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ANNOUNCEMENT
DETAILS:
(updated
July 18, 2008):
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HELP
WANTED:
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Job
Posting: Non-Profit Seeks Event Planner &
Webcasting Coordinator
EVENT
PLANNER & WEBCASTING COORDINATOR
Catskill
Hudson Area Health Education Center (Catskill
Hudson AHEC), a not-for-profit, health education
center, based in Highland , New York , seeks event
planner to coordinate healthcare education events
and manage webcasting of programs. General duties
will include the coordination of program-specific
work groups, coordination of all event planning
components, including but not limited to design,
development and distribution of promotional materials,
research of target audiences, creation and implementation
of event marketing plan, coordination of registration
and oversight of program on the day of the event.
Webcasting component will entail promotion of
Catskill Hudson AHEC's webcasting services and
coordination of webcasting events, including but
not limited to researching and securing necessary
venue specifications, setting up equipment on
day of event and recording and webcasting events.
Position will also involve representation of Catskill
Hudson AHEC at events and promotional activities
outside of the office.
Qualification
and Skills:
A minimum
of a high school diploma is a must and any additional
undergraduate studies and/or certifications a
plus.
Attention
to detail and ability to multitask is a must.
Exceptional
customer service skills a must. Excellent written,
verbal and oral communication skills a must. Position
must represent Catskill Hudson AHEC with the highest
level of professionalism at all times.
Proficiency
in Microsoft Office products, particularly Microsoft
Word, Microsoft Excel, Outlook and Microsoft PowerPoint.
Experience with and/or proficiency in Microsoft
Access (or other database systems) as well as
design software Adobe InDesign and Photoshop a
plus.
The Events
Planning and Project Coordinator must possess
the ability to work well independently, as well
as with other co-workers and outside contacts.
The ability
to be a team player and adapt to emergency situations
is a must.
Willingness
to travel, on occasion, throughout Catskill Hudson
AHEC's 11-county region in New York state
This
is a full-time position. Competitive salary. Benefits
package.
Please
respond to: Catskill Hudson Area Health Education
Center ; 598 Route 299, Highland , NY . Email:
chahec@hvi.net.
www.catskillhudsonahec.org
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Job
Posting: Home Visitor Teacher
Instruct
adults in health and nutrition and teach developmental
skills to children.
UCCAC
Inc Atten Admin Assistant 70 Lindsley Ave Kingston
NY 12401
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IN
THE COMMUNITY:
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Veterinarian
Needed
Hello,
I am
looking for a youth-friendly vet who will do a
presentation for 15 interns in the Youth Leadership
Program at the YWCA.
It would
be great if the vet could bring an animal or 2
as part of the presentation.
Please
let me know if anyone in particular comes to mind.
Sincerely,
Donna Muller
YWCA Youth
& Family Services
Teen Parent
Services
845 338-6844
ext.109
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Request
for Hangers
Yes!
Clothes hangers!
The
Teen Parent Services program at the YWCA is
getting a new clothes closet (thanx to the generosity
of a donor and a young boy scout fulfilling a
badge requirement).
To complete
the project we need hangers, for both children
and adult clothing.
If you
can help up please respond to this email or call
Donna at the YWCA at 338-6844 ext.109. We
will gladly pick up any hanger donations you might
have.
In advance,
thank you for your generosity.
Donna
Muller
YWCA Youth
& Family Services
Teen
Parent Services
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New
School Items Appreciated for Domestic Violence
Shelter Children
Dear Friends,
School will be open in a few months. At the Domestic
Violence Shelter the kids will head off to school
each day, just like the children in your neighborhood.
But for the most, it's a new school with unfamiliar
faces and unknown routines. A new backpack, lunch
bag, notebook, pens, pencils or calculator and
other supplies give them the needed tools and
boost confidence. Perhaps you can donate a gift
card so badly needed clothes or shoes can be bought.
