Household Hazardous Waste Day- The City of Henderson and Henderson County will host Household Hazardous Waste Day on Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon at Henderson Recycling, 398 Sam Ball Way. This event is open to residents of Henderson County only. Click here for a list of materials you can bring
Faith and Science - Owen Gingerich, a scientist from Harvard University and the Smithsonian, will be speaking at First United Methodist Church in Henderson on Sunday. Dr. Gingerich will address Faith & Science at both Sunday morning worship services at 8:30 & 10:45 as well as an afternoon community event at 4 p.m. The message for the morning services will be
"Do the Heavens Declare the Glory of God?" His message for the afternoon forum will be "Are We Alone in the Cosmos?" Click here for more information
Northwest Kentucky Training Consortium - NKTC upcoming training topics are:
Business Ethics in the Workplace, Social Media Policies & Implementation Workshop, Goal Setting for Success, Basics in Employment Law, and The Super Supervisor. Click here to visit NKTC's website to learn more and register for its trainings.
3rd Annual Henderson Bowl for the Cure- The Evansville Tri-State Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure will hold its 3rd annual Henderson Bowl for the Cure tonight at Echo Lanes. Click here for more information. Shopper's Fest - Happy Feet Equals Learning Feet will host the first every shopper's fest on Sunday, April 21 from 1:00 -5:00 PM at Worsham Hall, 103 Elm St. Click here for more information.
First Christian Church will host a FREE Electronic Recycling Day on Saturday, April 27th from 9 a.m.- Noon. Consider recycling old or damaged computers, laptops, monitors, and printers. Telephone and networking cables and devices. Medical, industrial and scientific electronics. Limit one television per car. Click here for more information.
Water's Edge Church will be hosting Terry Caffey, author of "Terror By Night," Sunday April 28th 11:00 a.m. at 115 First Street. Terry's amazing story of overcoming tragedy through forgiveness reaches deep into the soul. You can find more information about Terry at www.terrycaffey.com.
Kentucky Gives Day - Kentuckians and nonprofits will come together for a powerful day of action on Wednesday, April 24. Kentucky Gives Day begins at 11 p.m. CST on April 24 and continues until 10:59pm CST. Kentuckians can go online to kygives.org, connect with causes they care about and make tax-deductible donations to support the important work of Kentucky charities supporting our communities. Donors can search for participating nonprofits by name, geography and mission and simply click to donate. Prizes will be awarded to charities raising the most money and random prize opportunities will occur throughout the day. Visit kygives.org for more information.
Trashion Show - Studio 421 and The Downtown Henderson Partnership is sponsoring The First Inaugural Earth Day Trashion Show on April 27. Studio 421 and the DHP need help underwriting the expense of this, so if you would like to be a sponsor, your business will be prominently displayed on literature and all advertising. Or if you want to have fun yourself and advertise your business, sponsor your own designer. Have one or more of your own employees enter a design and you can advertise their efforts. There will be cash prize for winners and a people's choice award. Call (270) 860-2119 or email chelseacrooks06@gmail.com
for more information.
OVAL Kitchen Tour - OVAL will host the 2013 OVAL Kitchen Tour on Saturday, April 27 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. A chef in every kitchen with a sample of a recipe! Tickets are $20 and are being sold at Third Street House in Henderson and Maxine's Bakery & Café in Evansville. Limited number of tickets available. Visit http://www.ohiovalleyart.org/kitchentour.html for more information.
Hendo 100- The Chamber's Community Foundation for Excellence will host a golf marathon on April 29. It is open to 18 golf fanatics and their caddies. Each golfer will play 100 holes in one day. All proceeds will benefit the Community Foundation of Excellence and Imagination Library. If you would like to play or sponsor a golfer contact the Chamber at (270) 826-9531. Click here for more information.
Henderson County High School Career and Technical Education students are holding a drawing to win a 2013 Jeep Wrangler, donated by Audubon Chrysler. The drawing will be held at HCHS on May 20 at 10 a.m. Proceeds will benefit Career and Technical Education students. Visit www.hchscte.com for more information.
Northwest Kentucky Forward will present a free training titled "Health Care Reform - The Next Steps? The Road Continues" at noon on May 21 at Henderson Country Club. For information or to register, contact Stephanie at (270) 826-7505 or email her at Stephanie@northwestky.com by May 17.
Internships - Could your company benefit from an intern? Contact Angie Watson, Career Services Coordinator at Henderson Community College to get a bright student working in your office. Contact Angie at (270) 831-9671.
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