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Library Presents Introduction To Nithya Yoga
Fort Bend County Libraries’ Sugar Land Branch Library presents a special, introductory program on Nithya Yoga from 3-4:30 p.m. March 20 in the Meeting Room of the library, located at 550 Eldridge.
Ma Daivi Nithya, a certified Nithya Yoga instructor from the Houston chapter of the Life Bliss Foundation, will present a basic introduction and demonstration [...]
Cinco de Mayo Fundraiser To Benefit Fort Bend Seniors Meals On Wheels
18. March 2010
The 5th Annual Cinco de Mayo Fundraiser benefiting Fort Bend Seniors Meals on Wheels is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. May 1 at La Cocina Mexican Restaurant, 515 FM 359 in Richmond.
The event will feature food, live music, drinks, a live and silent auction and several raffles. VIP Tables for four to ten people are available [...]
Free Seminar For Veterans Scheduled In Rosenberg
17. March 2010
The Fort Bend County Veterans Service Office will be hosting a free Veterans Benefits Seminar at 11 a.m. March 20 at 4520 Reading Road in Rosenberg. The seminar is held in coordination with the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Texas Veterans Land Board and Texas Veterans Commission
This seminar will review all current programs available to [...]
M. D. Anderson To Host Free Healthy Eating Seminar At Sugar Land Senior’s Program
15. March 2010
The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Clinical Care Center in Sugar Land will host a free seminar on healthy eating at the Sugar Land Senior’s Program at 1 p.m. Friday, March 26.
This event is free and open to guests who are at least 55 years of age.
Attendees will learn about eating healthy, maintaining a [...]
Child Advocates Of Fort Bend Looking for CASA Volunteers
15. March 2010
Child Advocates of Fort Bend is looking for volunteers for its Court Appointed Special Advocates program.
Volunteer training will begin April 19 at Child Advocates of Fort Bend, 5403 Avenue N in Rosenberg.
For more information, contact Dena Jones at 281-344-5130 or djones@cafb.org.
Potential volunteers can also visit the organization’s website at www.cafb.org
Fulshear/Simonton Branch Library Presenting Introductory MS PowerPoint Class
15. March 2010
Fort Bend County Libraries’ adult services staff at the Bob Lutts Fulshear/Simonton Branch Library will present a free, introductory computer class, “MS PowerPoint Survival Basics,” this Wednesday, March 17.
The class will begin at 4:30 p.m. in the library’s meeting room.
The session will provide a basic introduction to using the PowerPoint computer program.
The class is free [...]
Volunteers Needed To Help Victims Of Abuse, Instruct Art To Disadvantaged Kids
15. March 2010
Volunteer Fort Bend is looking for people who are interested in helping local civic and nonprofit organizations.
Here are some current needs:
Advocate for victims of abuse
Be an advocate for women victimized by domestic abuse. Volunteering with an organization that works to prevent violence against Asian women, you’ll help heal the hurt of past abuse and foster [...]
LCISD Needs Volunteers For Special Olympics
12. March 2010
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Volunteers are needed for the 2010 Lamar Consolidated Independent School District Special Olympics Invitational, scheduled for April 24 in Traylor Stadium. Volunteers are needed for a variety of jobs, including athlete escort, cheering, helping with events and more. Lunch will be provided for all-day volunteers.
“More than 300 Special Olympians from the Gulf Coast area came [...]
Volunteers Needed At State Park, Tending Community Garden
7. March 2010
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Volunteer Fort Bend is looking for people who are interested in helping local civic and nonprofit organizations.
Here are some current needs:
Back to nature
Scenery and greenery await you as a volunteer at a state park in Fort Bend County. Depending on your interests, skills, and schedule, you might enjoy providing customer service at the park’s nature [...]
FBISD’s Even Start Program Recognized As Commended By Texas LEARNS
3. March 2010
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Texas LEARNS, the State Office for Adult Education and Family Literacy, has recognized Fort Bend Independent School District’s Even Start Program as “Commended” for the 2008-2009 school year.
The Even Start Literacy Program is designed to break the cycle of poverty and low literacy in families. Parents acquire basic skills, including English and life skills, and [...]
Missouri City Dedicates Outdoor Classroom Underneath Freedom Tree
2. March 2010
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Missouri City has dedicated the new Outdoor Classroom built underneath the branches of the city’s 200-tear-old Great Oak, known as the Freedom Tree.
The classroom, an octagon-shaped wooden deck with capacity to seat 30 people, was dedicated in front of the oak on Feb. 24. During the ceremony, members of the Lake Olympia Middle School Choir [...]
Dulles High School Joins Hearts And Hammers In Building New Home For Employee
1. March 2010
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The Dulles High School PALS, led by Sponsor Kay Slack-Beard, have joined representatives from the Fort Bend Corps’ Hearts and Hammers program to build a new home for Fort Bend Independent School District employee Obdulia Estrada and her family.
Construction on the home will begin in mid March. Last year, the PALS Class of 2009 raised [...]
FBISD Plans Wellness Fair At Sugar Land Town Square
26. February 2010
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The Fort Bend Independent School district has scheduled the “WATCH Your Wellness Health and Fitness Fair” from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. March 6 at Sugar Land Town Square. The fair is hosted by FBISD’s Safe and Drug Free Schools Department, the FBISD Wellness Committee, and the Fort Bend County Medical Society Alliance and kicks off the [...]
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