We are not able at this time to accept any used
clothes. Plus, we feel strongly that every child
deserve something new in which to start school.
Can you help? If your answer is yes, please
contact Kathy Welby Moretti at Family of Woodstock
(845) 331-7080 ext.127.
Sincerely,
Kathy Welby -Moretti
Program Director
Family Domestic Violence Services
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Hudson
Valley Materials Exchange Community Warehouse
Update
Non profit resource for used/surplus Arts, Education
& Building Materials rescued from the commercial
wastestream
LOCATION - New Paltz Recycling Center , Clearwater
Road (off Rt 32 about 3 miles north of the intersection
of rt 32/299) - from the Thruway head west on
rt 299 to rt 32
ph: 845 567 1445 web: http://www.hvme.com
Email: hvme@optonline.net
HOURS - Wednesday - Saturday 12-5
Move
Update -
we are
open at our new location with about 25% of our
stuff . we plan for the rest of our stuff to arrive
over the next month.
Hours for HVME at this time will be WEDNESDAY
- SATURDAY 12 - 5
parking for HVME is indicated in front of our
trailers - please be aware that we share this
space with the New Paltz Recycling Center and
observe traffic & parking restrictions
since
the amount of stuff available is somewhat limited
we are suspending membership fees until further
notice -
this means that member prices apply to all shoppers
volunteers
are still needed for the following tasks
painting
the inside of trailers - we have 12 to paint
- just slap the paint on we're not fussy - if
you have your own rollers please bring them
moving materials around - the sooner we can empty
the trailers we've rented the sooner we can stop
paying rent on them
if you
can help please call and let us know you are coming
Once
we are fully up and running we plan to have an
all out grand opening
Our
deepest gratitude is extended to our latest cash
donors - Annette Barry-Smith, Emily Hauser, Lenae
Madonna, Jean Congers, Michael Chase-Salerno,
Cindy Quinn, Eric Gedsig, Stuart Auchinclass
Cash
donations are still very much needed and can be
given through our donation button on our website
or just drop off a bucket load of cash at our
new site - we'll even come in at off hours for
the right sized bucket load and we'll supply the
bucket!
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Art
Supplies Needed
The Domestic Violence Shelter has a resident in
need of art supplies. This young woman was a college
art student who became involved with an abusive
partner. She had to leave her studies due to the
abuse. In her difficult circumstances she gave
away her portfolio thinking she could never pursue
her art again. With the help of Family of Woodstock
this woman and her young child have found housing
and are rebuilding their lives. One of her long
term goals is to return to art school and get
her BA. To do this she must rebuild her portfolio.
She is need of all basic art supplies (which need
not be new) including but not limited to:
Paper (all sizes and weight)
Pencils ( varying hardness)
Paint
Brushes
Canvas
Charcoal
Conte crayons
Pastels
Her original focus of study was metal sculpture.
This of course would be difficult for her to do
outside of school or studio space, however if
anyone had any resources for her she'd be thrilled
I'm sure.
The Shelter is also preparing to do ongoing art
groups with all residents in an effort to reduce
the effects of the trauma our residents have experienced.
Our facilitators will be needing art supplies
of all types as well. We can put any new or used
supplies to good use.
Please call Kathy Moretti , Program Director -
at 331-7080 ext.127
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Lend-A-Helping-Hand
Offers Funds for Patients Undergoing Treatment
for Breast Cancer
Hi,
Breast
Cancer Options is initiating a program called
Lend-A-Helping-Hand that will offer funds to provide
help to patients undergoing treatment for breast
cancer for the services listed below. (We
have a $500 per family cap and only $8,000 to
spend this year)Eligibility in the LAHH program
requires a patient to be currently undergoing
chemotherapy and or radiation therapy for breast
cancer.
