Happy Mother's Day!
Happy Mother's Day! Councilman Mulvihill's mom, Mary Margaret Mulvihill, has been a great role model, both personally and in terms of public service. She served on the Louisville Board of Alderman from 1975 to 1981.
 Thanks to Mrs. Mulvihill and all those filling the role of mom out there for all you do.
June 3 - Chat with Pat
 Saturday, June 3 will be the next Chat with Pat, at the Heine Brothers' Schnitzelburg/Germantown coffee shop at 822 Eastern Parkway, starting at 9 a.m.
Coming to District 10 this fall: Oskar's Slider Bar - from the Grind Burger Kitchen folks
 Liz and Jesse Huot, creators of the popular Grind Burger Kitchen, are opening Oskar's Slider Bar this fall. Work is underway at 3799 Poplar Level Road, the former Teena's Pizza in the Belmar/Camp Taylor area. The new establishment will feature a dozen slider options, of course, but also salads, fried fish, and veggie options.
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Camp Taylor area MSD
sanitary sewer replacement project updates have moved
In an effort to show the maps more clearly, we're moving the
Camp Taylor updates to the "News you can use" section at the bottom of the
E-News.
Louisville Water's Eastern Parkway work nears completion - LW wants your feedback
 Phase
one of Louisville Water’s historic water main improvement project
is nearing the end, with the final step of sidewalk and curb repair,
grading and seeding of yards, and paving. Click here for details.
Louisville Water
wants your feedback on their communication efforts throughout the project.
Since they will have two more phases to complete over the next two years,
your input is greatly appreciated: Click here to fill out a short survey.
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Eastern Parkway bridge replacement
continues
Eastern Parkway is reduced to one lane in each direction between Poplar Level Road and Royal Avenue (mile markers 5.5 to 5.9) due to bridge replacement. Speed limit in the work zone is reduced to 25 mph, and short closures are possible between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. For a complete list of Kentucky Transportation Cabinet projects,
click here.
MSD requests your input on the Critical Repair and Reinvestment Plan
 A dedicated website at http://www.louisvillemsd.org/CriticalRepairPlan includes:
- A video message offering an
overview of the challenge and the opportunity to engage
- Brief summaries of the six
categories of risk to public health and safety including local pictures of
real consequences
- Links to the full Critical
Repair & Reinvestment Plan for review (hard copies of Volume 1 have
also been distributed to every public library in the county through March
1)
- A comment form to provide
direct input on the Plan (http://louisvillemsd.org/community-input-form)
Comments sought on Paristown former Urban Government Center site by May 22
 The image above is a rendering from the Steve Smith Group, one of five groups
proposing ideas for the Barret Avenue site, showing a music venue.
Louisville Metro Government is in the process of determining the
future use of the Urban Government Center at 810 Barret Avenue in the Paristown
Pointe neighborhood. The 12-acre site has functioned as office space for
numerous government agencies over the past several years.
Review the plans and share your thoughts on the proposals
through May 22 via a comment form (click here), Develop Louisville social media
(click here or here)
For more information, including illustrated presentations from
each team, click here.
District 10 driver
information
- Report potholes: Call 311
or 574-5000, email metro.call@louisvilleky.gov, live chat at
www.louisvilleky.gov/metrocall, tweet
@LouMetro311, or include #502pothole in any tweet.
- Please be respectful of your
neighbors by driving the speed limit. Nobody wants their 25 MPH
residential street treated like a speedway.
- Sign up for the street sweeping
alerts system. Go to www.louisvilleky.gov, enter your address
in the MyLouisville box at the bottom of the page, and follow the brief
instructions for choosing text or email alerts.
- Don't leave anything of value visible in your car while you're away. Break-ins are happening every day.
- Don't park in the former Kmart
parking lot on Poplar Level Road. It is a tow-away zone.
May 12 and 13 - Better Block
Shelby Park event
 Center For Neighborhoods would love you to sign up for a shift
at our very first Better Block -- so many different ways to be
involved!
From May 11-13, community partners and residents are coming
together to create temporary street improvements and participate in arts
programming, street vendors, and pop-up shops. The event area will focus on
Logan and Oak Streets in Shelby Park. The purpose of this event is to
reinvigorate the neighborhood, bringing people together and showing off Shelby
Park's potential.
