At-risk children offered snacks
The Rogers Activity Center is participating in the At-Risk Snack Program. Meals will be provided to children, 19 and under, free of charge and are the same for all children regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability, and there will be no discrimination in the course of the meal service.
Meals will be provided at the Rogers Activity Center (no membership required) October 2016 to June 2017. Afternoon snacks will be available from 3:15 to 4:15 p.m.; lunch will be available from 11 a.m. to noon on days that Rogers Public Schools are not in session (excluding snow days).
Information: (479) 631-0336.
sUgAR hosts reception
The University of Arkansas' student gallery, sUgAR, will host an opening reception for the tour exhibition "Running Toward Dreams" from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the gallery at 1 E. Center St. on the downtown Fayetteville square.
"Running Toward Dreams" is a tour exhibition including the works of Iranian and American young artists. The exhibition, first shown in Tehran, Iran, includes works of art by people who run in Iran and the United States. Individuals from Iran and America oftentimes have different ideas of the concept of running.
The exhibit will be available to view on Saturdays and Sundays 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. through Sept. 25.
Information: facebook.com/sugaruark.
VA seeks caregivers
The Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks is looking for caregivers to open their homes to veterans in Northwest Arkansas. The VA Medical Foster Home program is a national program with homes in 47 states. The VHSO started its MFH program more than eight years ago and currently has five approved homes in the area. There is a need for homes specifically in the Fayetteville, Springdale, Elkins, West Fork and Farmington areas.
Homes selected to participate in the VA Medical Foster Home program go through a comprehensive screening and inspection process. These homes must be clean and homelike, have an interconnected smoke-fire alarm system that is monitored both remotely and on site, and meet other program guidelines.
A Medical Foster Home is a privately owned/rented residence in the community where a veteran lives with the caregiver, in the caregiver's home and receives care and supervision 24 hours a day, seven days week. This is a long-term arrangement where the veteran may live for the remainder of his or her life.
Applicants must have caregiving experience, complete an application, provide references and meet other requirements. Applicant's homes must be within a 50 mile radius of the Fayetteville VA Medical Center.
Information: (479) 443-4301 ext. 63467.
Tournament set Sept. 9
The second annual Western Arkansas Ballet Junior Championship Tennis Tournament fundraiser will be held Sept. 9-12 at Creekmore Park Tennis Center for levels 4, 5, and 6.
Matches will be played at Creekmore Park and at Ben Geren Park. Entry fee is $30 singles, $15 per person doubles, $20 per player for level 6 singles, $10 per player level 6 doubles. All level 6 is Saturday only (weather permitting).
All proceeds from this tournament are divided between the Nancy Wood and Ray Moore Scholarship funds which provide need-based scholarships to students of Western Arkansas Ballet.
Participants must register by Sept. 6.
Information: (479) 785-0152, waballet.org or email [email protected].
NAN Profiles on 08/28/2016