____
Meal preparation
____
Food shopping
____
Housecleaning Service
____
Medical Co-pays
____
Transportation Service - To/from breast cancer
related treatments/appointments (not covered by
the ACS or other community agencies)
____
Childcare (when necessary for going to medical
appointments)
The
Lend A Helping Hand (LAHH) program has been adapted
by Breast Cancer Options (BCO) from a program
created by the Babylon Breast Cancer Coalition
(BBCC) to provide help to patients undergoing
treatment for breast cancer. The focus of
LAHH is to provide funds to the patient to relieve
some of the stress and worry a cancer diagnosis
and ensuing treatment creates. Financial
assistance for co-pays, housecleaning, meal preparation,
transportation to and from breast cancer-related
medical appointments (not covered by other agencies), and
child care are just a few of the services LAHH
will cover for qualified individuals and families.
Breast
Cancer Options needs to put together ALL
the community resources that pay for these services
so that we can appropriately refer people who
qualify. We have limited funds and know how difficult
the impact of diagnosis and treatment can be on
individuals and families. Please send any community
agency contacts that we may not be aware of. We
are servicing Ulster , Dutchess, Columbia , Greene,
Sullivan and Orange Counties .
Thank
you...Hope
Hope
Nemiroff
Executive
Director Breast Cancer Options
101
Hurley Ave., Suite 10
Kingston
NY 12401
www.breastcanceroptions.org
ph:
845/339-HOPE (4673)
fax:
845/339-6784
'THINK
PINK LOCALLY'
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Support
and Help for Grandparents Raising a Grandchild
Jewish
Family Services is very excited to announce that
our Grandparent's Raising Grandchildren Programs!
Call Today: 845-338-2980
They include: 6 sessions of individual therapy
for up to 6 families - first come first served.
Services in Kingston and Ellenville area.
Starting after July 4th we will be holding a grandparent
support group led by Ruth Hirsch, MFT in Kingston
2 times a month from 6:30-8pm on Wednesdays at
the Kingston Library.
Telephone
Group: We are offering a "virtual"
group for grandparents who cannot attend our groups
in Kingston . Grandparents will call into a Bridge
Line where they can engage with other grandparents
in an interactive group led by a licensed mental
health professional two times a month. Times and
Days to be Announced.
CALL
TODAY: 338-2980
Our services are conducted in alliance with Cornell
Cooperative Extension and are funded by NYSOFA
and OFA of Ulster.
Leslie K. Malin, L-CSW-R, ACSW
Executive Director
Jewish Family Services of Ulster Countyh
A Tradition of Caring - A Commitment to Service
845-338-2980
www.jfsu.com
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Help
Build A HEART Safe Community
If someone you love's heart stops without warning
at work, at a school event, or dining in a restaurant,
would you know what to do?
Would they be given the opportunity to survive?
Sudden
cardiac arrest claims the lives of nearly 105
Ulster County residents each year. Most do not
survive because the vast majority of people witnessing
the arrest do not know how to perform CPR or because
an AED was not available.
Ulster County Chairman David B. Donaldson recently
launched Ulster County 's HEART Safe Communities
program to help businesses, schools, community
organizations and municipalities improve their
ability to respond to sudden cardiac arrest.
With just a few simple steps, your organization
can receive a HEART Safe Community designation
and make a lifesaving difference in your community,
business, school or workplace. If you can answer
YES to any of these questions, you are
already on your way to being a HEART Safe Community:
Are your employees, students or others trained
in CPR and AED use?
Do you have an AED on site?
Do you have an Emergency Response Plan? (If
not, we can help you create one!)
For more information about how to become a HEART
Safe Community, log on to www.co.ulster.ny.us
or contact the American Heart Association
at (845) 905-2135.
Aimee Zimmerman, MSEd, CHES
Public Health Educator
Ulster County Health Department
300 Flatbush Avenue
Kingston , NY 12401
(845)340-3160
Fax (845)340-3086
www.co.ulster.ny.us/health
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Plant
A Row for the Hungry Campaign Strives to Stem
Hunger in Ulster County
The vegetable growing season is in full swing,
and the Master Gardener program is looking for
gardeners like you to help feed people who are
hungry in Ulster County by joining their Plant
A Row for the Hungry (PAR) campaign. We are asking
vegetable gardeners to grow a little extra this
season or sharing the extra you have to help feed
the hungry right here in Ulster County .
