[HCCN] PR: DE Health Children's Council MAY calendar

[Candy Eaton]

Hi All --

The May 2010 calendar will soon be updated on our website:  
www.downeasthealth.org.  Below, you'll find some activities to get you 
started.  Trainings and workshops are available for colleagues, 
families, and other community members -- please share.  A complete 
printable 15 page calendar is available via email or website -- just ask.

As always, if you have any questions or desire additional information, 
please do not hesitate to contact me.  Thanks & Cheers, Candy

/Candy Eaton, Program Director
Hancock County Children's Council
a program of Downeast Health Services Inc.
52 Christian Ridge Road, Ellsworth, ME  04605
207-667-5304, ext. 261           /
/children at downeasthealth.org/ <mailto:children at downeasthealth.org>

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_FAMILY SUPPORT, EDUCATION & WORKSHOPS_

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_MAY is:_

 

Women's Health Fairs, presented by Downeast Health Services Inc.

5.10.10 *_Calais_* -- 37 Union Street

5.13.10 *_Ellsworth_* -- 52 Christian Ridge Road

5.13.10 *_Machias_* -- 247 Maine Street, Suite 2


5.07.10 *_Ellsworth_* DEADLINE to register for "Kids Can Grow 2010" 
presented by UM Cooperative Extension, Ellsworth.  FMI, 667-8212 or 
email mperonto at umext.maine.edu <mailto:mperonto at umext.maine.edu>.  $20 
per child covers cost of supplies & materials.  This 5 month youth 
gardening program is designed for kids in grades 3-6 who will learn to 
grown vegetables, herbs and flowers for their families in 3x5 foot 
raised bed gardens.

5.07.10 *_Auburn_* 8:30am-4:00pm:  23^RD Annual Conference of the Maine 
Association for Infant Mental Health -- "In the Voices of Young 
Children: How Plan and Story Create a Nurturing Ground for All" 
featuring Vivian Gussin Paley at the Hilton Garden Inn, Auburn.  
Conference brochures will be available later in the spring. For more 
information or to be placed on the mailing list for a registration 
brochure, contact Debbie Nugent Johnston @ DebraNJ at aol.com 
<mailto:DebraNJ at aol.com>, 207-375-8184 or 592 Sawyer Road, Greene, Maine 
04236.

 

 

5.10.10 *_Milbridge_* 5:30pm:  "Women -- Keeping Safe" presented at 
Women's Health Resource Library.  FREE, but advance registration 
required.  Call 546-7677 or www.whrl.org <http://www.whrl.org> FMI.

 

5.11.10 *_Ellsworth_* 6:00pm-8:00pm:  (EVENING) Hancock County 
Children's Council "Relatives as Parents" *FREE* Monthly Support Group 
at Downeast Health Services, 52 Christian Ridge Road, Ellsworth.  Call 
Candy at 667-5304 ext. 261 FMI & to register. 

 

5.12.10 *_Ellsworth_* 10:30am-12:30pm:  (DAYTIME) Hancock County 
Children's Council "Relatives as Parents" *FREE* Monthly Support Group 
at Downeast Health Services, 52 Christian Ridge Road, Ellsworth.  Call 
Candy at 667-5304 ext. 261 FMI & to register. 

 

5.12.10 *_Bangor_* 8:00am-2:30pm:  "Working with Children Impacted by 
Trauma", presented by Marjorie Withers, LCPC at Spectacular Events 
Center, Bangor.  FREE workshop, lunch included, contact hours 
available.  Contact Lori Joy, 963-5973 or email ljoy at mainetransition.org 
<mailto:ljoy at mainetransition.org> to register.  FMI, contact 
nancy.drake at maine.gov <mailto:nancy.drake at maine.gov> or 255-3625.


5.12.10 *_Calais_* 10:30am-12:30pm:  "Special Education the 3 R's:  
Rights, Responsibilities & Results" presented by Elizabeth Collins, 
Maine Parent Federation at Community Health and Counseling, 10 Barker 
Street, Calais.  Free to all parents / guardians / caregivers / 
educators of children with emotional / behavioral health needs.  
Register by calling 1-800-264-9224. 


5.13.10 *_ONLINE_* 9:00pm:   "Consciously Repairing Relationships" 
course taught by Rebecca Thompson meets every Thursday at 9pm for 5 
weeks.  Traditional parenting techniques rely on behavior-focused 
strategies, like rewards and punishments.  Every relationship is going 
to have disconnections that result from either focusing on behaviors 
that surface when our own issues as parents get in the way, or when 
things are further complicated by traumatic experiences for either the 
parent or the child.  This series is a webinar,  FMI, 
http://www.consciouslyparenting.com/classes/CNR/repairing.php

5.15.10 *_Ellsworth_* 9:00am-12noon:  *4^th Annual Early Childhood Fair* 
at the *new* Ellsworth Elementary-Middle School, 20 Forrest Avenue, 
Ellsworth.  This event is a FREE & FUN, hands-on way for families with 
children, from newborn up to 5 years of age, to play together while 
learning about school readiness, area resources, and all sorts of useful 
top;ics pertaining to early childhood.  FMI, call Cathy Jacobs at 
667-5304 ext. 225.

 
5.15.10 *_Trenton_* 10:00am-2:00pm:  Touch-A-Truck at the Bar Harbor 
Hancock County Airport.  $5/person or $20/family -- infants FREE.  Come 
see the inside and outside of more than 30 vehicles.  All proceeds 
benefit Harbor House Children's Center and the Westside Food Pantry.

5.18.10 *_Ellsworth_* 6:00pm-7:30pm:  "Separation Anxiety:  How You Can 
Help" training for child care professionals presented by Jody 
Gillen-Worden.  $15.00 fee.  FMI, contact Joy Crockett 667-2467.

5.18.10 *_Bangor _*4:00pm-6:00pm:  "Special Education the 3 R's:  
Rights, Responsibilities & Results" presented by Elizabeth Collins, 
Maine Parent Federation at Wings for Families and Children, 900 Hammond 
Street., Bangor.  Free to all parents / guardians / caregivers / 
educators of children with emotional / behavioral health needs.  
Register by calling 1-800-264-9224. 

5.22.10 *_Ellsworth_* 9:30-10:30am:  Autism Spectrum Support Group for 
parents/guardians and grandparents at Special Children's Friends, 78 
Union Street, Ellsworth.  Please RSVP to 667-2430.

 
 

5.27.10 *_Ellsworth_* 9:00am-10:30am:  Down East Partners for Children & 
Families monthly meeting at Ellsworth City Hall.  Susan Savell, Maine 
Communities for Children & Youth will update participants on the Assets 
Getting to Outcomes project in Maine.  FMI, contact Cathy Jacobs at 
667-5304 ext. 225

 

 

/REGISTER NOW FOR/ 6.08.10 *_Ellsworth_* 8:00am-12noon:  Hancock County 
Children's Council a *FREE* workshop on "What all Young People Need to 
Succeed:  Exploring the Developmental Asset Framework in Your Own 
Setting". This workshop will examine the Developmental Asset Framework 
developed by Search Institute in Minneapolis and its relationship to 
positive youth development activities in which you may already be 
engaged.  Through presentations and interactive small group activities, 
participants will gain knowledge about the research base of 
Developmental Assets and explore ways of looking at programs and 
practices through a Developmental Asset lens.  FMI, contact Candy Eaton 
at 667-5304 ext. 261 or email:  children at downeasthealth.org 
<mailto:children at downeasthealth.org>

 



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