UPS Employment Center

7900 Willow Springs Road, Hodgkins

Thursday|March 22

9:30 AM to 11:30 AM

Sponsored by Cook County Commissioner Joan Patricia Murphy and Chicagoland Regional College Program (CRCP)

Veterans seeking employment and educational assistance, as well as organizations that support Veterans efforts are invited to attend an informational event to learn about opportunities at UPS and the Chicagoland Regional College Program (CRCP). The CRCP has provided financial support to help make college attainable for area college students.

Veterans, elected officials and community leaders are encouraged to register to attend by calling the CRCP at (708)387-4623.

Did You Know...

• Only 57% of people report that they have readiness items set aside in their homes for use in a disaster
• Just 34% of people have readiness supplies in their cars
• Less than half of households have an emergency plan

However, 42% of individuals report they would need help during a disaster.

Learn how to prepare for a disaster with helpful information located at www.homesweethomewood.com. Click on Department/Fire and click on Disaster Planning. Information is available for residents to assist in disaster readiness with the Citizens Online Preparedness Classes. Also available on the website are five on-line classes from Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)  to prepare citizens for personal and community emergencies.

Calling all Artists! The Village of Homewood is looking for artists to participate in the Art and Garden Street Fair. This event is held on historic Martin Avenue in charming downtown Homewood. The tree-lined venue offers a uniquely welcoming atmosphere for artists and visitors to meet.

Exhibitors include all forms of paint application, photography, printmaking, antique jewelry, antique furniture, art glass, art works, decorative art, glass ware, textiles and handicrafts, from traditional forms to the avant-garde.  

GIRLS NIGHT OUT

6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Downtown Homewood

St. Joseph Fish Fry

Every Friday through March 30 |4:30 to 8:00

St. Joseph Parish Gym | 17949 Dixie Highway

Sponsored by St. Joseph Athletic Association

The Cancer Support Center has been selected as a candidate for the LIVESTRONG®Community Impact Project, because of their Art Therapy program. Finalists will be determined through an online voting campaign that began on March 7.  Applicants with the top votes per region will receive a financial award of support to replicate and implement a program dedicated to supporting families fighting cancer.  Finalists will also receive tools and resources from the Lance Armstrong Foundation, newly branded as LIVESTRONG

Art Therapy is new to The Cancer Support Center and yet has received and overwhelming attendance. Art Therapy is used to help participants make a connection between their inner self and their physical self. 150 people have participated making wish dolls, remembrance altars, visual journals, hope chains, made paper and painted their way to enhanced healing through the activity of art. The Cancer Support Center provides comprehensive resources and programs that help people improve their quality of life during the cancer experience.

Help The Cancer Support Center receive this grant for the Art Therapy programs by voting for The Center at http://vote.livestrong.org/vote2012/applicants/103-the-cancer-support-center/ Voting ends on March 23, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. CST.  For more information about the LIVESTRONG Community Impact Project and to vote, visit http://vote.livestrong.org/.  For more information about The Cancer Support Center visit www.cancersupportcenter.org.

Saturday|March 24

Irwin Park

18120 South Highland Avenue

10:00 AM

Hop on over to Irwin Park for the annual egg-stravaganza! Beginning at 10:00 AM children ages 6 and younger will get the chance to fill their baskets with prize filled eggs. Then at 11:00 AM dogs will get the chance to sniff out treats! The bunny will be on hand for photos, so be sure to bring your camera. Great fun for the whole family!

Rain location: H-F Sports Complex parking lot.   

Wednesday, March 14|7:00 PM

Homewood Library

17917 Dixie Highway

Dennis Stroughmatt, noted folklorist and fiddler, will discuss the 300 year-old tradition of Mardi Gras in Illinois at the next meeting of the Homewood Historical Society. The free program is made possible in part by an award from The Illinois Humanities Council, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and The Illinois General Assembly. For more information, please call (708) 799-9055.

Yoga Movie Night  

Friday, March 23| 7:00PM - 8:30 PM

Reflections Yoga Center, 18675 Dixie Highway     

Reflections Yoga Center is hosting a YOGA MOVIE NIGHT for everyone! They will be showing the documentary Y Yoga "An American Yogic Journey "featuring master teachers including Erich Schiffmann and Bryan Kest. Written and Directed by Arthur Klein. Bring your friends and be ready to enjoy a fun movie night while meeting your fellow yogis and supporting a good cause! Fee: $5 in advance or $7 at the door. Portion of the proceeds benefit the Cancer Support Center.  Call Reflections Yoga Center for details at (708) 960-4996.

Get up and ZUMBA for charity! This event benefits Horizon Hospice and Palliative Care's BraveHart & Kids Who Care Programs. $15.00 per person, ages 14-17 will need parental waiver signed at registration. Join the Party! Get ready to ZUMBA. For more information call (708)441-8268. 

Homewood Police Department would like to inform residents of on-going problems in the Chicagoland Area with Gypsy Style Crimes that are being committed against senior citizens. Gypsy Style Crimes are committed by subjects who use false identities to gain the confidence of a homeowner so they can enter the victim's home. Below is a list of popular identities and stories that are used by the offenders.

False Identities:

• New Neighbor
• Utility Worker
• Village Employee
• Construction Worker

 False Stories:

•  Installing a fence and need you to check the property line
•  Checking on your water meter or working on broken water main
•  Cutting some trees or performing some service that may affect your property
• Checking on work that was done for you or your neighbor

Remember to always ask for identification from anyone that may want to enter your home. You may also want to ask them what company they are from and call that company for verification. If the subject claims to be a village employee, call the village to confirm whether or not an employee is in the area doing work. You may also call the Homewood Police Department at anytime and we will come out and verify the identity and reason for a person being at your house.

 The Homewood Police Department has moved its Electronic Neighborhood Watch Alerts to the same email marketing service as the e-Newswire.  If you are a subscriber, make sure to update your profile by adding the Electronic  Neighborhood Watch list to your interests.