Your fresh produce can be dropped off at the following
designated locations:
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Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster County
located at 10 Westbrook Lane in Kingston between
the hours of 8:30am and 4:30pm,
Monday - Friday.
Contact: Barbara Grumberg 845-340-3990.
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Family of New Paltz located at 51 North Chestnut
Street in New Paltz between the hours of 10:00am
and 5:00pm,
Monday - Thursday.
Contact: Kathy Cartegena 845-255-8801.
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Caring Hands Soup Kitchen located on Clinton Avenue
in Kingston at the Methodist Church between the
hours of 9:00am and 2:00pm,
Monday - Thursday.
Contact: Stephen Crawford 845-331-7188.
We ask that all donations are washed prior to
delivery.
The nutrition program educators at Cornell Cooperative
Extension will use and distribute the produce
collected when they go out to teach their hands-on
nutrition education programs that work with low-income
families, children, and seniors residing in Ulster
County .
This season's co-sponsors include The Garden Writers
Association, The Expanded Food and Nutrition Education
Program, and Eat Smart New York.
If you're ready to help the hungry call our Master
Gardener Program today at Cornell Cooperative
Extension Ulster County to receive your free soil
test, information packet, free Plant A Row veggie
markers for your garden and registration form,
call Dona Crawford at 845-340-3990. Or visit our
website: http://counties.cce.cornell.edu/ulster
.
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Give
Pennies to Benefit Shriners and Help PACK 272
set a World Record.
Pack
272 of the Rip Van Winkle Boy Scout Council is
attempting to set a
Worlds
Record for the
Largest
Penny Jar and we need your help
Our
goal is to collect as many pennies as possible
and try to fill our jar (it is a Naval radar
assembly dome cover).
All
the money collected, every penny, will be donated
to the Shriners to aid them in their efforts to
provide medical care to children in need.
Last
year the Shriners spent over $20,000 on gas alone
to bring children from the Hudson Valley to the
two Shriners Hospitals for Children in Massachusetts
.
To be
a part of this record all you have to do is collect
pennies and add them to the jar. We will set up
a time and place for the final collection and
record attempt and we will get the word out to
you. In the mean time, start saving those pennies.
Get a cup or a jar and start filling it.
Spread
the word to your family and friends and invite
them to be a part of the record.
Our
jar will hold approximately 240 gallons. If we
manage to fill it, we could give the Shriners
over $17,000 to help children in need!! And that's
only with pennies.
So please,
join us in our efforts to
Help
the Children
Krista
J. Barringer, LMSW
Director
Ulster
County Youth Bureau
407 Development
Court
Kingston
, NY 12401
VOICE (845)
334-5264
FAX (845)
334-5587
kbar@co.ulster.ny.us
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Announcing
the Availability of Funding for 2009 Youth Programs
Legislator
Don Gregorius, Chairman of the Ulster County Human
Development Committee and Juliette Graham-Hayes,
Chair of the Ulster County Youth Board, announce
that the Ulster County Youth Bureau is seeking
Requests for Proposals for New York State Office
of Children and Family Services Youth Development
and Delinquency Prevention (YDDP) and Special
Delinquency Prevention Program (SDPP) funding
to support Ulster County youth programs for the
2009 calendar year.
The
50% reimbursable Youth Development and Delinquency
Prevention grants require a dollar-for-dollar
match from the agency/municipality applying for
the program funds. Programs must reach the general
youth population with quality recreation, social,
and/or skill building programs. Eligible agencies
must be not-for-profit or community-based organizations
with federal identification or charities registration
numbers.
