Upcoming Events
1. This week at the URBAN GARDEN MARKET:
As
you make your plans for this holiday weekend, consider a visit to the
Urban Garden Market to stock up on fresh local produce for your picnic
or tailgate party. The Market is open between 9 and 1 on Saturday
mornings through October 2. Vendors provide a wide variety of fruits
and vegetables, homemade baked goods, relish, pickles, etc. This
Saturday we will have a new vendor, Jimmy Mac's Rib Shack,
offering ribs, tips, chicken, cole slaw and potato salad — perfect
food for your football party. We'll also have music this Saturday. Mike and Michael (acoustic rock) will
join us. If you haven't yet visited the Urban Garden Market, it's
located on the west side of Bendix Avenue, just south of Lincoln Way
West.
you make your plans for this holiday weekend, consider a visit to the
Urban Garden Market to stock up on fresh local produce for your picnic
or tailgate party. The Market is open between 9 and 1 on Saturday
mornings through October 2. Vendors provide a wide variety of fruits
and vegetables, homemade baked goods, relish, pickles, etc. This
Saturday we will have a new vendor, Jimmy Mac's Rib Shack,
offering ribs, tips, chicken, cole slaw and potato salad — perfect
food for your football party. We'll also have music this Saturday. Mike and Michael (acoustic rock) will
join us. If you haven't yet visited the Urban Garden Market, it's
located on the west side of Bendix Avenue, just south of Lincoln Way
West.
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2. VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE (VITA) – sponsored by the TRI-COUNTY TAX TEAM (TTT):
The
2010 VITA training program begins the weekend of September 10th/11th
and continues throughout the Fall and early Winter. Training sessions
will use IRS educational materials prepared to support the copywrited
software program, TaxWise. Sessions will incorporate exercises,
problem solving and group activities. Each week a different topic will
be addressed, first on Friday from 5:30 – 7:30 PM and then repeated on
Saturday from 10:00 to 12:00 AM. The training will take place at the
United Way office, 3517 E. Jefferson Ave. South Bend. For more
information or to join the Tri-County Tax Team, call Laura at
574-232-8201, ext. 228 or Teresa Marcy at 272-3089, email Myra, the
2010 Community Coordinator at myra.karina@gmail.com, or join us at the United Way this weekend.
2010 VITA training program begins the weekend of September 10th/11th
and continues throughout the Fall and early Winter. Training sessions
will use IRS educational materials prepared to support the copywrited
software program, TaxWise. Sessions will incorporate exercises,
problem solving and group activities. Each week a different topic will
be addressed, first on Friday from 5:30 – 7:30 PM and then repeated on
Saturday from 10:00 to 12:00 AM. The training will take place at the
United Way office, 3517 E. Jefferson Ave. South Bend. For more
information or to join the Tri-County Tax Team, call Laura at
574-232-8201, ext. 228 or Teresa Marcy at 272-3089, email Myra, the
2010 Community Coordinator at myra.karina@gmail.com, or join us at the United Way this weekend.
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3. The MINORITY HEALTH COALITION is sponsoring a town hall meeting on SMOKE FREE AIR:
Secondhand
smoke disproportionately affects minority populations in Indiana.
According to state health officials, secondhand smoke causes
respiratory disease in children (ear infections, asthma, bronchitis and
pneumonia), low birth weight infants, sudden infant death syndrome,
lung cancer, nasal sinus cancer, and heart disease. Secondhand smoke
kills 65,000 nonsmokers in the United States (U.S.) each year. The
Saint Joseph County Minority Health Coalition will raise awareness and
garner support for a statewide smoke-free policy. Community members are
welcome to come, hear the panel and ask questions.
smoke disproportionately affects minority populations in Indiana.
According to state health officials, secondhand smoke causes
respiratory disease in children (ear infections, asthma, bronchitis and
pneumonia), low birth weight infants, sudden infant death syndrome,
lung cancer, nasal sinus cancer, and heart disease. Secondhand smoke
kills 65,000 nonsmokers in the United States (U.S.) each year. The
Saint Joseph County Minority Health Coalition will raise awareness and
garner support for a statewide smoke-free policy. Community members are
welcome to come, hear the panel and ask questions.
WHO: John N. Brown, Pastor, Gethsemane Church of God
Elonda Wilder-Hamilton, Chair of the Weed & Seed and Coalition/Community Activist
Cheryl Ashe, Survivor of a tobacco related disease
Damon Pittman, County Coordinator, Head Start
Dr. Paul McLeod, DDS, Health Professional.
WHERE: Gethsemane Church of God
308 South Walnut Street, South Bend, IN
WHEN: Tuesday, September 7, 2010
6:30-8:00pm
For more information contact: Karl Nichols, St. Joseph County Minority Health Coalition, (574) 232-4234