Check HERE for all kinds of shifts for all
kinds of activities. Share with your friends and let them know too!
For schedules and more information, click here.
May 13 - CycLOUvia
returns to Three Points
Cyclouvia, Louisville’s open streets initiative, is a free
community event that transforms our city streets into paved parks for an
afternoon. By temporarily restricting automobiles on the street, people of
all ages and backgrounds can walk, bike, dance, skate, or play on our
public spaces that are always there but are normally reserved for cars.
Last summer Cyclouvia expanded to the Germantown, Schnitzelburg, and
Shelby Park neighborhoods (Three Points) for the first time and attracted
thousands of participants. Due to last year’s overwhelming success,
Cyclouvia is returning to Three Points. Goss Avenue, Logan Street, and Shelby
Street will be closed to cars, but open for people from Texas Avenue to
Mary Street on Saturday, May 13 from 2 to 6 p.m.
District 10 community
group events
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The Schnitzelburg Community Farmers' Market - every
Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 1481 South Shelby Street, at the
corner of South Shelby Street and East Burnett.
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Jim King MUSCL Senior Wellness Center at Schnitzelburg
 The
Jim King MUSCL Senior Wellness Center is in need of a commercial grade
treadmill - can you help? Please contact Tip, Karen, or Rachael at
the MUSCL Senior Center office at 502-634-3221.
- Regular activities include
aerobics, directed exercise, chair volleyball, Pinochle, bingo, crochet, and
watercolor painting.
- For the full calendar of
events, visit www.facebook.com/musclseniorcenter/
Did you know? The Center has gym equipment,
a sewing room, and library.
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Save the date: June 23-24 Holy Family Summer Picnic
The Holy Family Summer Picnic is coming up soon, June 23 and 24!
We will have a Mega-Bouncie Night on Thursday, June 22. Bring your wrist band
back from Thursday and receive a discount on your band for Friday!
We will have food and drink all three days! Our famous chicken
dinner will begin at 5 p.m. on Saturday and last until we run out of
chicken! We will have games, pulltabs, live music, fellowship, and more!
Come and see us! All are welcome!
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German-Paristown Neighborhood Association's Monday Bingo is at the GPNA center, 1094 E. Kentucky Street. Doors open at 9 a.m. For more information on the GPNA, visit www.gpnalouisville.com.
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South East Associated Ministries
SEAM's mission is to
provide effective means of stability to individuals and families in the 40218
and 40220 zip codes through emergency food and financial assistance.
Shred day is May 20 at John Paul II, Hikes Lane Parish, between 9 and 11 a.m. A mobile unit will be set up in the parking lot for folks to have their clean paper documents shredded. There is no cost and donations of food, personal care items, and nonperishable food items are greatly appreciated.
Shred Day volunteers- if you are interested in
volunteering for two hours on a Saturday during Shred Day, please call Glenda
at 502-499-2059 or email at glenda.hatfield@twc.com by May 12.
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Louisville Nature
Center events
The Louisville Nature Center offers summer camps for kids ages 6
to 12, and include topics from drawing animals to a Harry Potter-themed
"Magical Nature" camp. Other cool camps include "Trackem and
Smackem," which includes tracking wildlife in the morning and tennis at
the Louisville Tennis Center in the afternoon, and one called "Yucky
Nature." Click here for the details.
Louisville Zoo events
May 13 - Throo the Zoo 5K Run/Walk, 8
a.m. to 10 a.m.
May 14 - Mother's Day. Free admission for moms,
scavenger hunt, goody bags for first 500 Moms.
May 20 - Storybook Character Day,
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Visit Pete the Cat, Llama Llama, Curious George, Rainbow
Fish, and Mama and Papa Berenstain Bear.
For more information, go to https://louisvillezoo.org/
Cyril Allgeier Community Center
 The Cyril Allgeier Community Center offers youth, adult, and senior citizen programs in the Camp Taylor Neighborhood. Programs include 50 & over men's basketball, youth sports (flag football, volleyball, & basketball), adult aerobics, and girl scouts. In addition to these we serve as the host to KIVA volleyball practices, Louisville Visual Art Association classes, Metro Parks Men's Basketball League, Metro Parks Youth Volleyball Leagues, and LXC Volleyball Leagues.
