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Slow Food Glades to Coast Conference 
Slow Food Glades to Coast presents the 5th Annual Growing Green Communities Conference: Preserving Food Biodiversity. There will be seminars on planting and care for heirloom tomatoes, raising heirloom hens, marketing and selling heirloom vegetables, and more! Tours, lunch and seminars will also be offered! Keynote speaker will be Dr. Richard Campbell- Director of Horticulture Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden.
Purchase advance tickets at: www.slowfoodgladestocoast.com
Adults: $15 ($20 at the door), Children: $5 (Ages 5 and under free)
WHEN: Saturday, January 10, 2015
WHERE: Pine Jog Environmental Education Center, 6301 Summit Blvd, West Palm Beach
View link for flyer: http://www.gladesinitiative.org/downloads/1.05.15/SF_G2C_Flyer_Final_Dec8_14.pdf
New Programs being Offered by Vickers House...
English Class for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) 
Classes from Tuesday, January 20 through Thursday, April 23, 2015 The classes are offered Monday through Thursday from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM. The students are tested and scored at different learning levels. $30 per term.
WHEN: Registration starts Monday, January 12, 2015 9:00 a.m.
WHERE: Vickers House South, 3801 Georgia Ave, West Palm Beach
View link for flyer: http://www.gladesinitiative.org/downloads/1.05.15/ESOLclasses-January2015.pdf
Free Income Tax Preparation at the Vickers House
FREE VITA Tax Preparation service is only available if you earned less than $60,000 in 2014. Walk-ins only. Beginning Tuesday, January 20th through Wednesday, April 15th 2015
WHEN: Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 9:30 AM to 2:30 PM
WHERE: Vickers House South 3801 Georgia Avenue West Palm Beach
WHEN: Monday, Wednesday, and Fridays from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM
WHERE: Vickers House North 811 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd. West Palm Beach
View link for flyer: http://www.gladesinitiative.org/downloads/1.05.15/VITATax2015.pdf
Community Developmental Screening Clinic
Do you have concerns about your child's development? We will conduct free developmental screenings throughout our service area, which includes Palm Beach, Martin, St. Lucie, Indian River and Okeechobee counties.
WHEN: Tuesdays: January 27, March 24, May 19, July 21, September 22 and November 17 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
WHERE: Vickers House South, 3801 Georgia Avenue, West Palm Beach
Appointments: Call (561) 804-4975 - to schedule your child for a screening.
View link for flyer: http://www.gladesinitiative.org/downloads/1.05.15/FAUCenterforAutismScreenings2015.pdf
2015 Spring Non-Profit Leadership Trainings 
The Junior League of Boca Raton is pleased to present their 2015 Spring Non-Profit Leadership Series.
WHEN: Begins Tuesday, January 13, 2014 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
WHERE: Junior League of Boca Raton, 261 NW 13th Street, Boca Raton
For more information please email our Non-Profit Education Coordinator at library@jlbr.org or call us at (561) 620-2553.
View flyer for full list of workshops: http://www.gladesinitiative.org/downloads/12.29.14/JuniorLeagueBocaRaton.pdf
Human Trafficking Awareness Event 
Be informed on child slavery, prostitution, sexual abuse, human trafficking. Learn how you can make a difference! Human Trafficking Awareness Event sponsored by Soroptimist International of the Palm Beaches, Soroptimist International of Boca Raton, Project Unite, and the Haitian American Solidarity Center. Becky Dymond from the Human Trafficking Coalition of the Palm Beaches will be presenting.
WHEN: Thursday, January 15, 2015 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
WHERE: Mandel Public Library, 411 Clematis Street, West Palm Beach
View link to flyer: http://www.gladesinitiative.org/downloads/1.05.15/Trafficking event flyer Jpeg file.jpg
Small Business Outreach Event 
The Weitz Company cordially invites you to attend a small business outreach event for Palm Beach County small business subcontractors, vendors and suppliers in all trades including: doors & hardware, electrical, fire sprinklers, painting, mechanical, plumbing, elevators, glass & glazing, waterproofing & caulking, signage, misc. metals, aluminum fabrications, overhead doors, earthwork, paving, landscape, irrigation, fencing, site utilities, sheet piling, masonry
WHEN: Wednesday, January 14, 2015 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
WHERE: Palm Beach County Convention Center 650 Okeechobee Blvd, Room 1F, West Palm Beach
Please RSVP to: vcooper@coopercmc.com. For more information please contact: 561.588.5222
View link for flyer: http://www.gladesinitiative.org/downloads/12.29.14/PBCCCParkingGarageMeeting.pdf
View link for Location Map: http://www.gladesinitiative.org/downloads/12.29.14/MeetingLocationRm1Fmap.pdf
Healthcare & Science Career Symposium  The T. Leroy Jefferson Medical Society and the Quantum Foundation present the third annual Healthcare and Science Stars of Tomorrow Career Symposium. Students meet experts for career exploration, including: physicians, dentists, scientists, nurses, technologists, therapists, insurance and hospital executives/administrators, pharmacists and directors from many programs area universities. Keynote Speaker: Dr. Cato T. Laurencin.
