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Scholarships Information for Kids with LD: http://www.smartkidswithld.org/award.html 1-800-Try-To-Stop New Hampshire Tobacco Resource Center Event: Smokeless Saturday Location: Cheshire Medical Center/Dartmouth Hitchcock-Keene Date: Second Saturday of the month, every other month Time: 9:00 am to 1:30 pm Cost: $30.00 Contact: Kate McNally Email: tobacco-free@cheshire-med.com Phone: 354-5454, ext. 2306 Additional Info: Smokeless Saturday is a program for underage youth who are found in possession of or are using tobacco products. Referrals may come from schools, parents or the courts. Youth learn bout health consequences of using tobacco products, the nature of addiction, tobacco company youth marketing tactics, the dangers of secondhand smoke and how to quit using tobacco. This is an educational program for youth that may be helpful in assisting a young person with their quit process. Event: Coalition for Tobacco Free Communities Meeting Location: North Conference Room 3, Cheshire Medical Center Date: Second Tuesday of every month (except July) Time: 3:30 to 5 pm Cost: none Contact: Kate McNally Email: tobacco-free@cheshire-med.com Phone: 354-5454 ext. 2306 Additional Info: The Coalition meets regularly to work to prevent initiation of tobacco use among young people; to promote quitting among adults and young people; to eliminate exposure to secondhand smoke Event: Newspaper Carriers and Substitutes Where: Routes in Keene and Swanzey Date: now Time: a few hours/week Cost: earn extra cash Contact: Keene Sentinel Circulation Department Notes: Youths! Earn cool prizes and extra cash by being a newspaper carrier. Work a few hours a day. Wanted immediately in all areas. substitute opportunities Event: Keene YMCA http://www.keene-ymca.org/ Event: The American Red Cross West Chapter Notes: For babysitting training, CPR training, and the opportunity to volunteer in your community. www.newhampshirewest.redcross.org Event: Keene Public Library Where: Keene Public Library Contact: Keene Public Library 352-0157 www.ci.keene.nh.us/library Event: ACTORS NEEDED! Where: Keene & Peterborough Date: Ongoing Time: After school Cost: Free Contact: 357-5882 Notes: If you like to act or want to learn how and have fun, then check out ActingOut. After school and evening sessions. Call Jodi Clark at ActingOut: 357-5882 or email actingout@mfs.org Event: MANY Options Date: Sept.-June Time: 2:30-5:30 M-F Contact: Rebecca Davis Contact Email: manyoptions@mfs.org Phone: (603)355-5333 Notes: MANY Options is open to all 5th through 9th graders who are looking for something to do after school. Some activities include swimming at the YMCA, activities at the Humane Society and Stonewall Farm as well as dance and theater with our ACTINGOUT Program and outdoor recreation with our CHALLENGE Program. Event: The Moving Company Contact: 357-2100 Scholarships available www.moco.org Community Kitchen Deliver food in the morning Serve meals from 4:45 - 7:30 PM Sort clothes 2 or 3 times a week Contact Deb at 352-3200 There are also many volunteer opportunities at local agencies. Give them a call! American Red Cross: call 352-3210, ext. 240 Habitat For Humanity: 357-8474 Keene Day Care School Age Program at 357-2031 Keene Public Library at 352-0157 Monadnock Region Humane Society at 352-9011 Stonewall Farms at 357-7278 Women’s Crisis Services at 352-3782 For more information about volunteering and ideas about places that would welcome your energy, call Young Monadnock Cares! at the Monadnock Volunteer Center 352-2088.