• JEFFERSONVILLE
Resident to deliver gifts to Ecuador
A Jeffersonville resident will be leaving Sunday for Ecuador to deliver gift-filled shoeboxes to needy children in Ecuador.
Andrea Roach, along with other staff and volunteers, will distribute the boxes early next week as part of Operation Christmas Child. Also, Ecuadorian church leaders and other residents will help distribute more than 10,000 shoeboxes to children in schools, hospitals and homes.
Roach, a medical transcriptionist in Jeffersonville, serves as area coordinator of the Operation Christmas Child leadership team in Southeast Indiana and became involved with the project 13 years ago.
“After building shoe boxes for years with our children and community, I am thrilled to be able to witness this final stage of the shoe box journey,” said Roach. “My experience in Ecuador will enable me to share the power of a simple gift to our community that has changed the lives of thousands of children around the world.”
Some 8 million gifts were collected for Operation Christmas Child during the 2009 season, and are being delivered to children in more than 100 countries worldwide — including nearly 100,000 boxes to Ecuador. Hundreds of thousands of shoe box gifts have been delivered to the country since 1997, and more than 77 million gifts have been sent to children around the world since the project started in 1993
For more information or to order free materials about Operation Christmas Child, call 800-353-5949 or visit www.samaritanspurse.org
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Link to Lincoln program at library
The Jeffersonville Township Public Library will present Jamie Eiler, a native of New Albany, and local reenactor and researcher, for a story/lecture on how virtually everyone can claim a relationship to Abraham Lincoln from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Feb. 11 at the library, 211 E. Court Ave., Jeffersonville.
This program has been set to coincide with Lincoln’s 201st birthday; he was born in Hardin County, Ky., on Feb. 12, 1809.
Eiler traces possible family relationships from Williamsburg to New Harmony, and includes such important names as Dr. Thomas Walker, who built the first log cabin in Kentucky and The Lees of Virginia, so expect an amazing series of family insights from George Rogers Clark all the way to George W. Bush.
The program is free to the public. Call 812-285-5632 for more information.
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National youth communicator to speak
Grace Lutheran Church in New Albany is hosting Bob Lenz, a national youth communicator, to speak at 7 p.m. Feb. 10 at Jeffersonville High School, 2315 Allison Lane, Jeffersonville.
Known for his faith-based presentations on relevant topics of self-image, alcohol and drug abuse, suicide, broken family relationships and misconceptions about sex and dating, Lenz captivates his audiences with humor while restoring hope at the same time.
He emphasizes the need to own one’s choices, right or wrong, and motivates youth to see the worth and value of their lives and the lives of their friends. He began speaking publicly in 1982 and is the president of Life Promotions, a nonprofit, youth organization located in Appleton, Wis.
Over the past 27 years, he has spoken to more than 1 million students in more than 1,000 schools across America. Bob’s special guest, AJ the Animated Illusionist, is a full time, professional entertainer and comedian.
Free pizza will be served. Admission is free and open to the public. Free-will donations are accepted.
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Small business center hosts workshop
The Southeast Indiana Small Business Development Center will host a workshop on developing a business plan from 5 to 7 p.m. Feb. 4 at Jeffersonville City Hall, 500 Quartermaster Court, Jeffersonville.
The workshop will guide participants through the various parts of a business plan and help them start developing their own business plan. A business plan is required by most lending institutions for expansion or loan renewal. Registration deadline is noon Feb. 4.
Cost is $25 and includes a business plan online guide.
Visit conf.purdue.edu/secure to register or contact Blayr Barnard at 812-952-9765 for more information.
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• CLARK COUNTY
Prom Aid to collect dresses, suits
The third-annual Prom Aid, sponsored by The Clark County Jr. Leaders, will be from 1 to 4 p.m. Feb. 20 and 21 at the Clark County 4-H Fairgrounds, 9608 Ind. 62, Charlestown.
The collection of dresses and suits will be given away to any high school student from Clark, Floyd or neighboring counties. Nu Yale Cleaners has again accepted to clean the clothing for the giveaway.
Donations of new or gently used prom items can be taken to the 4-H Extension office, located at the fairgrounds between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, until Feb. 19.
Call 812-256-4591 for more information.
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