Allgeier Community Center also offers Summer Camp, Winter Break, and Spring Break programs at a reasonable cost. The community center features a full size basketball court that is available for open gym as well as for rent, and also has a large meeting room that is available for community meetings or to rent. For more information about programs, camps, or rental opportunities call 456-3261.
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Louisville Bats Nights
 The
Louisville Bats are hosting two types of Louisville Metro Government
Nights.
Metro Council Mondays: For this program, the Bats
will host groups and organizations doing the good of the community. This
includes 12,000 total tickets distributed for use on any of these Monday
nights: May 1, May 8, June 19, July 17 and August 28. Examples include school
fundraisers and charity auctions.
Community Nights: The Bats will host two
community nights, providing tickets, hot dogs, and soft drinks to non-profit
groups who would not be able to afford a Bats game under regular circumstances.
These two nights include 4,000 guests for each game on July 18 and August 2.
Groups will need to contact the Bats office directly to sign up for the
program. Examples include mentoring organizations and social service agencies.
To request tickets
for either part of the program, organizations should contact Shelby Harding at sharding@batsbaseball.com.
Please include your Metro Council District, organization name, contact name,
mailing address, daytime phone and number of tickets requested. Email requests
are preferred, but if email is not available please call 614-4502.
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Get some financial help when you buy a shade tree through "Treebates"
 The Division of Community Forestry has teamed up with the non-profit organization Trees Louisville to offer Jefferson County residents up to 40 percent off the cost of a shade tree.
Eligibility requirements are as follows:
- Tree must be considered a shade tree and selected from the Division’s Master Tree List.
- Program open to Jefferson County, Ky. residents only.
- Maximum of three submissions per household.
- Tree must measure at least one inch in diameter at a point six inches above the soil line.
- Tree must be purchased and planted between October 2016 and May 31, 2017.
- Rebates are awarded on a first-come, first-serve basis while funds are available.
- Rebate is only eligible for purchase price of tree (i.e. excludes tax, planting or delivery fees, etc.).
For additional information on this opportunity, please visit Trees Louisville website at https://treeslouisville.org/rebate/.
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You and your green
thumb are needed to help at Unseld Early Childhood Learning Center
Enjoy gardening while helping kids! Unseld Early Childhood Learning
Center has recently received grant funds to install raised bed gardens on the
campus. They are looking for experienced gardeners that are willing to devote
some time to planning, planting, maintaining and HARVESTING the gardens
during the school year - and especially during the summer months when the students
and teachers are on break. If you are interested in helping, please contact
the school at 502-968-7222.
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Metro Arts Center
announces new class lineup
 The Metro Arts Center has released the Spring 2017 schedule,
which includes youth, teen and adult classes ranging from working in clay to
creating special effects props! Other classes include stained glass, screen printing
and an art mini-camp. The Metro Arts Center is at 8360 Dixie
Highway.
For more information,
click here.
Have a small business
or want to start one? Louisville Forward offers many resources
 Louisville is rich with resources and assistance providers that
are ready, willing and able to help small business owners, and those
aspiring to start businesses
Business planning and advice for starting, relocating and
expanding a business and access to financing opportunities, training and
workforce development assistance are all available from Louisville Forward by
clicking here:
This single entry point allows you to inquire about the
resources you need for your business and be connected with experts to assist
you.
Louisville Forward Economic Development offers access to
resources and technical assistance for businesses at all stages.
You can receive free business plan assistance through a number
of professional business assistance providers, as well as mentors with
corporate and business ownership experience closely matched to your needs. You
also may be eligible for alternative lending programs through a variety of
organizations, depending on the location of your business and your access to
capital.
Louisville Forward
Small Business Development’s https://louisvilleky.gov/government/louisville-forward/services/small-business-development
team of managers will help guide you to the resources and partner organizations
that will best fit your needs. This includes introductions to the Small
Business Association, Small Business Development Center, SCORE Counselors,
Community Ventures, Legal Aid Society, EnterpriseCorp, KentuckianaWorks, METCO,
Department of Community Service Microbusiness Program, and more.
