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Greeting Creators!

Fall is at full speed and we can see Winter is right around the corner. May the end of the year be joyful!

Please join us in celebrating our collective achievements and getting ready for our upcoming Creator opportunities!

Here’s this month's fun joke from AmeriCorps!

Why did the turkey join a band?

Get the answer at the end of the newsletter. ✨

KC FUNdraising Day!

Let’s Look forward to November 7^th ...

Our Fundraising Yard sale and Cookout is approaching!

KC FUNdraiser Day flyer for November 7 with yard sale from 10 to 4 and cookout from 12 to 3 at Killeen Creators.

Why a Fundraiser?

All funds raised is to support our Community Gardens, Studio Clubhouse, fostering recovery from food insecurity, trauma and addiction.

We run on donations from the community so that we can give it right back with our services. Thank you to ALL that support us at Killeen Creators!

SILENT AUCTION

BID IN THE SILENT AUCTION

ART OF RECOVERY CLUBHOUSE

Our NOVEMBER CALENDAR

Click here to SIGN-UP for classes on our Eventbrite

Fiber Friday’s

Come on in to create any fiber art you’d like! This is a club like environment where you can come and use our space to create your project while we help each other as needed! If you are wanting to learn a fiber craft we might have a facilitator that can help but it’s not always guaranteed.

Fiber arts consist of sewing, quilting, embroidery, crocheting, and knitting.

Stack of colorful yarn balls illustrating the Fiber Friday fiber arts club.

We create quilts to donate to Bell County Child Welfare Board’s Rainbow Room for foster children so this is the perfect opportunity to create one!

We also accept any of your creations for us to sell for donations! Donations help us keep the lights on 💡

Therapeutic Art Journaling at the Vet Center

Creativity can be a powerful pathway to healing,
connection, and self-discovery!

Killeen Creators is proud to partner with the HH/Killeen Vet Center to offer Therapeutic Art Journaling on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of each month, from 1-3 PM.

Through painting, collage, writing, and other creative techniques, participants explore emotions, process experiences, build resilience, and connect with others in a welcoming, trauma-informed environment.

Hands holding an art journal page painted with trees, a house, and a window design.

Art journal page reading LOVE, PEACE, FAITH beside a small drawing of a house.

Layered art journal page with paint, stenciled shapes, and a small affirmation card.

No artistic experience is necessary. It’s about expression, not perfection!

We’re grateful for this partnership and the opportunity to create space for veterans to explore, connect, and grow through art.

COMMUNITY GARDENS

What Should We Do in Our Gardens in November?

Raised garden beds and the Killeen Creators garden sign with the greenhouse behind.

Vegetable beds and paths in the Killeen Creators community garden under a clear sky.

Now that we are in the middle of Fall we want to continue maintaining our gardens and think about any winter crops!

If you plan to have strawberries inside your garden this is your last chance to plant them! By mid-November you should be planting your bulbs of garlic and onions.

Inside of our gardens we want to focus on controlling any pests that might harm our plants. Some to look out for is aphids on the brassica family and squash bugs on any remaining squash plants inside the garden.

Happy Gardening!

~ AmeriCorps Member, 10^th Street Garden Lead
Courtney Fisher

Garden Rundown

Rows of raised garden beds ready for harvest at Killeen Creators.

Everyone is welcome to come to all of our gardens to harvest what's ready. If you aren’t sure what's ready you can ask an AmeriCorps Member or Staff that is present!

What is available and ready varies day to day, season to season.

Come on by to check out what we have!

Garden Workdays

There is a change in time for our workdays as the colder weather is rolling in!

If you’ve been interested in helping in the gardens or interested in learning how our garden works, come to our garden workdays!

Alvarez Garden: Tuesdays 9am-11am
10^th Street Garden: Thursdays 9am-11am
Kelly’s Garden: Saturdays 9am-11am

Weather Policy 🌤

If there is extreme weather (like downpours and thunder/lightning) it is safe to assume we wont be having a workday! Check our Facebook page for any cancellations.

We ALWAYS prioritize the safety of our staff, AmeriCorps Members and community.

CIVIC ENGAGEMENT

It’s time to vote!

For Bell County voting locations, click this interactive map:

Interactive map showing Bell County election day voting locations.

For Coryell County voting locations, see below:

Table of Bell County election day polling locations with addresses and hours.

AMERICORPS CORNER

Meet Our Returning AmeriCorps Members!

Jesse Baez		Hi Creators, I've been an AmeriCorps Service Member for two and a half years now! I've been serving with Killeen Creators to help their community gardens grow and flourish. When I'm not in the gardens you may catch me in our studio helping lead and/or assisting with classes while ensuring our environment remains a safe space. If you ever find yourself wanting to play a challenging match of chess I am the person for it!

Courtney Fisher

Good day to all! I am 10^th street garden lead, I overlook seedlings, and vermiculture (worms). I am a newsletter lead and I teach crochet here at Killeen Creators. This is my second AmeriCorps term and I am passionate about serving the community!

Fun Fact: I'm a jack of all trades, master of none. I enjoy learning new things!

Returning AmeriCorps member Courtney Fisher holding freshly harvested greens in the garden.

November JOKE Answer:

Because it had the drumsticks!

Cartoon turkey illustrating the answer to the November AmeriCorps joke about drumsticks.

Our Team would like to thank all volunteers, sustaining members, and those supporting us in donations and spreading positive vibes!

We couldn’t do it without help from all within this community.

Thankful pumpkin lettering thanking every volunteer and sustaining member.

Lots of Love,
Killeen Creators and AmeriCorps Team

Become a Sustaining Member poster with QR code and $5 to $100 membership tiers and member benefits.

Feel free to reach out if you have any questions.

DONATE

Killeen Creators

701 N 10th St, Killeen TX 76541|254-213-2210

Outreach@KilleenCreators.org

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