WHEN: Saturday, February 21st, 2015 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
WHERE: Inlet Grove Community High School, 600 West 28th St, Riviera Beach If you would like to volunteer, sponsor or participate in the event please contact Laurel Cole at 561-318-0814 or lcole@tljmedicalsociety.org View link for flyer: http://www.gladesinitiative.org/downloads/12.22.14/StarsofTomorrow.pdf 211 December Update & Snapshot  Morningday Community Solutions  Morningday Community Solutions mission is to create opportunities for South Florida youth, families and veterans by providing affordable housing and helping other nonprofit organizations with their real estate needs. Some of their programs include: Affordable Housing Development - Our Board of Directors has expertise in acquiring and remodeling properties and values green technologies, energy efficiencies and universal design. We are committed to supporting community initiatives in developing environmentally friendly affordable housing. We value community cooperation between housing agencies, the community, lending institutions, social service organizations and contractors. Charitable Giving of Real Estate - As part of our diversified funding plan, we accept and/or facilitate gifts of Real Estate. Our organization collaborates with a nationally recognized expert who assists in the education of community members and organizations in answering their questions related to the planned gifting of Real Estate. Donations can be anywhere in the world, and they can include commercial properties, residential properties or land. (Please consult your own financial professional to determine how any charitable donation will benefit you.)
View link for their new video about their services: www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7xunEs584g&feature=youtu.be Florida Rural Legal Services Assessment Survey  Florida Rural Legal Services conducts periodic assessments of the legal needs of low income individuals residing in our service area. The information obtained is used to determine how they can best utilize our limited resources to meet those needs. To that end, Florida Rural Legal Services attempts to poll clients, attorneys, judges, social service agencies, governmental agencies, private groups and staff as to their assessment of the frequency and importance of various civil legal problems to people in poverty. In an effort to obtain your opinion, they have designed the following short survey. It will take less than 5 minutes to complete: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=9D0s0Gr1GXQdxwR7ZJpDAQ_3d_3d
Making Democracy Work Awards
The League of Women Voters of Palm Beach County celebrates community leaders - members, individuals and organization that have envisioned a way to improve Palm Beach County and have mobilized others to work with them to affect a change that has benefited the broader county.
These awards below will honor individuals and/or organizations/coalitions that have, in the League tradition, helped to make Palm Beach County stronger, more vibrant and fairer. To request an application email: secretary@lwvpbc.org, or go to: http://lwvpbc.org/democracy-works-award/ AWARDS CATEGORIES:  * Effective Membership Engagement and Recruitment Award * Strengthening Democracy Award * High Impact Visibility Award * Education Award * Community Connection Award * Young Professional of the Year Award * Presidential Award WHEN: Deadline January 31, 2015 Orientation Meetings for United Way PBC Request for Proposals .jpg)
Please be advised that United Way of Palm Beach County will release its Request for Proposals in the Community Impact areas of Education and Mentoring on Friday, January 9, 2015. Funding for approved applicants in the Education area will begin on July 1, 2015, and funding for approved applicants in the Mentoring area will begin on October 1, 2015. Applicants must be 501(c )(3) nonprofit agencies providing services in Palm Beach County. It is highly recommended that applicants attend an orientation session. Please RSVP to Tamara Worley at (561) 375-6630 or tamaraworley@unitedwaypbc.org, no later than one day prior to each session. Please Note: Questions related to the content of the RFP may be submitted in writing following the release of the RFP. Questions also may be asked during the applicant orientation sessions. WHEN: Wednesday, January 14, 2015 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. & Tuesday, January 20, 2014 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. WHERE: United Way of Palm Beach County campus, 2600 Quantum Blvd., Boynton Beach To access the RFP on January 9th, please go to www.unitedwaypbc.org and click on the Education/Mentoring RFP button, or towww.uwpbcapplication.org. Council on Community Pediatrics Invites Nominations for 2015 Local Hero Award
Community pediatrics is the practice of promoting and integrating positive social, cultural, and environmental influences on children's health while addressing potential negative effects that deter optimal child health and development within a community.