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Free training and jobs
links for manufacturing and construction
To find programs for FREE training and to connect people to jobs
in construction and manufacturing, please click one of the following:
KentuckianaWorks Homepage
KY Career Centers
KY Health Career Center
KY Manufacturing Career Center
Code Louisville
Mayor's SummerWorks
KentuckianaWorks College Access Center
Kentuckiana Builds
KentuckianaWorks on Youtube
Events Calendar
Help fight addiction
in our community
Permanent drug drop-off location:
Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, 531 Court Place. Hours are 8 a.m. to 4
p.m. Monday through Friday. For additional information contact Metro Call
at 311.
Nar-Anon: Hope for Families
(program for people who love someone with an addiction) meets at
Mosaic UMC, 8008 St. Andrews Church Road, Mondays at 8 p.m.
Louisville Metro syringe
exchange sites: a proven practice to reduce the spread of HIV and blood-borne
diseases: Inside the Louisville Metro Public Department of Health &
Wellness, 400 E. Gray St.; Look for the RV at: Redeemer Lutheran Church,
3640 River Park Drive (37th and River Park), Tuesdays from 9 a.m. to
noon; 1455 Bicknell Ave. (corner of Bicknell and Taylor), Wednesdays from
11 a.m. to 2 p.m., behind the Lake Dreamland Fire Station, 4603 Cane Run Rd.,
Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. For details, click here.
Electric fans needed for local seniors and disabled residents - donate through June 14
 In preparation for warmer temperatures this season, KIPDA Area Agency on
Aging and Independent Living is again partnering with Louisville Metro Office
for Aging & Disabled Citizens (OADC) to collect electric fans for seniors
and persons with physical disabilities. The fans will be distributed to
qualified individuals within the KIPDA region including Jefferson, Bullitt,
Henry, Shelby, Oldham, Spencer, and Trimble Counties.
Donations of new box fans will be collected through June 14 at:
- KIPDA, 11520 Commonwealth Drive, 40299
- WLKY Studio, 1918 Mellwood Avenue
Drop off hours are Monday
through Friday; 9 a.m.to 4 p.m. for KIPDA and 8:30 a.m.to 5:30 p.m. for WLKY.
Monetary donations will also be
accepted to purchase fans. Make checks made payable to KIPDA, Attn: Fan
Fair Program and mail to the address on Commonwealth Drive listed above
postmarked by June 14. If you would like to make special arrangements for
a donation or need further information, please contact Sarah Teeters at 502-574-5092 at the OADC or Jennifer Craig 502-266-5571 at KIPDA.
Last year, more than 600 fans were
distributed to residents in need thanks to fan or monetary donations given by
community organizations, churches, businesses, and private citizens.
Local station WLKY TV32 provided both on-air and on-line advertising, in
addition to serving as one of the drop-off locations, and will provide similar
support to this year’s efforts.
On June 24, a “Fan Fair” will be
held from 8 a.m. to noon at The Edison Center at 701 W. Ormsby Avenue to
distribute the collected fans to seniors 60 and older, as well as to
individuals with physical disabilities, on a first-come, first-served basis. Watch this newsletter for details on the event.
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May 13 - Drop off
recycling event at Louisville Water Tower Park
 A
free, responsible recycling event will be Saturday, May 13, from 9:30 a.m. to
12:30 p.m. at Louisville Water Tower Park, 3005 River Road. This drive-through
event is open to residents in Louisville Metro.
Please click on the
flyer link for a list of items that will be accepted: 2017 Responsible Recycling Flyer. A
complete list of accepted items is attached to the flyer on pages 2-8.
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May 15 - League of Women Voters of Louisville: Dinner & Democracy Meeting on Fair & Affordable Housing
Once a month the League of Women Voters of Louisville presents a program of interest to the community and its citizens. Monday, May 15 at 6 p.m., LWV Louisville will host a panel discussion titled "Housing: Fair and Affordable" with guest speakers Jeana Dunlap (Director of Redevelopment Strategies for Louisville Forward and MHC Board Member) and MHC's Executive Director Cathy Hinko. Dinner is at 5:30 p.m. and the event is at Lang House, 115 S. Ewing Avenue.
This event is open to the public. Donations for dinner accepted. No reservation needed.
