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EQX COMMUNITY CALENDAR* TO SUBMIT EVENTS HAPPENING IN OUR AREA SCROLL DOWN TO READ INSTRUCTIONS
Manchester's "Casting for Recovery" Needs Your Help!! Manchester's very own national non-profit, Casting for Recovery (CFR) has been fighting the battle against breast cancer since 1996 and is competing in the Pepsi Refresh contest for $250,000 this month. The top two organizations will receive a quarter of a million dollars in funding and CFR is currently at #19 - they need your help to reach the top of the list! CFR is an educational program that support women who have been profoundly affected by breast cancer through counseling, fly-fishing lessons, and all-expense paid retreats. CFR has three ways you can vote for their mission: 1. Text it! Give your thumbs a rewarding work out by texting 101715 to 73774 (Pepsi) 2. Follow the source: Vote at Pepsi's Casting for Recovery page: http://www.refresheverything.com/castingforrecovery. 3. FB it! Show your support by voting at CFR's very own Facebook page! http://apps.facebook.com/pepsirefresh/idea/set?auth_token=...a10a8373c2e Finalists will be announced September 1st, so don't miss this opportunity to show your support for Manchester's Casting for Recovery! Additional information: Casting for Recovery website: www.castingforrecovery.org Event Coverage: http://www.benningtonbanner.com/ci_15671147 more information on the Pepsi Refresh project: http://www.refresheverything.com/how-it-works RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVES SEPTERMBER, NY AND PENN The New York and Penn region of the American Red Cross is holding several community blood drives during the month of September. Give blood between Septermber 1st and 17th and receive a coupon for a free oil change and tire rotation at Midas. Blood drives will be held in Albany, Clinton, Columbia, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Greene, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Warren, and Washington County. Appointments can be made by calling 1-800-RED-CROSS. For a location near you, visit http://www.redcrossblood.org/nyp
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Bennington County, Vermont, is expanding. Great new mentoring programs are now available in
Get involved and have fun. Sign up to be an adult mentor. Or enroll a child ages 5-14 in the program! For just a few hours a month, mentoring gives kids the greatest advantage for a successful life—friendship with a caring adult!
Big Brothers Big Sisters of
To donate, volunteer, or sign up a youth please contact the Northshire Big Brothers Big Sisters Program Coordinator at 802-442-5491. You’ll be glad you did.
DVDs 4 Vets is a Non-Profit that arranges for the collection and donation of new and used DVDs for the benefit of military Veterans, many of whom are unable to obtain these on their own. All donations are sent to Veteran's hospitals, VET centers, clinics and State VET homes. For more information, log on to www.dvds4vets.org.
Vermont chapter: (802) 864-9393
Capital District / North Country (518 area code): (518) 782-4673
The Make-A-Wish Foundation® grants wishes to children who are living with a life-threatening illness, to enrich the human experience with Hope, Strength and Joy!
If you know a child with a life-threatening illness , please contact us and...Share the Power of a Wish®!
The Foundation, through personal interview with the child, makes sure that it grants each child his or her special wish. In every case, the entire immediate family is included as part of the wish to help create special family memories. The purpose is to emphasize the joy of the wish fulfilled; not the illness. Neither the child nor family is ever asked to pay for any portion of a fulfilled wish.
More than 40 different life-threatening neuromuscular diseases exi, st. Tens of thousands of Americans are battling with some neuromuscular disease. The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) is a voluntary health agency. It is a dedicated partnership between scientists and concerned citizens aimed at conque, ring neuromuscular diseases. MDA combats neuromuscular diseases through programs of worldwide research, comprehensive medical and community services, and far-reaching professional and public health education. For more information or to donate time or money to the cause call 802-863-6434 or 518-489-5494 or visit the website at www.mdusa.org.
Project WAVE New York
Project Wave (War Against the Virus Escalating), Inc is a non-profit organization working in partnership with public and private sectors to fight the HIV/AIDS epidemic in communities of color. Project WAVE efforts focus on HIV prevention and the importance of knowing one's HIV status. Project WAVE partners expand awareness about HIV, emphasizing the importance of knowing our HIV status and about the availability of HIV counseling, testing, and partner notification assistance services. This week is FREE HIV Testing Week. Free testing sites will be offe,, red all over the capitol region. Most sites are walk in with no appointment necessary. You can get health care treatment if you test positive. Take the test and take control. For more information call 1-800-201-AIDS.
Be constructive build a house with Habitat for Humanity. Habitat for Humanity is a non-profit organization that works to build quality affordable housing in partnership with needy families. Each family works many hours of labor by helping with the construction, but they can't do it alone. You can help by sharing your time and talent. Both skilled and unskilled volunteers are needed at the construction site and as Habitat ambassadors in the community. You can also help by donating money, construction materials, and expertise in many different areas.
Donations are welcome, needed, and greatly appreciated. For more information on how you can help call (802) 442-3717 or visit http://www.benningtonareahabitat.com.