The
100% reimbursable Special Delinquency Prevention
Program grants are available to programs that
demonstrate service and impact on one of the identified
Office of Children and Family Services youth-at-risk
target populations. These populations include
youth that are being considered for placement
outside of the home, discharged from institutional
care,
currently
in residential care, on PINS or JD charge, on
probation, homeless or runaway, truants or school
drop-outs, pregnant, prostitutes, victims of abuse
or neglect, family member involved with juvenile
justice, mental
health
or social service systems. Eligible agencies must
be not-for-profit or community-based organizations
with federal identification or charities registration
numbers.
New
program proposals submitted by the due date will
be granted 15 minutes to present their proposal
verbally to the Ulster County Youth Board the
evening of Thursday, August 7, 2008.
Applications
for funding may be obtained by calling the Ulster
County Youth Bureau at (845) 334-5264 or emailing
elab@co.ulster.ny.us
.
Application
documents can be sent electronically.
Completed
applications will be due at the Youth Bureau,
407 Development Court , Kingston , New York
12401
no later than noon Tuesday, August 5, 2008.
[Note
to currently funded programs seeking to re-apply
- the New York State generated application cover
forms have not been received. As soon as they
are received, the applications to re-apply will
be mailed. The due date for the return of these
applications will be determined at that time.]
Thank
you.
Krista
J. Barringer, LMSW
Director
Ulster
County Youth Bureau
407 Development
Court
Kingston
, NY 12401
VOICE (845)
334-5264
FAX (845)
334-5587
kbar@co.ulster.ny.us
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Resources
and Learning Experience from Parenting in Context
Initiative
Greetings
all-
Here's
a little summer gift that came to me through a
listserv from Cornell. I wanted to share
with you.
The
link below will take you to some rich learning
experiences in the form of archived webcasts from
the Parenting in Context Initiative through the
Department of Policy Analysis and Management at
Cornell University .
The
first webcast is a bit lengthy, coming out
of a major conference featuring multiple
nationally recognized researchers/experts.
Others are shorter "faculty discussions"
with one main speaker. All are rich in content...and
cost only your time. Which is why I didn't
say these are free!
I have
found them thought-provoking and I have learned
solid information, had questions come to mind,
and more than once grumbled, "Yeh, but....."
when I disagreed. If you find a
program getting off to a slow, less-than-exciting
start with introductions etc., but there is always
"fast forward" to the meat of the program! There
are also links to handouts that might be useful
in staff training etc.
If you
work with families or kids, if you write grant
proposals or want to influence family and youth
policy, if you are a student writing papers, if
you just want to stimulate your brain, take a
look. See if there is anything interesting,
then try to find the time to enjoy...and tis even
better watched with with friends or colleagues
for discussion.
http://www.parenting.cit.cornell.edu:80/events_web.html
Susan
Matson
Accord
Summary
of webcasts:
1.
Distance Learning Event Archived WEBCAST
Children
and Chaos: How chaotic environmental settings
influence human development from infancy through
adolescence
Featuring
Bronfenbrenner Life Course Center Faculty
College
of Human Ecology
Learn
about:
· social and psychological components
· how a chaotic environment influences
children's development from infancy through adolescence
· physical environment effects
· effects of individual difference among
children
· how forces such as culture or socioeconomic
status relate to chaos
Gain ideas for application to education and human
service delivery programs with parents, caregivers,
and others who are concerned with child well-being.
2.
"Ricciuti
Lecture" Archived WEBCAST
Ethnic
and Class Disparities in School Readiness: Closing
the Gap
with
Jeanne
Brooks-Gunn, Ph.D.
Co-director,
National Center for Children & Families, Columbia
University
Jeanne
Brooks-Gunn is the Virginia and Leonard Marx Professor
of Child Development at Teachers College and the
College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia
University . Professor Brooks-Gunn brings a rich
background as a developmental psychologist to
the Center, specializing in policy-oriented research
that focuses on family and community influences
on the development of young children. Her research
centers on designing and evaluating interventions
and policies aimed at enhancing the well-being
of children living in poverty.
