Category Archives: Community News and Events

Helpful information about the community, including events. (Events may also appear on Calendar).

Walk With A Doc 2014

Walk With A Doc is continuing. Dates are in our Calendar.

Flyers are now available in Spanish and Somali, as well as English. Tell a friend!!!

Take steps to a healthier you with Walk with a Doc. Every other Saturday we will host an hour-long morning walk led by a physician from Mount Carmel Health System or the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. Walkers can come and walk for as little or as long as they like and all can enjoy refreshments and walking incentives at each walk.

Where: Woodward Park and Community Center, 5147 Karl Road, meet at front picnic tables*
When: selected Saturdays of each month, 8:30am – 9:30am

*Walks are held in the community center gym during bad weather and after Thanksgiving.

Call 614-645-1260 for more information, or visit the event website. (Informational flyers are available there in English, Spanish, and Somali.)

Supporting Our Community – Current Activities at the North YMCA – July 2014

received via the North Side Health Advisory. Contact North YMCA for more information.

Supporting Our Community – Current Activities at the North YMCA – July 2014

Social Responsibility:

  • Shelter Supply Drive: Blankets, twin sheet sets, feminine products, toothbrushes and toothpaste are being collected to benefit homeless adults and children at the Van Buren Front Door Shelter. Items can be dropped off at the North YMCA.
  • School Supply Drive: School supplies to support 3rd Graders at Salem Elementary school are being collected now through August 13 at the North YMCA. Pencils, bar erasers and wide-ruled loose leaf paper are in most need. In the future we hope to expand this service project to support additional schools. Items can be dropped off at the North YMCA.
  • Project 229 – 229 in the 43229 – Good for our ‘Hood! September 8-19 our goal is to raise funds that would ensure 229 youth and teens in our community have access to skill-building, leadership building programs at the Y!

Youth Development:

  • Fall session programs begin September 5. Activities include Teen Volleyball for girls, Flag Football, Youth Soccer, Swim Lessons for all ages and much more.
  • Teen Leaders Club: A leadership club for teens that involves service learning initiatives and exploration of leadership building activities. Will begin again in September.
  • Robotics Camp: An overnight at YMCA Camp Willson that introduces children to the world of Lego Robotics building!
  • Teen Foundations: A free After School program for teens, grades 7 – 12. Monday – Thursday throughout the school year, teens can receive homework help and participate in a variety of programs at the Y. This is a supervised program and will start in the school year. Teens receive membership benefits by being enrolled in the program.

Healthy Living

  • Senior Wellness Fair – scheduled for the fall. More details to come at August meeting

Great Green Purge – One Stop Drop for Hard to Recycle Items – Saturday June 28 2014

The Great Green Purge
A One Stop Drop for Hard to Recycle Items

SATURDAY JUNE 28, 8AM-2PM
OHIO HISTORY CENTER PARKING LOT
Big Green Head is always helping folks find responsible ways to get rid of “stuff” they no longer want or need. The Great Green Purge is a one-day answer to the question…”what do I do with this stuff?”

With cooperation from SWACO, The City of Columbus, The Ohio History Center, Natural Awakenings of Central Ohio and volunteers from Capitol Square Rotary Club and the Green Shanny Foundation; The Great Green Purge provides Central Ohioans the opportunity to conveniently and responsibly dispose of their unwanted “stuff” while educating the public and providing local resources for recycling throughout the year.

VENDORS INCLUDE:
SWACO – HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE
Accurate IT Services – HOUSEHOLD ELECTRONICS
Habitat for Humanity, Mid Ohio – REMODELING MATERIALS
Furniture Bank of Central Ohio – FURNITURE
Goodwill Columbus – CLOTHING & GOODS
Franklinton Cycle Works – BICYCLES & ACCESSORIES
*click on the links above for each vendor’s “accepted items” list.

$20 disposal fee for tube tvs – Special handling is required as they contain several pounds of dangerous materials. Thank you for keeping them out of our landfill!
CRT Monitors – first 2 are free then $5 each.

Military Veterans Resource Center To Host Veterans Career Workshop Tuesday, June 24 2014

Military Veterans Resource Center To Host Veterans Career Workshop

COLUMBUS, Ohio (June 2, 2014)–Military Veterans Resource Center (MVRC) invites all veterans looking for a new career to attend our free Veterans Career Workshop on Tuesday, June 24. This career workshop will take place at MVRC Headquarters, located at 1395 E. Dublin-Granville Rd., Ste. 350. It will run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., and lunch will be provided.

Veterans interested in attending the Veterans Career Workshop must pre-register by contacting career specialist Velecia Luckette at 614-636-4622, or velecia.luckette@milvetsrc.org. The workshop is limited to 12 participants. Interested veterans should call today to be sure of a seat.

This personalized, interactive workshop is designed to improve veterans’ job search skills and help them become more competitive job candidates. MVRC career specialists will work with veterans one-on-one and will provide individual career assessments, teach cover letter and resume writing, and conduct mock interviews. If veterans have a resume, they should bring it, as they will spend time revising their current resume or writing a new one.

Military Veterans Resource Center is a non-profit organization that provides personalized career services to veterans who served honorably. MVRC works with veterans one-on-one to identify the obstacles preventing them from gaining employment and helps them access the resources to overcome those obstacles. MVRC is based in Columbus, Ohio and operates seven centers throughout the state of Ohio. For additional information, please visit www.milvetsrc.org.

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Feel free to contact me with any questions.

Sincerely,

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Abby Reynolds
Public Relations Specialist
1395 E. Dublin Granville Rd, Ste #350
Columbus, OH 43229
614-230-0662 x 103
614-504-4357 direct line

Community Garage Sale and Goodwill pickup Sat 5/17/2014

While we are having the Forest Park Community Garage Sale, there will also be an opportunity to donate items to Goodwill.
Forest Park Civic Association donation drive
DATE: Saturday, May 17, 2014
TIME: 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM
LOCATION:
YMCA North
Sandalwood Place
Items will be collected at the Goodwill Columbus truck in the YMCA parking lot.
Read more: Goodwill Forest Park Spring Garage Sale 2014

City of Columbus yard waste and recycling changes included in Calendar

The Columbus Refuse Collection web site notes changes in the schedule for yard waste and recycling beginning in March 2014.

These changes have now been announced, and they have been incorporated into our F.P.C.A. Calendar. When in doubt, check the Calendar for the proper dates for trash, recycling, and yard waste pickup in Forest Park.

Summer Reading Club at Columbus Metropolitan Library

Kids! (of ALL ages!)

Don’t miss the Summer Reading Club at Columbus Metropolitan Library. This happens June 8 – August 3. You can sign up then, at the library — or sign up now on line!

Here is a direct link to the Events Schedule for Karl Road Branch. (Calendars for other branches available at Summer Reading Club at Columbus Metropolitan Library. Fliers in Spanish and Somali are also available there.)

There are also volunteer opportunities, including especially for Teens.