Project SALT continues to show what community support looks like in Wickenburg.
Led by Board President Chris Strale, with the support and dedication of his wife, Traci Strale, Project SALT has become a steady force for families, individuals, and neighbors who need a helping hand.
Each month, Project SALT provides approximately 250 sack lunches, helps with around 600 clothing visits, and serves between 300 and 400 families throughout Wickenburg and the surrounding communities.
Now, that mission has taken on an urgent new focus: helping those affected by the Jones Fire.
After a flood of donations came in from community members, local businesses, churches, and generous neighbors, Project SALT has been working nonstop to transport, store, sort, and prepare donated clothing, household goods, and essentials for families displaced or impacted by the fire.
Project SALT has been granted temporary use of The Little Red Schoolhouse, where volunteers will help create an organized, almost retail-style environment. The goal is to make it simple, respectful, and dignified for fire victims to find the items they need.
But there is a tight timeline.
Project SALT has the schoolhouse for only one week, and they need volunteers to help get it ready.
Volunteers Needed Friday, June 19 at 8 AM
Community members are encouraged to show up and help:
Friday, June 19
8:00 AM
The Little Red Schoolhouse
Volunteers will help sort clothing, organize household goods, set up displays, and prepare the space so Jones Fire victims can easily access what they need.
This is hands-on community work, and every extra set of hands will make a difference.
Project SALT Featured at National Bank of Arizona
Project SALT is also currently being recognized through the Business of the Week Program at National Bank of Arizona, helping shine a brighter light on the important work being done by the organization and its volunteers.
The recognition comes at a fitting time, as Project SALT continues to answer the call for local families through food, clothing, household support, and now fire relief efforts.
Gilly Pollard Helps Bring Project SALTβs Mission Online
Another familiar face helping Project SALT connect with the community is Gilly Pollard, the online face of Project SALT and youth pastor at The Place Church in Wickenburg.
Earlier this year, Gilly hosted Gillyβs Grateful Day, a successful fundraising event held at Dillonβs in Morristown. The community benefit featured live music, a tie-dye station, silent auction, food, drinks, and plenty of local support.
One hundred percent of the profits from Gillyβs Grateful Day went directly back to Project SALT to help fund programs like the organizationβs Free Summer Swim Program, which gives families one night a week all summer long to swim completely free, courtesy of Project SALT.
There are now plans to make Gillyβs Grateful Day an annual event, creating another way for the community to come together and support Project SALTβs mission.
A Community Response Worth Supporting
The Jones Fire relief effort is another reminder that Wickenburg shows up when people need help.
Project SALT has taken on the hard work behind the scenes β collecting, moving, storing, sorting, and preparing donated items so they can reach the right people at the right time.
Now they need volunteers to help finish the job.
Show up Friday morning if you can. Bring a friend. Bring a willing heart. Help turn a wave of donations into real relief for families who need it right now.
More Support Coming Soon
Project SALT is also preparing to expand its online presence with a new website, led by BLT Marketing & Design, that will make it easier for people to donate, volunteer, sponsor, get involved, and stay connected with future outreach efforts.
For now, the immediate need is simple:
Volunteers are needed Friday, June 19 at 8 AM at The Little Red Schoolhouse.
“Many hands. Big hearts. Stronger together.”