3.
"Faculty
Conversation" Archived WEBCAST
The Cutting
Edge:
What Parents
Need to Know About Self-Injury in Adolescents
with
Janis Whitlock,
Ph.D., Senior Research Associate at Cornell University
The increase
in the number of youth who self-injure is alarming
for adults who work with or parent youth.
Associated mainly with the term "cutting",
self-injury can also include behaviors such as
carving, burning, scratching, punching oneself
or other objects, and bone breaking. This
workshop summarized what is known about the prevalence
and nature of self-injurious behavior in the general
youth population, and about how the behavior may
be spreading. It included results from a New York
State study on self-injury in schools and recommendations
for detecting, intervening, and preventing it.
4.
"Faculty
Conversation" Archived WEBCAST
"Parenting
an Explosive Child "
with Dr.
Ross Greene
We were
honored to have Dr. Ross Greene, Director of the
Collaborative Problem Solving Institute at Massachusetts
General Hospital and Associate Professor at Harvard
Medical School , present his research on The Explosive
Child. Dr. Greene specializes in the classification,
longitudinal study, and treatment of inflexible,
easily frustrated, explosive children and adolescents
as well as the long-term outcomes of socially-impaired
children with ADHD. In addition to authoring
numerous articles, chapters, and scientific papers,
Dr. Greene is the author of The Explosive Child
and co-author of Treating Explosive Kids: The
Collaborative Problem Solving Approach.
5.
"Faculty
Conversation" Archived WEBCAST
Courting
Disaster? The Worldwide Revolution in Marriage
with Stephanie
Coontz
Stephanie
Coontz is a professor of History and Family Studies
at Evergreen State College, in Olympia, Washington
and is the author of the recent Marriage, A History:
From Obedience to Intimacy, or How Love Conquered
Marriage , and other works such as The Way We
Never Were: American Families and the Nostalgia
Trap . Prof. Coontz is also the Director of Research
and Public Education for the Council on Contemporary
Families.
For
more information about Professor Coontz, http://www.stephaniecoontz.com.
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New
York State All-Hazards Alert and Notification
Web-Based Portal
New
York State All-Hazards Alert and Notification
web-based portal is part of New York State 's
ongoing commitment to provide New Yorkers with
information so that they will understand the risks
and threats that they may face and know how to
respond accordingly. Each of us has the
responsibility to be as prepared as possible for
any emergencies that may arise. One of the
keys to preparedness is having up-to-date information.
The New York State All-Hazards Alert and Notification
website contains critical emergency-related information
including instructions and recommended protective
actions developed in real-time by emergency service
personnel. Concurrent with the posting to the
website, that same information will be disseminated
through various communications systems (e.g. email,
cell phones, media outlets) to those who sign
up.
The information posted will include severe weather
warnings, significant highway closures, hazardous
materials spills, and many other emergency conditions.
Additionally you will find information regarding
response actions being taken by local and state
agencies and protective actions that you should
take to protect you, your family and your property.
By signing up for NY-Alert, you can receive warnings
and emergency information via the web, your cell
phone, email and other technologies. Signing
up for NY Alert is free. Your information
is protected and never shared with any one else.
You can modify what type of information you receive
or unsubscribe at any time. It is a tool
to provide you with critical information when
you may need it most.
To
sign up, go to www.nyalert.gov.
Aimee
Zimmerman, MSEd, CHES
Public Health Educator
Ulster County Health Department
300 Flatbush Avenue
Kingston , NY 12401
(845)340-3160
Fax (845)340-3086
www.co.ulster.ny.us/health
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Vendors
Wanted for July 26 Indoor Yard/Craft Sale
VENDORS
WANTED:
Indoor Yard/Craft Sale - Sat. Jul 26 - 10-4
Rain
or Shine -
Be Comfortable Inside. Air Conditioned. Restrooms.
Parking.
St.
