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Free. White Oaks Mall. For info, call 544-6464 ext. 44308 or go to www.jlsil.org or www.springfieldmoms.org.
Free Chess Tournament Mar 27, 5:30-9:30pm, Springfield Evening Kiwanis Club is hosting a Free Chess Tournament for kids in Grades K - 8 who know how to play chess. Receive a free T-shirt and Supper. Info & register on line. Free. Trinity Lutheran School, 515 S. MacArthur Blvd. For more info, call 544-4411 or go to www.SpringfieldEveningKiwanis .org.
NATURE
Gardeners Day 2009 Mar 21, 8am-12:05pm, Sessions include rain gardens and Lincoln era flowers and herbs and more. U of I Extension Building #30, Illinois State Fair, For more info or to register go to http://web.extension.uiuc.edu/sangamonmenard/downloads/15504.pdf.
Green View Seminars Mar 21, 10am-12pm, Three seminars available on orchids. Free. For info or to register, call 787-4700 or go to www.greenview.com.
Sierra Club Meeting Mar 24, 7:8:30, State Director Jack Darin will discuss proposed legislation for environment, energy, climate change, transportation alternatives and clean cars and what we can do about this. Springfield Public Library, 326 S. Seventh St. For more info, call 698-0840 or go to illinois.sierraclub.org/sangamon.
HEALTH
BLS (CPR) for Healthcare Providers Mar 21, 12:30-3:30pm or Mar 26, 5-8pm, Adult, infant, child CPR covered, as well as choking. Open to providers and healthcare students. Pre-registration required. $30. Memorial Medical Center, 201 W. Dodge St.
Colorectal Cancer Programs/Kits Mar 25, 12-1pm, Free testing kits handed out half hour before and after program. St. John’s Dove Conference Center, 619 E. Mason S. For info, call 544- 6464 ext. 45591. Also, free kits available by drive through 3:30- 5:30pm, Memorial Medical Center at the Sangamon County Health Department (back parking lot), 2501 Dirksen Parkway.For info, call 535-3100. Also at Passavant Area Hospital, program is in meeting room 5, kits available 9-11am. Call 245- 9541, ext. 3296. www.rcpil.org.
Prenatal Yoga Class Mar 23-Apr 20, 6-7pm, Fiveweek class for all stages of pregnancy. No experience necessary. Bring yoga mat and pillow. $55. SportsCare, 100 Chatham Rd. To register, call 788-3333.
STD Screening, HIV Testing & Support Group Every second and fourth Tue, 4- 6pm, Receive STD screening and HIV testing. Mon-Fri, 9am- 3pm, Free HIV testing. Every first and third Wed, 1pm, HIV Support Group, open to both men and women who are HIV positive. Phoenix Center, 109 E. Lawrence Ave. For more info, call 528-5253.
BULLETIN BOARD
Good As Gold Nominations Mar 30, 5pm, Deadline for nonprofits to submit individuals who exemplify volunteerism to be recognized along with others at UIS/JLS ceremony Apr 23, 4:30pm. UIS PAC. Go to uis.edu/volunteer.
