 Thank you Councilwoman Madonna Flood for leading the 10th Annual "Doing Our Part From the Heart"
This year Councilwoman Flood has partnered with the KFC Yum! Center to provide free parking at the Blake Shelton concert, next Friday, to all individuals who bring a bag full of donations for our service men and women over seas.
Doing Our Part From the Heart is a donation drive to provide daily odds and ins that we take for granted and provide them to our men and women that are keeping us safe. Among the donations needed are: Chewing Gum, mints, lifesavers, deodorant, lotion, foot powder, razors, body wash, band-aids, q-tips, bug repellent, Sun block, Tylenol and more.
Please see the Doing Our Part From the Heart Facebook page for more information on where to donate for this great cause!
 In a decision compared to the advent of electricity and the telephone, Metro Council ignored pressure from two major U.S. telecommunication companies and approved a pair of measures that supporters believe will bring Louisville residents faster online speeds.
By a 23-0 vote Thursday evening, members backed an ordinance that gives ultra-fast Internet service providers such as Google Fiber easier access to city rights-of-way, or in this case utility poles.here:
Read the Full Courier Journal Article here: Google Fiber Measure Passed Over Objections
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 This Sunday is Valentines Day!
Take this friendly reminder to recognize those in your life that give their most to support, care and love you everyday of the year!
 Louisville
Metro Department of Community Services (LMCS) administers the Social Services
funding program, and Louisville Metro Department of Economic Development,
Louisville Forward, administers the Arts and Cultural Attractions funding
program. The External Agency Funds are awarded annually to non-profit
organizations offering programs or services in Louisville/Jefferson County that
align with the departments’ missions and strategic goals.
Qualified
non-profits committed to providing services that achieve meaningful outcomes
for Louisville citizens in the following key areas are encouraged to apply:
- Decreasing homelessness;
- Increasing household financial stability;
- Increasing youth, teen, and/or young adult engagement
- Increasing access to services and resources for a
targeted population.
An
Arts and Culture agency is a non-profit committed to providing arts and
cultural attractions to the Louisville community. Eligible arts and cultural
agencies should ensure that they align with one of the primary focus areas:
- Providing quality arts and cultural attractions to all
in our community;
- Increasing awareness and appreciation of various arts
mediums; or
- Broaden and diversify the demographics of those who
participate in arts and cultural attractions.
Louisville
Metro Government employs a competitive granting strategy and strives to award
funding to agencies that demonstrate measurable positive impact in the
community and are good stewards of taxpayer dollars. Successful grantees will
be required to report on their success in meeting goals and outcomes.
For
more information, as well as a listing of previous recipients, visit http://louisvilleky.gov/government/external-agency-fund.
 While we know it is extremely cold, to leave your car running and unattended is very dangerous and against the law. In the past week, we have had 6 vehicles stolen in our 3rd Division community where they were left running to warm up and someone jumped in them and took off. All it takes is a second for someone to do this. On January 18th, we have had 2 more stolen that were left running to warm up or stay warm.
This is dangerous due to the fact that someone stealing their vehicle could injure someone else when they flee with the car, or later when an officer attempts to stop them. Not to mention the stress of having your vehicle stolen, belongings inside etc. It is simply not worth it to lose your car for a reason like this. Please keep that in mind this winter season.
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 The Kentucky Harm Reduction Coalistion will offer free Naloxone Kits and training sessions on how to administer it to reverse the effects of overdose from heroin and opioid drugs to prevent death.
Training
sessions are open to the general public including first responders and to the
family and friends of those who use heroin or other opioid drugs.
Each training session takes about 15 minutes to
complete. Training sessions will be held continuously on Wednesday,
February 10 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Department of Public Health and
Wellness located at 400 E. Gray St.
Naloxone
(also known as Narcan®) is a medication called an “opioid a
ntagonist”
used to counteract life-threatening depression of the central nervous system
and respiratory system, allowing an overdose victim to breathe normally.
No
registration or advance notice is required to attend the sessions.
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 Southwest
Community Ministries invites you to “Dinner with The Monarchs.”
Saturday, March
5th 2015
PRP High School
5901 Greenwood Rd, Louisville, KY 40258
Our
Mardi Gras theme offers a way to experience thrilling fun while helping
neighbors. We have a delectable dinner, a beautiful silent auction, and
melodious music by The Monarchs.
Tickets
are on SALE NOW!! $30 a piece
For
more information call (502)935-0310, or email bm1swcm@gmail.com
 BBB
Warns: It’s Valentine’s Day! Is Your New Love a Con Artist?
It’s
February and love is in the air! But if your new boo is someone you met online,
he or she could be a scammer… especially if you haven’t yet met in person. BBB
is warning those who are “looking for love” to be wary year-round, but
especially around Valentine’s Day, when it may be tempting to let your guard
down!
A relationship scam starts simply: You meet online at a
dating site or on social media. Things click immediately and the “relationship”
progresses quickly; you email, talk on the phone, trade pictures. Finally, you
make plans to meet… maybe he or she has even mentioned marriage plans. But as
the relationship gets stronger, the requests start to change. Your new love
asks you to wire them money… it’s not much at first, but then the requests keep
coming: their daughter needs emergency surgery, they need airfare to come for a
visit, etc. The payback promises are empty; the money’s gone and, soon, so are
they.
Don’t let your emotions get in
the way! Be
wary of any dating prospect who:
·
Always
has an excuse to postpone meeting. Someone really interested in a
relationship will want to see you in person.
·
Be
wary of someone who claims to be from this country but is currently traveling,
living, or working abroad (perhaps Military).
·
Has
a photo that doesn't match his/her profile: Lots of people fib in their dating
profile, adding an inch of height or subtracting 10 pounds. But be on the
lookout for big discrepancies. For example, a scammer may describe their fake
persona as blonde but uses a photo of a brunette.
·
Has a
suspicious Facebook profile. Scammers often use the names and photos of real
people to create fake FB profiles. Their profiles tend to have few friends and
lots of grammatical errors. Check to see when they joined. Recent pages are
another red flag.
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Asks
you for money or credit card information. Scammers often claim an emergency
like a sick relative or stolen wallet, and will ask you to wire money.
To avoid losing money to
scammers, you should NEVER:
· Send money to someone you haven’t met in person.
· Provide banking information to people you don’t know.
· Send money for an emergency situation without
confirming that it’s a real emergency.
· Send funds from a check in your account until it
officially clears (which can take a week or more).
Always:
·
Stop and think – if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
·
Know the person you are sending money to - people who you have
met.
·
Be suspicious of someone who asks you to send money for an
emergency by wire, prepaid money card, or gift card.
For more tips, go to bbb.org
or call 1-800-388-2222.
Also, here are 2 stories online:
http://www.bbb.org/louisville/news-events/news-releases/2016/02/bbb-warning-its-valentines-day-is-your-new-boo-a-con-artist/
http://www.bbb.org/louisville/news-events/news-releases/2016/02/bbb-warns-beware-of-romance-scams/
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