CBCO issues
Code Red
Officials at Community Blood Center of the Ozarks have issued a code red emergency appeal for blood.
"The combination of high utilization and lower donor response has taken a toll on our reserves," David Montgomery, senior director of donor recruitment, said. "We haven't seen the flu season have this kind of impact in many years, and the blood drive cancellations today represent another 200 unit loss. We urge those who are healthy and able to make it to a CBCO donor center or blood drive to do so this week. If you haven't given blood before, now is a great time to start a new habit. In just an hour, you can help save a life."
Blood donations dropped by more than 500 units in January while local hospital usage increased sharply, prompting chronic shortages throughout most of the past month. Blood center officials attribute much of the decline in donations to the severe flu epidemic throughout the Ozarks, along with weather-related cancellations.
Upcoming blood drive:
•Fayetteville: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesday, City of Fayetteville, 15 W. Mountain St.
There are two CBCO Donor Centers in Northwest Arkansas, along with mobile blood drives that take place in various towns in the area. CBCO Donor Centers are in Springdale at 3503 S. Thompson and Bentonville at 1400 S.E. Walton Blvd. To locate a drive near you, visit the website.
Information: (800) 280-5377 or cbco.org.
Lee speaks
to architects
Bryan Lee will present a lecture at 4:30 p.m. Monday in Ken and Linda Sue Shollmier Hall, Room 250 of Vol Walker Hall, on the University of Arkansas campus, as part of the Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design lecture series.
Lee is a designer and design justice advocate. He is the founder/director of Colloqate Design, a nonprofit multidisciplinary design practice dedicated to expanding community access to design and creating spaces of racial, social and cultural equity.
In his lecture, titled "Design Justice: Building Power," Lee will discuss how professions of architecture and urban planning have established a process of design that creates tremendous environments for those of means and wealth, while having a neglectful eye toward the potential oppressive consequences for those without. He will look at how organizing, advocacy and design justice work bind to racial, social and cultural equity around the world.
This is the Fay Jones School Honors Program Lecture. The public is invited to attend. Admission is free, with limited seating.
Information: (479) 575-4704 or fayjones.uark.edu.
Osher offers
new classes
Classes offered by the Center for Lifelong Learning at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith include:
•Wednesday -- Beginning Digital Photography (2 sessions), Butterfield Trail Village, $60 members/$75 nonmember.
•Thursday -- Fundamentals of Fundraising & Development Profession, Drake Airfield, free.
•Friday -- Brexit: Where is it Now? Drake Airfield, $32 members/$47 nonmember.
•Feb. 26 -- Stress Management, Drake Airfield, $36 members/$52 nonmembers.
Information: (479) 575-4545 or olli.uark.edu.
Writing school
goes online
The Village Writing School, located in the Center for Nonprofits at St. Mary's in Rogers, is expanding its program with online workshops in which writers can participate from their own computers or phones.
The upcoming online workshops will include a complete series on the Elements of Writing Craft such as character, setting and dialogue beginning in April.
There is also an every-other-week live online support group called Writers Who Write, which aims to provide continual encouragement, accountability and community for writers determined to make 2018 a successful year for their work. This can be joined immediately.
Planning is under way for a national online summit on "Telling the Historical Story" with an array of bestselling authors including Heather Webb, author of Becoming Josephine and Rodin's Lover; Pamela Toler, author of the PBS collaboration, Heroines of Mercy Street; Stephanie Storey, author of Oil and Marble; and a lineup of other best-selling historical authors.
Information: VillageWritingSchool.com or email alisontaylorbrown@me.com.
Veterans yoga
class offered
Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks is partnering with Arkansas Yoga Center to provide eight weeks of individual instruction to interested veterans beginning in March. Yoga is identified by the Department of Veterans Affairs as a complementary health approach to address several health concerns, including chronic pain. Veterans are invited to sign up, and they will be given a tailored program that will meet their needs. The classes will be held at the Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks, 1100 N. College Ave. in Fayetteville and are free. Books will be provided.
Information: (479)443-4301 ext. 65733.
Conversations
begin April 13
The Arkansas Agriculture Department's Arkansas Grown Program has announced a regional Local Conversations event from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 13 at the Brightwater Center in Bentonville. The event helps create connections between local farmers and producers with the buying community, provide increased marketing opportunities for locally grown produce and products, and also highlight the health benefits of Arkansas specialty crops. Offerings will include networking, farm-to-school training and a vendor showcase.
Farm to School training will be hosted during the morning session, which will target Arkansas school cafeteria representatives and meal coordinators, as well as producers, farmers, and others with an interest in Farm to School efforts.
Events are free, but space is limited. Online event registration is available.
Information/reservations: (501) 683-4851, aad.arkansas.gov/aad-programs, arkansasgrown.org or email rachael.tucker@aad.ar.gov.
Reunion set
in Clarksville
A reunion of all who attended Clarksville's Holy Redeemer Catholic School will be held June 23-24 in the church hall. Alumni are asked to RSVP.
Information: (479) 754-8417 or email skremers@suddenlink.net.
Sallyann Brown
teaches in April
Those who wish to learn the basics of fly casting will want to attend the Fly Casting 101 workshop to be held from noon to 4 p.m. April 29 at the Hobbs State Park Conservation Area visitor center. Two hours of instruction will be in the classroom, and two hours will be outside. Participants will learn four basic casts, the six basic types of flies, (lures) how to cast and "play" the flies in the water, how to read water, how to wade, how to purchase and assemble your equipment, how to store your equipment, as well as how to tie the four basic knots used by fly fishers. All equipment will be provided.
The workshop will be taught by Sallyann Brown, past recipient of the "Woman of the Year" and the "Federation of Fly Fishers Educator of the Year" awards from the Federation of Fly Fishers, Inc.
Minimum age is 12 yrs. Cost will be $35 per person plus tax. Reservations and pre-payment required.
Information: (479) 789-5000.
Line dance
class set
A beginners line dance class will meet from 12:45 to 2 p.m. Wednesdays and Fridays at Riordan Hall in Bella Vista. Registration fee for this class is $20. There is also a $30 annual fee payable to Riordan Hall. Those who do not have a Bella Vista photo ID will pay Riordan Hall $2.50 per class.
The class will be taught by Kristine Schaap, who has taught the beginners class for several years. New dancers will have the opportunity to learn line-dancing steps and dances that use these steps. They will also receive handouts, lots of practice and personal attention. Line dancing is an enjoyable way to get great exercise.
Information: (479) 876-2715.
TOPS
Take Off Pounds Sensibly is a nonprofit weight loss organization that has been around since 1945 and has helped thousands lose unwanted pounds. There are several chapters in the Northwest Arkansas area including Fayetteville, Elm Springs, Springdale, Lincoln, Siloam Springs, Gentry and Rogers.
Your first visit to any chapter is free, and you may try more than one if you like.
Information: (870) 257-2646, tops.org or email artmar14@centurytel.net.
NAN Profiles on 02/18/2018