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Archive of entries posted on March 2008

Marriage Repair Kit Workshop on May 2nd at BU Michel Student Center Executive Suite

The Marriage Repair Kit workshop provides high-achievement marriages helpful tools for relationships that may suffer from the demands of professional life. The seminar will be held on Friday, May 2, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Bradley University Michel Student Center Executive Suite.             Workshop topics include gender role mismatch, parenting style conflict, [...]

April 16th Newcomers’ Club to hold monthly luncheon

The Newcomers’ Club of Greater Peoria will hold its monthly luncheon on Wednesday, April 16, 2008 at 11:45 a.m. at Simply Sensational Tea Room & Bakery, 520 Bloomington Road, East Peoria.
Steve Montez of the Peoria Park District will be speaking about the various summer programs the Peoria Park District has to offer.
Babysitting is available.
This event [...]

Advocates for Access Offering Parent Support Group

Advocates for Access (formerly Central IL Center for Independent Living) will be hosting Parent’s Night on Monday, April 7, 2008 from 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. for all parents of students with disabilities.
 Parent’s Night is an opportunity for parents to learn about IEP’s, special education, and area service delivery systems. All parents interested in learning more [...]

“Great Expectations 2008″ Auditions at Peoria Park Dist.

Come join our award winning troupe as we entertain throughout the
Peoria area June through August.  Applicants aged 12 to18 should come prepared to sing a song of their choice and bring their own sheet music. Wear comfortable clothing for dance movement.
There is no fee to audition.  There is a $15 registration for chorus members.  [...]

Annual Safety of Seniors Event hosted by Bartonville Police Dept.

The 10th annual ALL FREE Safety of Seniors (SOS) will be hosted by the Bartonville Police Department. This is the 10 Year Anniversary of this event. This event profiveds people of all types of Safety, Health and Protective information. The event primarily targets Seniors because they’re the most vulnerable individuals.
There are 56 vendors including businesses, organizations, [...]

A four-hour documentary series about inequities in health to air on PBS in April

The Peoria City/County Health Dept. and the IL Dept. of Public Health, and the Center for Minority Health Services are partnering with the public broadcasting station (WTVP Channle 47) to bring you a four-hour documentary series that explores causes, socio-economic and racial inequities in health and solutions to America’s health crisis. These one hour episodes [...]

Neighborhood Leaders’ Training

The City of Peoria and the Columbia Terrace North Neighborhood Assoc. invite citizens to a Neighborhood Leaders’ Training at 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. on April 5th at the Floyd Nolan Community Center (1429 N. Bourland Ave.)
The training is free to residents of Peoria. Refreshments will be provided.
The training will be lead by Steve Fairbanks of [...]

Annual Dinner to Thank Community Volunteers

“Celebration of FRIENDS: A Gift to Life” will be held on April 19th to celebrate the energy and entusiasm of the many community volunteers that donate their time to help raise dollars and awareness for individuals and families infected/affected by HIV/AIDS.
This year’s dinner will be at the Radisson Hotel. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. with [...]

Matt Harlow to Speak at Peoria Ad Club Meeting

When & Where: April 10th at Noon at the East Peoria Banquet Center
What: Matt Harlow will present: “All I Know About Marketing, I Learned from Chasing Women.”
Harlow is the Director of Account Service for Perry Ballard Inc.
Prices for the lunch are $16 for Peoria Ad Club members and $20 for guests. RSVPs are required and payment [...]

Lymphedema Prevention is topic of upcoming program

“Summer Tips for Lymphedema” will be presented on Monday, April 21st at 5:30 p.m. at the Cancer Center for Healthy Living (Hult Health Ed. Center). Molly Netties, occupational therapist and Deb Meyer, physical therapist along with the Lymphedema Prevention & Management Program at the Institute of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation will sponsor the event.
Lymphedema, or [...]