Boulder, MT

The Jefferson High School Red Cross Blood Drive is March 10 from 2 pm to 6 pm.

Go to http://www.redcross.org/ to learn how the American Red Cross is working in Haiti and in Chili

The next regularly scheduled Blood Drive held at the St. Catherines Parish Hall will be:

May 05, 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Please call 800-GIVE-LIFE to schedule an appointment.

American Red Cross Biomedical Services plays a critical role in our nation’s health care system. It is the largest single supplier of blood and blood products in the United States, collecting and processing more than 40 percent of the blood supply and distributing it to some 3,000 hospitals and transfusion centers nationwide. The Red Cross also plays a leading role in protecting the safety of donors and patients and increasing the availability of blood. It has been among the first to help develop and implement testing for infectious diseases and is frequently the single major contributor to clinical trials to improve blood safety. Providing life-saving blood and blood products to patients is a key component of the Red Cross mission to help people in times of emergency and disasters.

The 21st Century Service Learning Club will be hosting a community event “IMAGINE THE PARK” on Thursday, Feb 25, 2010 from 5pm to 7pm at the Boulder Grade School Library.
Come help us by sharing your thoughts and ideas for boulder’s Centennial Park. For more information please contact Dawn Smarnick at dsmartie@msn.com or Rochelle Hesford at rochelle_hesford@msn.com
Please contact the front office to RSVP 225-3316.

Tuesday, February 23 from 5:30 to 8:00 , at the Elementary School Library, Jefferson County’s Prevention Specialist– Barb Reiter will present a class for parent with a free supper and free chidcare.
The free materials and focus for this parent night will be:
1. To Prevent and Reduce Underage Drinking ( What It Means To You)
2. Youth Culture (Building Bridges Between Generations)
Please contact the office to RSVP: 225-3316

Second Annual Boulder Area Chamber of Commerce Music & Art Festival - September 12-13, 2009 - Get into the rhythm as musicians perform in Veterans Park on Boulder’s Main Street. A mix of locals and professionals from elsewhere in the state will entertain while local artists display their works. There is no charge for the festival. Vendors will offer food and nonalcoholic beverages. In case of inclement weather, the festival will move to the Jefferson County fairgrounds.

Volunteers and Baked Goods needed !! Call C har Hall 225-3190.

#1 The movie “The Tale of Desperaux” will be shown May 23rd at 4pm at the Boulder Community Library. Everyone is welcome.

#2 The 2009 summer reading program begins on June 15th from 11:00 to Noon and will continue every Monday ending August 3rd…This year’s theme is “Be Creative @ Your Library” and will explore the worlds of music, art, books, and more. This is open to young people, kindergarten through 8th grade, with programs, prize drawings, and more. Families are invited to join the read-to-Me portion of the program. The following creative programs will be:

June 15th: a renowned puppeteer

June 22nd: returning “Doc Wild”

June 29th: Franci McMahon, Local children’s author

July 6th: magician Ed Groves

July 13th: Mr. Tavery, Art Teacher

July 20th: Dan McCarl, Mandolin Player

July 27th: Dusty & Lynn, Local musicians

August 3rd: End of summer party

For more information call the library at 225-3241

Jeffco Food Share will benefit from the efforts of the 21st Century Community Learning Center students and staff. May 4th through 8th they will be helping with a school-wide food drive at the Elementary School, followed by a community dance and pot-luck on Friday May 8th.

Jeffco Food Share was officially organized in 1987. The food bank was created by the Rev. John Cook, former pastor of the First Baptist Church of Boulder, his wife Elsie, and a handful of concerned citizens as an emergency assistance program to provide nutritious and adequate food to those in need.

The primary reasons people come to the food bank are unemployment, medical bills, utility bills, and lack of money. Jeffco Food Share serves all age groups and families of various sizes. The need for the food bank is genuine, they provided meals to 99 separate households in North Jefferson County in 2008, and the need is growing.

