Masonic Order
offers dinners
To give back to service men and women, Dinners for Veterans and the Masonic Order of Sojourners Arkansas Post 551 will be handing out Christmas meal boxes to veterans in need from 9 a.m. to noon Dec. 14 at the Washington Lodge No. 1, 1106 E. Masonic Drive in Fayetteville.
Verification of service with a military ID or DD214 is required. All veterans that cannot afford a holiday meal for their families are welcome.
Information: (479) 236-3333, (479) 601-3821 or (479) 320-6640.
Red Cross
needs blood
The American Red Cross has an urgent need for blood donors to give now to ensure blood is available for medical treatments and emergencies during the holiday season.
Upcoming blood donation opportunities include:
•Fayetteville: 3-7 p.m. Dec. 19, Harps Food Stores, 1780 N. Crossover Road
•Tontitown: 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Dec. 13, K&K Vet Supply, 675 Laura Lane
Information: (800) 733-2767 or redcross.org.
Blood center
seeks donors
The Community Blood Center of the Ozarks strives for area blood reserves to be at around a three-day supply for all blood types. At the time of this release, the blood center reserves show a normal inventory level for all blood types. But winter donations can be fickle depending on weather, school closings and holiday need. CBCO strongly urges blood donors to give when they can during the next few weeks.
The Miracle of Giving Blood Drive runs from Dec. 10 through Jan. 6 at all CBCO blood drives and donor centers. Participants will receive a shirt, including a long sleeve shirt at most drives. The shirts serve as a reward for your generosity and lets people know that you give of yourself to help others in need
Upcoming blood drives include:
•Pea Ridge: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Dec. 10, Pea Ridge High School, 781 W. Pickens
•Bella Vista: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Dec. 14, Village Bible Evangelical Free Church, 1591 Forest Hills Blvd.
Information: (800) 280-5337 or cbco.org.
Seminar
offered
Northwest Health is offering a free seminar on robotic-assisted joint replacement featuring Dr. Christopher Dougherty. The seminar is from noon to 1 p.m. Dec. 12, at Riordan Hall, 3 Riordan Road in Bella Vista. Northwest Health is the first hospital in Northwest Arkansas to offer robotic-assisted total knee, partial knee and hip replacement with the newest technology.
Information: (479) 757-5433 or email [email protected].
Warm & Fuzzy
announced
Lucas Bourdon, age 8, along with his mother, Dr. Kristin Bosc, will hold his fifth annual Warm & Fuzzy Fundraiser from 8:30 to 9 a.m. Dec. 14 in the front lobby of the Schmieding Center for Senior Health & Education, 2422 N. Thompson in Springdale.
Funds collected benefit For Pets Sake, a local 501(c)3 non-profit organization that provides streamlined processes for finding Pets for Vets and Best Friends for Seniors. All donations are tax deductible.
The public is invited to stop by with monetary donations, as well as items for dogs, such as dog food, treats, toys, bedding, collars and leashes. Refreshments will be served as attendees meet and mingle with other animal lovers.
Dr. Bosc, a neuropsychologist with a love for both seniors and animals began encouraging Lucas five years ago to forego gifts at his birthday party -- his birthday is Dec. 14 -- and instead request donations to a worthy cause. "My husband and I want Lucas to be a caring, sharing person who learns the joy of giving. For Pets Sake is a natural choice for causes near and dear to our hearts", she explains.
Information: (479) 236-8926.
Wreath-laying
honors veterans
The Fayetteville National cemetery will host "Wreaths Across America," a holiday wreath-laying ceremony to honor and remember the nations's veterans at 10 a.m. Dec. 15 at the Fayetteville National Cemetery, 700 S. Government Ave. in Fayetteville. The event will be hosted by Fayetteville National Cemetery, members of the Civil Air Patrol, Walmart, J.B. Hunt, Tyson, the FNCA Council, Bo's Blessings, MOPH, SAR, DAR, Sons of Union Veterans, BSA, GSA, representatives from the military services, veterans and their families.
Information: (479) 442-2566 or wreathsacrossamerica.org.
Veterans hold
town hall
Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks will hold a town hall meeting at 11 a.m. Dec. 18 at 1100 N. College Ave. in Fayetteville.
the town hall will serve as an open forum for veterans and a listening session for VHSO leadership, with the goal of ensuring veterans, their families and beneficiaries have the opportunity to be heard, and have their concerns addressed by senior VA officials.
The town hall is open to the public, including veterans, family members or other beneficiaries, as well as congressional stakeholders, veterans service organizations, non-governmental organizations, and community partners. No registration is required and the event is free to attend.
Information: (479) 444-4087.
OLLI
sets classes
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Arkansas announces the following classes for the upcoming week:
•Dec. 10: "The United States and the Philippines, 1898-1920," $26 members, $41 nonmembers.
•Dec. 12: "Scottish Highland Bagpipes: A Noble Instrument." The sound of bagpipes often stirs deep feelings in the many Arkansans who proudly claim Scottish heritage. Here is a chance to get "up close and personal" with the Great Highland Bagpipes and learn from a 20-year Ozark Highlander Pipe Band member. Explore the instrument' sentient origins and learn how the clan-oriented Scottish highlanders wove the pipes into their own culture, making the bagpipes forever after associated with Scotland. (Is it true that the British outlawed highland bagpipes as "an instrument of war," following the Jacobite uprising of 1745?) Participants will view excerpts from an interview with a WWI Scottish piper in the British military whose pride in having been a piper, and especially his love for the "noble instrument", are deeply moving. Learn how traditional Scottish bagpipe music has become familiar to pipers across North America and beyond. At the conclusion of the class, participants will get to try out a set of highland bagpipes, after which the instructors will "gie ye a tune or twa" on their pipes. $30 members, $45 nonmembers.
•Dec. 15: "T2 Producing Theatre: Miss Bennet -- Christmas at Pemberly," $55 members, $70 nonmembers.
Information: (479) 575-4545 or olli.uark.edu.
NAN Profiles on 12/09/2018