🌱 Luggage Of Love Donations + 3 Phoenix Trails To Close For Heat

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First, today's weather:

Delightful with plenty of sun. High: 79 Low: 53.

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Here are the top three stories today in Phoenix:

1. Phoenix area car dealerships are hoping to help foster children in the Luggage of Love donation drive. Throughout the entire month of March, they are collecting luggage for those in need. Luggage tags will be located in participating car dealerships and contain a list of items foster children need for their tough transitions. (FOX 10 News Phoenix)
2. The City of Phoenix has announced that three popular local trails, Camelback Mountain's Echo, Cholla Trails, and all trails associated with Piestewa Peak Trailhead in the Phoenix Mountains Preserve, will close from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on days when the National Weather Service issues an Excessive Heat Warning. During these days, trail access will be limited, parking lot gates will be closed, and signage will be posted, according to a press release from the City. Closure information will be posted on the Phoenix Parks and Recreation Department's website and social media accounts, as well as local resorts and hotels. (Phoenix Patch)
3. In Phoenix, the PALSavesKids program will prompt locksmiths to open cars for free to save kids and pets. As temperatures rise, officials with the National Safety Council say about 38 children under 15 die every year after being left in a vehicle. People with smart keys are also encouraged to think twice before leaving their keys in their cars. (FOX 10 News Phoenix)

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Today in Phoenix:

• Greater Phoenix Job Fair At Hilton Phoenix Airport (10:00 AM)

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From my notebook:

• Take part in active Storytime programs presented by the Phoenix Public Library! Children aged birth to five (and their favorite grownups) can play, read, sing, and dance while building vocabulary and developing a love for books. (Facebook)
• Shop fresh local produce at the Farm Express bus at Burton Barr Central Library from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. every Monday. You can't miss it! (Facebook)
• This Wednesday, join Executive Director, Mitch Menchaca for a conversation on the vital role of the arts in the economy at Chandler Center for the Arts! (Facebook)

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— Nicole Fallon-Peek

About me: Nicole Fallon-Peek is a journalist and copywriter with a degree in Media, Culture and Communication from New York University. She has served as a freelance reporter, managing editor, copy editor, and editorial director for a variety of B2B news outlets. She currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.