Free Summer Meals Offered
More than 45,000 children in Northwest Arkansas rely on free or reduced-price school meals for nine months out of the year. That makes these children highly vulnerable to food insecurity - not getting enough to eat - during the summer months when school is not in session.
In an effort to combat this issue, the U.S.
Department of Agriculture and the Arkansas Department of Human Services, is offering a Summer Food Service Program, which offers free, nutritious meals and snacks available to children and teens younger than 18 during the summer months.
There’s no identification or registration required and many sites also offer recreation and educational activities in addition to the meals.
To find a safe, supervised summer feeding site near you, call 888-4KIDAR or text the word FoodAR to 877877.
You also can access an interactive map of summer meals by going to NoKidHungry.org/ Arkansas.
Center Offers Waste Disposal
Benton County Planning and Environmental and Benton County Solid Waste District provide free disposal of large bulky household items, appliances, electronics and metal at the Cleanup Convenience Center, 5702 Brookside Road in Bentonville.
The center is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
every Saturday with the exception of holidays.
Information: 795-0751.
Contest Seeks Artists
The Arkansas Arts Council is now seeking submissions by Arkansas artists for the 26th annual 2013 Small Works on Paper exhibition.
The accepted artwork will be featured in a year-long exhibition that travels to 10 Arkansas communities.
Entries will be juried by Anne Austin Pearce, an associate professor of art and director of Greenlease Gallery at Rockhurt University in Kansas City, Mo.
Arkansas artists may enter up to three works of art on paper no larger than 24-inches by 24-inches for a fee of $10 per entry or $25 for three entries. Works must have been completed within the last two years.
Up to $2,000 will be available for jurorselected purchase awards, which become part of the Small Works on Paper permanent collection.
Deadline for entries is July 20. Entry forms and rules are available at arkansasarts.org or by calling 501-324-9766.
Red Cross Hosts Drives
The American Red Cross will host blood drives in the following locations:
Alpena - 2-6 p.m. Thursday, First Assembly of God, 303 U.S. 62
Bentonville - 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Bentonville High School, 1801 S.E. J St.
Blood Center Sets Drives
Community Blood Center of the Ozarks will hold blood drives at the following locations:
Bella Vista - 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Monday, Harps, 404 Town Center; and 2:30-5 p.m.
Monday, Dairy Queen Grill and Chill, 1 Riordan Road
Bentonville - 9-11:30 a.m. Thursday, Harps Food Store, 110 Midtown Center; and 1:30-4:30 p.m. Thursday, Helping Hands Inc., 320 Airport Road
Fayetteville - 11:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Veterans Healthcare System of the Ozarks, 1100 N. College Ave.
Lowell - 1:30-4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Wachter Network Services Inc., 1419 W.
Monroe; and 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Ward Nail Park, 901 McClure Ave.
Rogers - 1-5 p.m. Tuesday, Kraft Foods, 5509 Pinnacle Point Drive; 8-11 a.m.
Wednesday, Highland’s Oncology, 808 S.
52nd St.; 2-4 p.m. Friday, Harps, 715 N.
Second St.; and 5-9 p.m. July 1, Cross Church Pinnacle Campus, 5431 Pinnacle Point Drive
Siloam Springs - 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
Wednesday, Siloam Springs Regional Hospital, 603 N. Progress Ave.
Springdale - 1-4 p.m. Tuesday, United Bank, 2600 S. Thompson St.; and 8-11 a.m.
Friday, Springdale Schools Transportation, 1612 E. Emma Ave.
Our Town, Pages 18 on 06/24/2012