trail!.Amber Banda interviews Jana Renner, Senior Program Officer for the Paso Del Norte Health Foundation. Listen to learn about this 70 mile county-wide multi-use trail! Learn what the community wants most out of this trail, where current parts of the trail are located, and what the future holds for this PDN "hike and bike.".The Texas Transportation Commission just approved more than $31 million in Transportation Alternatives which will help fund 2 major segment of the trail, giving more access major destinations in El Paso including the El Paso Zoo, Magoffin Home, Fox Plaza, and more..In addition to giving more pedestrian accessibility, Jana and Amber also talk about the benefits of this unified, multi-use trail across EP County including walking outdoors, creating more events, and you also get some behind the scenes as to how this trail all comes together..For more information visit pasodelnortetrail.org NEW EPISODES EVERY SUNDAY AT 8AM! Follow Amber Banda, 96.3 KHEY Country, Power 102.1 or Sunny 99.9 on Instagram and/or Facebook for pictures of our guests and leave a comment. Be a part of the good going on in our community!