by Kim Riggs
Soroptimist International is sponsoring a "Girl's Night Out: A Night at the Oscars, Soroptimist Style" Feb. 29 at the Piñon Plaza. If you have not had a chance in a long while to dress up and chat with your girlfriends, this is where you want to be.
Bring your best friends, sisters, mothers, daughters and female co-workers to step into stilettos, grab the furs, and enjoy the awards night. Come dressed as your favorite move star or in your finest Oscar clothes. If men dare to attend, they will have to pay extra or serve the complimentary champagne. Get your tickets early.
Recycle your office equipment or supplies you no longer use at Carson City School District's Educators Closet. Kristi Pulizzotto would love to reuse, reduce, and recycle your donations. This program helps teachers and students in Carson City, Lyon and Douglas counties offset the cost of buying needed material for the classroom.
Teachers can come to the Educators Closet and shop for free. Decorations for classroom bulletin boards, books and fun items for student projects are available. So if your company has too many staplers or computers, donate them for a tax write-off.
Coming up in March,Court Appointed Special Advocates will sponsor a three-day seminar on "Fetal Alcohol and Drug Effects" by renowned specialist Dr. Susan Doctor.
The seminar will directly involve service providers and caregivers who deal with individuals exposed to alcohol/drugs.Topics include how to deal and understand the intricacies of addiction, the possible effects of prenatal alcohol/drug exposure, and the means of developing an appropriate intervention plan.
The seminar is accredited for 16.5 Social Work CEU credits, 16.5 MFT CEU credits or 16.5 BADA CEU credits.
Out & about
Who: A Night at the Oscars, Soroptimist Style
When: 5 p.m. -? on Feb. 29
Where: Piñon Plaza
What: Enjoy a night of complimentary champagne, a carved prime rib dinner and the Oscars. Dress to impress and enjoy the night!
Tickets: $20
Call: Carol Slater, 687-0202 or the Piñon Plaza
Proceeds benefit: Soroptimist International of Carson City
Who: Carson City School District's Educator's Closet
When: 1:30-5 p.m., Tuesday through Thursday and the first Saturday of the month from 8:30 a.m. - noon throughout the school year.
What: Donations of items to be reused in a school environment. This program is tax deductible for businesses or companies. Open to teachers in Carson City, Lyon and Douglas county.
Where: 1402 W. King St.
Call: Kristi Pulizzotto, 283-2048
Proceeds benefit: The students and teachers throughout Northern Nevada
Who: Court Appointed Special Advocates presents, Dr. Susan Doctor on "Fetal Alcohol and Drug Effects"
When: 8 a.m.- 4 p.m. March 2, 3 and 4
What: Dr. Doctor is widely regarded as a regional expert on policies to support appropriate responses to fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS)/fetal drug effects (FDE)-related issues; educating service providers and caregivers; and community awareness of the dangers of ingesting harmful substances while pregnant. For 16.5 Social Work CEU credits, 16.5 MFT CEU credits or 16.5 BADA CEU credits.
Where: The Nevada State Archives, 100 N. Stewart St.
Cost: $20 for all three days when you register in advance by e-mailing casaofcc@earthlink.net. Payment is due at first class. Please attend all three days, unless you make special arrangements. This workshop is preceded at 1 p.m. Feb. 28 by "Choices That Help," a community discussion of substance abuse featuring a video by local youth at the Carson Library. Call, 882-6776.
Call: Chris Bayer, director CASA of Carson City, 882-6776.
Next week: Start cleaning out the closet for old copies of "Goosebumps," "Nancy Drew" and other children's books to donate to children who cannot afford books for the SBC Telecom Pioneers of Northern Nevada's annual book drive. Carson City Kiwanis is gearing up for its annual Hawaiian luau. The dance floor will be decorated with Hawaiian decor at the Carson Nugget, and the place will be packed with Hawaiian-print outfits.
Contact me at:kimriggs@att.net