For more information, contact LWV at: 502.895.5218, info@lwvlouisville.org, or www.lwvlouisville.org
May 18 - LMPD Youth Chat
 Youth Chat with LMPD is a series of public open-dialogue discussions, so that youth 25 and under can hear from - and talk with - local enforcement officials to establish better relationships and mutual understanding. Sessions will be co-moderated by local youth.
The next Youth Chat with LMPD is Thursday, May 18 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Parkhill Community Center, 1703 South 13th Street. The next chat is set for June 15 at the South Louisville Community Center at 2911 Taylor Boulevard.
Quit now - stop smoking classes from the experts
 From Louisville Metro Health and Wellness:
May 9 – June 20 Tuesdays, noon to 1 p.m. at Sullivan University
College of Pharmacy, 2100 Gardiner Lane.
May 9 – June 20 Tuesdays, 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Southwest
YMCA, 2800 Fordhaven Road.
May 16 – June 27 Tuesdays, 2 to 3:30 p.m. at Norton Brownsboro Medical
Building, 4950 Norton Healthcare Blvd. 3rd Floor Conference Room. Registration
required! Call Norton Health Care at 502-629-1234 to register.
May 16 – June 27 Tuesdays, 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. at Family
Health Center East Broadway 2nd Floor, 834 E. Broadway.
For more information and ways to quit, visit this Louisville Metro link: https://louisvilleky.gov/government/health-wellness/services/stop-smoking.
May 20 - 13th annual Forest Fest Music Festival at Jefferson Memorial Forest
 A spectacular day of Bluegrass and Americana music, food and beverages,
craft vendors, and youth activities in a scenic environment awaits those who
visit Jefferson Memorial Forest’s thirteenth annual Forest Fest on Saturday,
May 20.
The lineup starts off at 11:30 a.m.with the Jon Stickley Trio, followed by The Wooks (from Lexington).
Louisville’s own Misty Mountain String Band and Mipso play next. Four-time IMBA
award winner Flatt Lonesome and former Carolina Chocolate Drop Leyla McCalla
round out the evening.
The event is free, but parking is $10 per carload. Bring a blanket or chair.
Food, wine, and beer will be available for purchase along with items from
various crafters.
May 20 - 10 years of
Mighty Kindness Hoot
 Celebrate ten years of "giving a Hoot and knowing how to
have one" Saturday, May 20 at the Mighty Kindness Hoot at Waterfront
Park’s Brown Forman Amphitheater from noon to 7 p.m. It is a free event open to
everyone!
Voted “Best Festival in
Louisville” next to the Derby by LEO Weekly Readers, the Hoot highlights
community heroes protecting our water, our mountains, our air, our green
spaces, worker’s rights and the rights of all humans and animals. Support local
farmers who raise real food, right here. You will find a foodie heaven of
locally grown, non-gmo and organic gourmet delights. Homemade beer will be
available by the award-winning Apocalypse Brew Works.
May 21 - Buy Local Fair at Louisville Water Tower Park
 More than 200
booths from a variety of local businesses, artists and craftspeople, community
organizations, and farmers, as well as live music, Trend Appliances cooking
competition, craft cocktail competition, food and drink vendors, ValuMarket
craft beer tent, Cox’s Back Porch area for the grownups and a children’s area
as well. Presented by the Louisville Water Company, the event also gets major
support from Amish Hills Furniture and Louisville Metro Council. Admission to
the Buy Local Fair is free and parking is $5 per vehicle (or free for bicycle
parking). Visit www.keeplouisvilleweird.com/buylocalfair for more info. #BuyLocalFair
June 3 - Free - Touched
Twice Health Clinic at St. Paul Methodist Church
 The
Twice Touched Health Clinic returns to St. Paul Church June 3. St. Paul Church
is at 2000 Douglas Boulevard, at the intersection at Bardstown Road. For more
information, call 459-1595, visit www.stpaulchurchky.org or email info@stpaulchurchky.org
Starting May 22 - give
input on the Develop Louisville Comprehensive Plan
 Develop Louisville staff
has been engaging with the public on an update to the Comprehensive Plan. Some
methods of engagement have included work groups, an Advisory Committee,
outreach to local municipalities with zoning authority and appearing before various
bodies and organizations including the Committee of the Whole.