Jeffco Food Share tries to provide foods for a balanced diet within the constraints of non-perishable food items. Meat is also provided. Jeffco Food Share also distributes Thanksgiving and Christmas food baskets in addition to our monthly service. Food donations are vital, but financial donations are critical. The money used to purchase the food items that are needed.

Jeffco Food Share is located in the basement of the First Baptist Church at 107 W. Hauser, in Boulder. It is open to anyone in need every second and fourth Thursday of the month from 12:00 noon through 3:00 p.m. The only restriction is food can be provided just once a month to a family.

Hunger and/or the lack of food can happen to anyone for many reasons, and that is why we as individuals and as a community need to be willing to help our friends, neighbors and strangers through their difficult times.

Families are encouraged to bring to the Elementary School non-perishable items during the food drive week. Friday evening will start with a community-wide pot-luck. Persons with the last name starting with A to H bring a side dish, I to P bring a main dish, and Q to Z bring a dessert to share. From 7 to 9 p.m. on Friday May 8th, the dance will feature local musicians and family fun for all. The cost will be a non-perishable food item or $2.00 that will go to Jeffco Food Share.

You are cordially invited to Go Red for Women on Wednesday, February 4th, 2009 at the Capital Rotunda, 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m. Wear red and bring a friend!

Please join the American Heart Association, the American Stroke Association, women heart disease and stroke survivors, State employees and others as we discuss the importance of women’s health. Many local organizations will be present with great resources and services available for women in the Helena and surrounding area.

Topics to be addressed: Women’s heart health with special focus on American Indian women, blood pressure, cholesterol, tobacco use, how to become a Montana Outdoor Women, EMS, Clean Indoor Air Act, importance of physical activity and good nutrition, and much more.

For more info on Go Red, visit www.goredforwomen.org

For more information about the February 4th Helena Go Red for Women event, contact Linda Krantz at 444-4105 or email at lkrantz@mt.gov.

“Go Red for Women” is the American Heart Association’s nationwide movement that celebrates the energy, passion and power of women to band together and wipe out heart disease and stroke, their No. 1 health threats.

February 6th is Give Kids a Smile Day. This is day when dental offices across the country donate their time and talents to children in need of dental care. Last year Helena was the only town in the entire country with a 100% participation rate amongst dentists. We served over 300 children last year. Because of the great response by the community, the American Dental Association is sending a reporter to Helena to document the event here. Unfortunately, we only have 30 kids signed up this year. We really need to get the word out, so we can help as many children as possible. Many dentists are seeing children on other days of the month also, so February 6th isn’t the only day the event happens. If you know any children (through age 18) who need dental care and could benefit from this day, please, please have their parents contact Kevin Rencher’s office 449-0189 right away. We want you to pass this message on the anyone who might know of kids in need.

Thanks so much for your help!! If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me! Kathryn Sealey, DDS
South Hills Dental

The Horizons Northwest Area Foundation Community Action Grant contributed $10,000 to the 21st Century Community Learning Center. The Boulder Monitor reported the story completely in its Dec 31, 2008 issue. Jan Anderson wrote: “A Rocky Mountain community where frosts and snowfalls can and have come in evry month of the year might seem an unlikely spot to teach gardening.
But that is exactly what is happening in Boulder, and the fruits of the garden are helping relieve poverty and enrich the community….
Germinated by the Boulder 21st Century Community Learning Center, a program orignally funded by a five-year federal grant that has since expired, the gardening project has ambitious goals. Those include:
*teaching community members to raise their own food and to preserve the produce;
*planting trees that will bear fruit for years to come; *instilling pride and cooperation in the participants; *underscoring the importance of community service; *supporting the local food pantry, Jeffco Food share; *improving nutrition with fresh producelocally grown; *and activating ‘the stepping-stones to a stronger and healthier community, which in turn will help decrease the poverty level in Boulder. “…..
Organizers said in their grant application that won the $10,000 They will measure the success of the program by the number o community members involved and the pounds of food donated.
A more telling measure of success, though might be less tangible - gauged by the chatteringlaughter of the budding gardeners as they bring in the harvest.”
Thank you Jan Anderson for your wonderful news coverage.