The Council on Community Pediatrics, a division of the American Academy of Pediatrics, promotes community pediatrics through policy, practice, and education. To that end, the council is accepting nominations for the 2015 CCP Local Hero Award. The annual award recognizes pediatricians who lead community action and advocacy for children in local communities.
Each year, the award is presented to two individuals who partner with community resources to improve accessibility, appropriateness, and quality of care for all children; advocate for children who lack access to care; implement public health approaches to advance the health of all children in the community; and/or promote child health within all environments such as community, school, and family.
Award recipients will be honored at the Council on Community Pediatrics Awards Event at the 2015 AAP National Conference and Exhibition in Washington, D.C. The award includes an honorarium, conference registration fees, airfare reimbursement, a two-night hotel stay, and two days of meals.
To be eligible, nominees must be a pediatrician, a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics, and a resident of the United States or Canada. Nominees are not required to be members of the Council on Community Pediatrics; however, preference will be given to council members.
World Hunger Leadership Challenge Invite Student Entries for Service Learning Projects Administered by the USA TODAY Charitable Foundation and the Lift a Life Foundation, with support from the Yum  Foundation, the Lead2Feed World Hunger Leadership Challenge encourages middle and high school students to develop leadership skills by starting a service-learning project that addresses hunger . Teams of students from public, private, and charter middle schools and high schools are invited to enter.
Each team must create and execute a service-learning project that attempts to solve a local, statewide, or national hunger-related issue; develop an action plan to achieve the goal; and demonstrate leadership. Each entry must include a written summary or video overview of the project and quantifiable results (i.e., number of meals served, cans collected, hours of service donated, Facebook "likes," or families served from an urban garden).
First-, second-, and third- place prizes of $25,000, $5,000, and $1,000, will be awarded up to a total of $275,000.
To be eligible, entrants must be located in one of the fifty United States, the District of Columbia, or Guam; be a full-time student in grades 7-12 ata public, private, or charter middle school or high school; and be between the ages of 13 to 18 years old. Each team must comprise at least three students and a sponsoring teacher or adult adviser.
See the World Hunger Leadership Challenge Web site for complete challenge guidelines and application procedures.
League of Women Voters of Palm Beach County Event Invitations
ANNUAL MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR BREAKFAST/ESSAY CONTEST AWARDS 
WHEN: Monday, January 19, 2015 8:00 a.m.
WHERE: Palm Beach County Convention Ctr, 650 Okeechobee Blvd, West Palm Beach
Cost: $45.00 pp
Sponsored by Martin Luther King, Jr. Coordinating Committee of West Palm Beach
League Contact: Mary Jane Range (561) 776-1348 or email: mjrange@comcast.net
RSVP Deadline: January 5th
42ND ANNUAL SUSAN B. ANTHONY FEMINIST OF THE YEAR AWARDS LUNCHEON
WHEN: Saturday, February 7, 2015 12:00 a.m. Luncheon (11:30 Seating Begins)
WHERE: Boca County Club, 17751 Boca Club Boulevard, Boca Raton
Keynote Speaker: Senator Maria Sachs
Award Recipient: Corinne T. Miller
Cost: $46.00 pp for League table
Sponsored by National Organization for Women PBC ~ President Natalie Andre
League Contact: Joan Karp (561) 995-5631 or email: joankarp@gmail.com
RSVP Deadline: January 30th
MAYORS BALL 2015
WHEN: Saturday, February 28, 2015 6:00 p.m. Reception/ Silent Auction ~ 7:00 p.m. Dinner and Dancing
WHERE: Palm Beach County Convention Center, 650 Okeechobee Blvd, West Palm Beach
Cost: $250.00 pp
Sponsored by Homeless Coalition ~ President Pam Goodman
League Contact: Geanine Wester (561) 689-9917 or email: geaninew@comcast.net
RSVP Deadline: January 30th
LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS
OF FLORIDA
March 10th -12th
LWVFL Capitol Impact Days 2015 Tallahassee
May 15th -16th
Politicos in Paradise!
LWVFL State Convention/Council Delray Beach, FL
Complete Registration online @ www.thefloridavoter.org
View link for flyer of all events: http://www.gladesinitiative.org/downloads/1.05.15/LWVevents.pdf
Children Services Council Monday Morning Update
http://www.cscpbc.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=emailsignup.preview&MessageId=1052
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The Glades Initiative, Inc. posts volunteer opportunities online for our partner agencies in an attempt to develop a pool of willing 
