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The Lake Martin Area Boys & Girls Club holding skeet shooting competition this weekend

The Lake Martin Area Boys & Girls Club holding skeet shooting competition this weekend

The Lake Martin Area Boys and Girls Club is holding its annual skeet shooting competition this Saturday, February 25th at the Lower Wetumpka Shotgun Sports Club in Montgomery.  Proceeds from this event will benefit the Lake Martin Area Boys and Girls Club.

For more information, contatct the Boys and Girls Club at 256-234-4757.

The Lower Wetumpka Shotgun Sports Club is located at 4758 Lower Wetumpka Road in Montgomery.

Nominations for Volunteer of the Year are open

Nominations for Volunteer of the Year are open

Nominations are now open for the Volunteer & Information Center's 2012 River Region Volunteers of the Year awards.  Nominations must be received by March 1st.  The celebration will be held on April 17th at Trinity Presbyterian Church in Montgomery.

Over the past 38 years, the Volunteer of the Year Awards Celebration has become the River Region’s largest annual event recognizing individuals and groups who have selflessly given their time and talent to improve their community and its residents’ overall quality of life. The awards celebration is hosted by the Volunteer & Information Center and the Junior League of Montgomery. Nominations are accepted at any time up till 6weeks prior to the celebration. The celebration is always during National Volunteer week in April.

To make a nomination, visit their website.

Source:  Volunteer & Information Center

ACES Urban PREP Program Offers Job Search Solutions to Individuals and Families

ACES Urban PREP Program Offers Job Search Solutions to Individuals and Families

Over the past year, Alabamians have experienced high unemployment. A struggling economy and unstable state employment have left thousands of Alabamians out of work. While there were some visible changes in the employment statistics as recent as November 2011, unemployment rates in Alabama are still more than 9 percent according to the United States Department of Labor.

Extension's Urban Affairs and New Nontraditional Programs Unit designed and published a Promoting Readiness for Employment Possibilities (PREP) strategic program initiative and tool kit to offer job search solutions to individuals and families seeking help.

Read more here.

Source:  Alabama Cooperative Extension System News System

The annual River Region Ethics in Business Awards nominations are open

The annual River Region Ethics in Business Awards nominations are open

The River Region Ethics in Business and Public Service Awards honors businesses, organizations, and individuals in our area who are committed to the highest ethical principles in their approach to the workplace. It is a program of The Samaritan Counseling Center offered in partnership with Auburn University Montgomery.

Nominations are currently open and you are encouraged to nominate your own business or another buisiness or idividual for these awards.  Nominations are open until February 20th.

You can make your nomination here.

 For further information, contact Alice Williams at 334-262-7787, ext. 200 or visit the River Region Ethics in Buisness and Public Service website.

Redland Community Clean-up Day

Redland Community Clean-up Day

The Cub Scouts of Pack 429 invite you to join the Redland Community Clean-Up Day on Saturday, February 4th, 2012 from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Redland is a beautiful area, but trash litters our roadsides along all the major routes. Please invest an hour or two of your time into your community to keep the place where we live clean. We'll provide the gloves and the bags and coordinate trash disposal. We simply need you.

All interested parties meet up at Mulder Church.

Information Source: Cub Scouts of Pack 429

"Friends for Gabe" looking for help for family

"Friends for Gabe" looking for help for family

Dear Friend,

 

I am writing to you on behalf of Friends for Gabe.  We are family and friends of Gabe Livingston and his family.  Gabe is 16 years old and has been battling a bone marrow failure disease his entire life.  The Livingston family is currently preparing for Gabe to undergo a bone marrow transplant this month with his brave and generous brother, Kyle, as the donor.  The Livingston family will have to stay approximately 100 days in Children’s Hospital and 100 days near Children’s Hospital in Birmingham, AL., which is 200 days away from their Millbrook home.  Please contact me for more information concerning Gabe’s battle and transplant.

Friends for Gabe is selling raffle tickets and hosting an event which will include food and a silent auction.

LifeSouth is hosting community blood drives in Wetumpka

LifeSouth is hosting community blood drives in Wetumpka

LifeSouth Community Blood Centers, Inc. is facing a dire shortage of blood and is hosting a series of blood drives in the Montgomery Region from January 16th through January 22nd.

All blood types are needed, but there is a critical need for type 0 negative.  If you have this blood type, you are urged to donate as soon as possible. Please help LifeSouth build up its supply of all blood types by donating blood at one of the following blood drives:

  • Friday, January 20th at Walmart of Wetumpka from 1:00 until 6:00 p.m.
  • Saturday, January 21st at Lowe's of Wetumpka from 9:00 am until 1:00 p.m.
  • Saturday, January 21st at Dollar General of Wetumpka from 1:30 until

You can also give blood any time at the LifeSouth Donor Center, which is located at 4139 Carmichael Road. It's open seven days a week.  Call them at 334-260-0803 for more information.