In the coming weeks,
Develop Louisville will be holding six open house forums to provide the public
will an opportunity to view and to comment on the work done so far.
The dates, times and
locations for the forums are:
- Monday,
May 22: Main Library (301 York St.) at 4 p.m.
- Wednesday,
May 24: Southwest Library (9725 Dixie Hwy.) at 6 p.m.
- Tuesday,
May 30: Bowman Field (2815 Taylorsville Rd.) at 6 p.m.
- Saturday,
June 3: The Table (1800 Portland Ave.) at 9 a.m.
- Monday,
June 5: Fern Creek High School (9115 Fern Creek Rd.) at 6 p.m.
- Tuesday,
June 6: The Jeffersonian (former Jeffersontown Community Center) (10617
Taylorsville Rd.) at 6 p.m.
The forums will allow for
additional input on the work completed to date (draft goals and objectives) and
will help develop policies. These meetings will be open house style with a
short introductory presentation. At these forums, we are especially interested
in engaging with citizens who have not yet participated in the Comprehensive
Plan update process. These forums will look similar to the Vision
Louisville forums that occurred a few years ago.
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Summer Movies at the
Iroquois Amphitheater
Louisville Junior Golf Tour begins May 28
 New this year, Louisville Metro Parks presents the Louisville Junior Golf Tour. The tour is designed for all children who play golf. No matter the skill level we want junior golfers in a fun and stress free environment while competing. With affordable pricing, relaxed rules, easy yardage courses, and score limits each hole any junior golfer can come join our tournaments. We will start with a kickoff tournament on May 28 at Seneca Golf Course. This event will ONLY COST A SMALL GREEN FEE OF $9.50. Regular Tour events will only cost $25 each. We will have a season long point system that includes the kickoff tournament, three regular tour stops at a Metro Parks golf course near you, the historical Junior Falls Cities Tournament, and a season ending Tour Championship. To register, click here.
New Louisville Metro Parks app
 A new mobile application that allows users to locate the nearest park or community center and make a tee time at any Metro Parks and Recreation golf course is now available for Apple and Android devices free of charge in the app store.
In addition to the GPS-enabled mapping and tee time technology, the app provides a comprehensive calendar of programs and events, information on athletic leagues and schedules, information about shelter and pavilion rentals, links to social media and more.
Users can find it in the app store by searching “Louisville Metro Parks and Rec.”
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Neighborhood Place events
Neighborhood Place sites bring together multiple partners in May offering opportunities to improve your livelihood and health.
Tuesdays, Couponing Support Group at Ujima Neighborhood Place, 3610 Bohne Avenue, 11 a.m.to noon. Learn tips and money saving ideas to help build extra financial wealth in using coupons while grocery shopping. Call 485-6145 to register or for more information.
 May 12 and 13, South Jefferson Gigantic Yard Sale and Bake Sale at Bethany United Church of Christ, 10400 Old Preston Highway, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Annual Yard Sale and Bake Sale proceeds benefit the South Jefferson Neighborhood Place’s Summer Back to School Event to help purchase supplies. Items for sale will include collectibles, household items, small furnishings, baby items, clothing of all sizes, books, etc. Delicious baked goods will also be available! Donations for the yard sale can be dropped off at South Jefferson Neighborhood Place in Fairdale, 1000 Neighborhood Place, between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Call 363-1483 for more information.
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May 15, Diabetes
Awareness and Basic Nutrition at First Neighborhood Place, 1 to 3 p.m. In order to raise awareness of diabetes and those recently diagnosed,
those at risk or have been diabetic for years and need a refresher session on
how to manage your condition. Sponsored by Louisville Metro Public Health and
Wellness.
May 15 and 25, Library
Connection. A representative from the Louisville Free Public
Library will be on hand to sign interested persons up for library cards, answer
questions about resources at the library, and provide information on upcoming
events at your local library.
- May
15, First Neighborhood Place, 1503 Rangeland Road, 8:30 a.m. to noon. Call
313-4700 for more information
- May
25, South Jefferson Neighborhood Place, 1000 Neighborhood Place, Fairdale, KY, noon
to 2 p.m. Call 363-1483 for more information.
