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humankind presents 5th annual fashion show
HumanKind Fair Trade is presenting their 5th Annual Eco Fashion Show on Friday, May 29 at the Odd Fellows Hall in SLO. The Eco Fashion Show was created to increase awareness about environmentally friendly and socially responsible fashion. It will feature clothing from HumanKind Fair Trade as well as other local retail clothing stores which include clothes made from recycled and sustainable materials, vintage and re-purposed items, and locally produced clothing. Tickets ($15 presale and $20 at the door) are available at HumanKind Fair Trade which is located at 982 Monterey Street. More information at www. humankindslo.org.
seattle stair climb for leukemia finishers
17th annual parkfield bluegrass festival
On May 7-10th, in the picturesque hamlet of Parkfield, the Bluegrass Music Society of the Central Coast (BMSCC) proudly presents the 17th Annual Parkfield Bluegrass Festival. Bluegrass music fans take over this small country village once a year for four days of concerts, workshops, children’s activities, camping and round the clock music jams! Attendees are welcome to come for the weekend with their RVs or tents. Single day admissions are also available and the Festival is a great day-trip outing from almost anywhere. For more details, please refer to the Parkfield Bluegrass Festival’s website at www.parkfieldbluegrass.org/ Tickets are also available by mail. Call 805-994-0929 with questions. Check out the Festival on Facebook as well. For BMSCC information see www. bmscc.org. We’ll see you at Parkfield!
SLO tansitions receives ccfc grant
Transitions-Mental Health Association (TMHA) has received $2,500 from Central Coast Funds for Children (CCFC). Teens from TMHA’s San Luis Obispo County Youth Treatment Program (YTP) have the opportunity to enter an Equine Facilitated Psychotherapy (EFP) program, operated by Gina Sears, licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. EFP is an experiential treatment approach involving several aspects of horsemanship. The youth’s exposure to equine therapy has proved to be enormously successful and contributed greatly to the youth’s rehabilitation. The results of the collaboration between YTP and EFP were overwhelmingly positive. YTP Program Therapist Anna Yeakle observed “with this collateral therapy, the kids who participated met their treatment goals much sooner.” This outcome prompted TMHA to pursue grant funding from CCFC which could allow additional YTP clients to participate.
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Towering over the skyline of Seattle, Washington, the Columbia Center is the second tallest building west of the Mississippi River. However, on March 8, it also became a beacon of hope, courage, and commitment as the site welcomed seven firefighters from Templeton in an expression of human kindness to others. The 24th Annual CLIMB.CONQUER.CURE fundraiser for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society challenged each to climb to the top–up 788 vertical feet with 69 stories and 1311 steps. The men were fully geared including air tanks. All participants raised funds for the Society and paid their own travel and rooming expenses for the chance to help others. Over the years, tens of millions of dollars have been raised as the participants combine strength and spirit to those afflicted. Over 1700 men and women from 26 states and five countries joined together in solidarity to finding a cure for the dreaded affliction. Wall, the team’s captain, was the sole representative of the department in last year’s climb and continues his efforts to encourage other local firefighters to join in next year’s event. He may be contacted at bwall@templetoncsd.org