Bake sale benefits Moore Free Library
NEWFANE - The Friends of Moore Free Library of Newfane will host a baked goods table at the Vermont Welcome Center in Guilford on Friday, Sept. 2, the start of the Labor Day weekend.
The Friends are asking for baked goods (finger food), and these donations can be left at the library on West Street (behind the courthouse) on Thursday, Sept. 1, before 5 p.m.. For further information, contact leobob20@svcable.net.
Free health workshop offered at RFPL
BELLOWS FALLS - If you suffer from any chronic health condition, come to the Rockingham Free Public Library on Tuesday, Sept. 6, at 5:30 p.m., for a free introduction to the “Healthier Living Workshops” which provide practical ways for you to meet your long-term health challenges.
You'll have a chance to get information, ask questions and speak with someone who has personally benefited from this program. Caregivers, friends and family members are also welcome to attend.
The “Healthier Living Workshop” is designed for people with health conditions including arthritis, heart disease, high blood pressure, asthma, COPD, chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, and chronic pain, among others. It is sponsored by the Vermont Department of Health, and was developed by Stanford University Medical Center. Adults of all ages have learned techniques, exercises and skills to successfully manage their chronic health conditions and feel better about their lives.
The workshops meet once a week for six consecutive weeks, and sessions are scheduled at various times all over the state of Vermont. There will be one in Bellows Falls starting in mid-September. Come to this introduction and find out the many ways “Healthier Solutions” can help you.
This program is free and open to the public. It will also include information about Senior Solutions, a United Way agency serving people 60 and older. For more more information, contact Nancy Schaeffer at inmotion@vermontel.net or 802-869-3053.
Free tobacco cessation class starts at Grace Cottage
TOWNSHEND – Grace Cottage Hospital's free “Your Quit. Your Way” tobacco cessation class. will be held on six Tuesdays, Sept. 6 to Oct. 11, from 5-6:30 p.m., in the hospital's Community Wellness Center, 133 Grafton Rd. (Route 35).
Those who have tried to quit but are still smoking or chewing tobacco are particularly encouraged to attend. Free nicotine replacement products are available for any Vermont resident enrolled in this program.
Sindy Hassig, Grace Cottage Physical Therapist and Tobacco Treatment Specialist, leads the classes. Call 802-365-3649 to register.
BMH 'Touch A Truck' set for Sept. 10
BRATTLEBORO - Bring an extra t-shirt for your son or daughter to this year's Touch A Truck fundraiser at Brattleboro Memorial Hospital, because it promises to be the dirtiest one yet.
BMH is ordering three cubic yards of natural mulch for the trucks - and children - to play around in on Saturday, Sept. 10. That's approximately 2,200 pounds of wood chips which BMH will then use for landscaping.
More than 50 vehicles will converge in the Brattleboro Memorial Hospital parking lot from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Children ages 2-12 can climb in or on the trucks, talk to the drivers and get their picture taken. Vehicles include a fire truck, ambulance, dump truck, garbage truck, tree trimmer, paver, steamroller, tow truck, farm truck, police cruiser and motorcycles.
A raffle will be held to win a variety of prizes including a child size John Deere Jeep or a Thomas Transportation limousine ride to the Chelsea Royal for ice cream. Raffle tickets are $1 each or 6 for $5, and will be available for purchase at the event.
Admission is $5 ($15 for families of three or more). Tickets can be purchased at the event or in advance online at www.bmhvt.org. The entire event this year is horn/siren free and the first 200 children will receive a free toy truck.