May 16, Best
College Match Free Informational Workshop at Ujima Neighborhood
Place, 3610 Bohne Avenue, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Greg and Opal Dawson, authors of Best College
Match: 5 Steps that Earned $1,000,000 in Scholarships, will discuss their five
steps to finding the ‘Best College Match’ for your child. Raffles for “Best
College Match” autographed book or one-hour “Best College Match” one-on-one
consultation. Call 313-4635 register.
May 16, Norton
Mobile Unit at South Jefferson
Neighborhood Place, 1000 Neighborhood Place, Fairdale, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The
Norton Mobile Unit will offer low/no-cost mammograms and pap smears for women
age 40 and over. Must be at least one complete year since the last mammogram,
be able to stand unassisted for at least 15 minutes, not have any current
issues or undergoing cancer treatment. Insurance will be billed and co-pay may
apply - contact your insurance carrier for eligibility. Funding is available
for those who are uninsured. Sponsored by Norton Health Care and Family Health
Clinic. Call 502-899-6842 for more information or to make an appointment.
May 16,
Louisville Urban League Parent Leadership Academy at South Central
Neighborhood Place, 4255 Hazelwood Avenue, 11:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
We invite all Jefferson County parents to our free six-week parent leadership
program! Get answers to your questions, learn what to ask during school
meetings, gain a supportive community of parents, build your advocacy skills
for your child and connect to community resources. Lunch is provided! To
reserve your spot, call 313-4089.
May 16 and 23, Living
Well Class at South Jefferson Neighborhood Place, 1000 Neighborhood
Place, 1 to 3
p.m. This class is designed to benefit individuals with
diabetes, high blood pressure, pain, asthma, arthritis, depression, or other
ongoing health problems. Learn better ways to manage your health and earn an eight-week
YMCA membership. Call 772-8588 to register.
May 16, 17 and 24, WeCare
Energy Efficiency Overview. Representatives from the WeCare Program
at LG&E will be on hand to talk with interested persons about energy
efficiency, energy usage and tips to reduce utility bills. WeCare staff
can also help determine if households are eligible for a variety of free
services including air duct sealing and insulation, attic and wall insulation,
programmable thermostats and much more. Call 1-800-356-5467 for more
information.
- May 16, First Neighborhood Place, 1503 Rangeland Road
(T. J. Middle School in the W.D. Bruce Building – door #24), 10 a.m. to
noon.
- May 17, Ujima Neighborhood Place, 3610 Bohne Avenue, 10
a.m. to noon.
- May 24, South Central Neighborhood Place, 4255 Hazelwood
Avenue, 10 a.m. to noon.
May 16 and 23, Diabetes Self-Management Class Series at the Bridges of Hope
Neighborhood Place, 1411 Algonquin Parkway, 1 to 3:30 p.m. Have
you been diagnosed with diabetes, but are not sure how to manage your
condition? Whether you are recently diagnosed or have been diabetic for years
and need a refresher, this class is for you! Topics covered will include what
is diabetes, glucose monitoring, problem solving, healthy eating, medication
management, sick day management, healthy exercise, and goal setting. Sponsored
by the Department of Public Health and Wellness. Call 574-6663 to register or
for more information.
May 17, Legal
Aid Office Hours at South Central
Neighborhood Place, 4255
Hazelwood Avenue, 10 a.m. to noon. A Legal Aid Society staff member will be
on hand to answer questions, talk about cases that Legal Aid handles and
provide referrals. Call 485-7130 for more information.
May 18, Kentucky
Nutrition Education Program at First Neighborhood Place, 1503
Rangeland Road, 9 a.m. to noon. A representative from the Kentucky
Nutrition Education Program will be on hand to provide ways to make healthy
food choices, encourage more fruits and vegetables, choosing low fat and high
fiber foods, increasing physical activity, avoid running out of food, and how
to prepare and store food safely.
May 18
and 25, Becoming Weight Wise at South Central
Neighborhood Place, 4255 Hazelwood Avenue noon to 1 p.m. It’s not easy to manage body weight.
This ten-week course of self-discovery, skill building and support can help you
learn about weight control. This program is based on approaches that are
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