THINGS TO KNOW… Last chance to complete the BARTOW FOR HEALTHY MINDS…Please take a moment to give us your feedback. https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/BartowforHealthyMinds
Bartow Give a Kid a Chance is a one day event when Bartow County children in need can receive a new backpack, school supplies, a t-shirt, haircut, and health screenings – all free of charge, thanks to our generous sponsors and community, This year’s event will be held Saturday, July 26th at the Bartow County College And Career Academy-738 Grassdale Road in Cartersville. Registration is now open @ http://www.bartowgiveakidachanc.com. Deadline for student registration is Saturday, July 12. Space is limited. A flier can be downloaded from the Collaborative website – Weekly Update May 26.
(new) The Bridge United Methodist Church will be hosting a Farwell Open House for the Lee Family on Sunday, June 8th from 1:00PM – 3:00PM. Light appetizers and desserts served. The Bridge is located at 5698 Canton Hwy, Cartersville, GA 30121. To RSVP contact Julie@bridgingpeople.net or 770-861-1410.
MEETINGS to enhance our STRATEGIES….
Family Promise will meet June 19th. @ First Presbyterian Church @ 6:30 pm. For more information, contact Pat Eberline @ pat_eberlein@huntsman.com. This is an open meeting to all. We have 11 host churches and 3 supporting churches….we need 2 more host churches to roll out!
Give a Kid a Chance will meet Thursday, June 26th at 10:00 am at First Presbyterian Church in the Cornerstone Room. For more information, contact Carolyn Fairchild @ csfairchild@mindspring.com
Cartersville-Bartow Mentoring Team will meet next Friday, June 27th immediately following Bartow Collaborative. For more information, contact Alaina Price @ APrice@rollinschilddevelopmentcenter.com
PARTNER EVENTS… Willowbrooke at Tanner
Willowbrooke will be hosting another free workshop at Georgia Highlands College on May 28th from 8:30am-4:000pm. Professional Burnout and Compassion Fatigue will help to define compassion fatigue and identify symptoms, causes and ways to address in a professional setting. This seminar is free to attend; however, seating is limited. Registration is required and is first come, first served. To register online, call 770.214.CARE or visit http://www.WillowbrookeAtTanner.org. Willowbrooke at Tanner has been approved for 6 hours of
continuing education units (CEUs) Continuing Education Credit for licensed professional counselors, social workers and marriage and family therapists. Footprints of the Heart
Footprints of the Heart will be hosting a 5K/1 Mile Pregnancy and Infant Loss Memorial Balloon Release on Saturday, May 31st in Euharlee. Additional information can be found http://www.facebook.com/footprintsontheheart.ga, email info@footprintsontheheart.org, or call Khristie Staines at 770-547-4333.
Woodland Wrestling
The 6th Annual Wildcat Open Golf Tournament will be held Monday, June 2nd @ 256 Summit Ridge Drive, Cartersville, GA 30120. Registration begins at 8a.m. Shotgun Starts at 9a.m. All proceeds will benefit the 2014 State Duals Runner up Woodland H.S. Wrestling Team. For more information, contact Adrian Tramutola @ 678-773-3373 or Adrian.tramutola@bartow.k12.ga.us or Heidi Sims 678-773-2432 or heidisims@aol.com Family Starfish Informational and Refresher Course for Suicide Support Last fall, Family Connection Partnerships from Floyd, Gordon and Bartow County hosted a 6-week support group – Family Starfish Program for Survivors of Suicide. This group reaches out to survivor families, parents, siblings, aunts, uncles, friends, grandparents and others struggling with the loss of a loved one. In partnership with GA DBHDD Suicide Prevention, the tri-county group will be offering a second FREE 6-WEEK SERIES beginning fall of 2014. On Tuesday, June 3rd, Maureen Underwood, author of the Starfish and G.O.A.L.s programs will conduct a Family Starfiish Informational and Refresher Course for those already trained and for new trainers interested in committing to this community work with families and other survivors of suicide; CEU’s will be provided. The new Georgia version of the Starfish curriculum will also be presented. The Training will be held at the GOODWILL Career Center in Cartersville from 9:00 – 4:00 pm. For more information, contact Tina G. Grubbs @ bartowcollaborative@gmail.com.
Georgia Highlands College
In partnership with the Blue Ridge Area Health Center, GHC will be holding a Heath Care Day Camp focusing on the exploration of careers in healthcare. This camp is for rising 9th-12th graders and costs are all. Students must have transportation to the Floyd campus. Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. each day and will run from 9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m. June 2nd-5th. For more information, visit the camp website at http://www.blueridgeahec.org or contact Barbara Naymick 706-235-0776 ext 210.
Goodwill Career Center For the month of June, the Goodwill Staff are available to travel and facilitate training classes related to job searching. If you have an event coming up or a group of clients that could benefit, please contact James Benham @ (770) 276-7036 or jbenham@ging.org. The next Multi-Employer Job Fair is scheduled for Thursday, June 12 at 10:00am – 12:30pm. The registration form is attached and the invitation is extended to all of our employers and community partners. Check out NEW JUNE CALENDAR by visiting Collaborative website @ http://www.bartow.gafcp.org – Weekly Update – May 26.
Atlanta Community Food Bank
The Youth Summit on Hunger and Poverty in Rome, GA is a free 3-day service experience for rising 9th – 12th graders. The students will spend June 18-20 gaining knowledge about hunger and poverty issues, volunteering in the community, and developing a Hunger Fighting Action step they will take back to impact their community. For more information and to access the application, visit http://www.acfb.org/rome-youth-summit or call Chris Ferguson @ 404-832-4972 or Chris.ferguson@acfb.org.
Always Best Care Senior Services
Powerful Tools for Caregivers is offering a six session educational program designed to help caregivers take care of themselves while caring for a relative or friend. Classes will be held from Thursday, June 12 – July 17, 2014 at Always Best Care Senior Services on
319 E. Cherokee Ave in Cartersville. The FREE class will be from 3:00 pm -4:30 pm, however donations are accepted to cover the cost of class materials. To register, contact Lindsay Wilson @ 706-295-6485 or 1-800-759-2963 or Frederick Gray @ 470-315-4811
(new) Soul Sista’s A Different World college fair/ career day is a free community event that we will hold for all youth ages 10-19 (boys and girls) held on July 19th from 9am-2pm. The youth must be dressed in business attire as we have a full training day on interviewing for jobs, the college experience, how to apply for financial aide, we will have HR managers on site to inform them on what they are looking for, help them with building a resume when there is no job experience and also have different college representatives on site to help with any questions, concerns, etc, also members of the armed services on site as well so offer their after high school views. We hope to enlighten those that aren’t sure these are your options, those that are ready insight on your 1st year experience, and those that are seeking employment here are your options and how to nail the job. Our goal is to each one teach one and help our youth be able to shine no matter what career path they choose. For more information, contact Pamela Whitfield @ whitfieldpamela@gmail.com
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