Peters Mulray Hall, Rosendale. Call 687-7735.
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Culinary
Institute of America Private Chef Available
Experience
as a Private Chef, Caterer, 5 Star Chef Restaurant
Chef
Can
plan menus, personal preference meals and professional
service
(Dinner
parties, intimate gatherings, and cooking class
parties)
Contact
Catherine Williams (featured in Northern VA Magazine
May 2008).
Will
supply references and complete resume.
(845)
214 8198
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Volunteers
Needed for Renovating Metropolitan Park with Boys
& Girls Club of Kingston, July 29 - 31
Community
Leaders, Organizers and Youth Development Workers,
As
I Mentioned during the UCAN meeting this past
week, the Boys & Girls Club of Kingston has
received a substantial grant from Kaboom! and
Home Depot to renovate and refurbish Metropolitan
Park on Greenkill Avenue across from our facilities.
We
held a design day event on June 16th in which
27 members, parents, community people, Kiwanis
members and some of the volunteers from Home Depot.
From that design day we created an extensive and
ambitious plan for the park that includes a playground
area for both children ages 2-5 and 6-12, volleyball
courts, bleachers by the basketball court which
will be resurfaced, a gazebo, benches and
finally our members will be creating
a community mural and a community garden which
will be operated by the Boys & Girls Club
Welcome to the
Outdoors
Program.
This
is a very quick turnaround project, as the construction
process begins July 29th with prep day 1, July
30th is prep day 2 and July 31st is BUILD
DAY...
For
day 1 we will need 25 volunteers, day 2 we need
45 and on build day we will need 75-90 people! Also,
and this is even better, we need 8-10 people to
simply be our cheering team captains - no building
experience necessary just people who
are really good at being upbeat, goofy and encouraging. These
numbers do not include the 125 volunteers
that Kaboom and Home Depot will be bringing!
We
have been making progress with our recruitment,
currently we have approximately 40 volunteers
signed up.
The
issue is, and this is where I am asking all of
you who are interested for yourselves to participate
or know of people who would be, we need to have
people signed up and committed to showing up and
working. We understand it is 3 days
listed here, but if anyone can help with one day
or all three we need you!
Please
contact Me or pass along the information as needed.
by phone,
845-338-8666
or by email lauraN.conklin@gmail.com
Thank
you all for your support and future help!
Laura
Conklin
Program
Director
Boys
& Girls Club of Kingston
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July
29-August 3:
4-H
Community Service Projects at Ulster County Fair
4-H
Community Service Projects Promise to Deliver
Smiles to Veterans, Iraqi Children and our Troops
in Iraq at this year's Ulster County Fair
Do you want to be a part of something big? Have
you wanted to do something special but just can't
find the time? Visit the Jane W. Barley Memorial
Youth Building during the Ulster County Fair in
New Paltz to participate in some fun interactive
activities that will surely brighten someone's
day. The Ulster County Fair is located on Libertyville
Rd. in New Paltz and runs from Tuesday, July 29
through Sunday, August 3. The youth building is
open daily from 10:00am to 9:00pm. All ages are
welcome to participate. The four community service
activities scheduled are the following:
1. Sew a Patriotic Pillow for a U.S. Veteran:
It doesn't matter what your age or skill level.
Join us in creating pillowcases to be distributed
to VA Hospitals around the world. We will do all
the cutting for you and provide a sewing machine.
Stay and sew a whole pillowcase or just sew a
stripe. We will have people on hand to guide you.
Sewing is not a requirement to participate.
There will be an experienced sewer available on
the days and times listed below to assist all
participants:
Wednesday, July 30, 4:00pm to 6:00pm
Thursday, July 31, 4:00pm to 6:00pm
Friday, August 1, 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Sunday, August 2, 1:00pm to 3:00pm
2. Write a thank you note to a Veteran:
Each pillow is sent with a thank you note inside.
Write a thank you to our veterans for their service
to our country.
Donations will be collected at a designated drop
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