Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
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BLOOD CENTER OFFERS AUTO
Community Blood Center of the Ozarks, the exclusive not-for-profit provider of blood and plasma for patients at 44 area healthcare facilities, invites blood donors to “Get their Kicks” during the Drive 2 Save Lives Blood Drive, which runs during December and January at all CBCO blood drives and donor centers.
During the event every participant at a CBCO blood drive will be automatically entered to win a 2020 Nissan Kicks compact SUV. Weekly finalists will be drawn, with one of those finalists driving away in the grand prize at a giveaway event on Feb. 6. All successful blood donors during the Drive to Save Lives promotion will also receive a longsleeved T-shirt, perfect for those colder days.
Weekly drawing finalists will be selected each Monday afternoon during the contest, which runs through Jan. 31. The Drive 2 Save Lives promotion is sponsored by Youngblood Kia Nissan, KOLR 10, Ozarks Fox, KOZL 27 and Ozarks first.com.
Information: cbco.org/ drive.
DAIRY HOLLOW SETS EVENTS
The Writers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow has announced the “My Time” fellowship funded by the Sustainable Arts Foundation. Writers who are also parents of dependent children under the age
of 18 are invited to apply. Work may be any literary genre: fiction or nonfiction, poetry or prose, scripts or screenplays. The successful application will demonstrate literary merit and the likelihood of publication; however, prior publication is not a requirement.
The fellowship winner will receive a one-week residency to allow the recipient to focus completely on their work. A $400 stipend is available to cover childcare and/or travel costs. Each writers’ suite has a bedroom, private bathroom, separate writing space and wireless internet. Uninterrupted writing time is provided, a Europeanstyle gourmet dinner will be prepared five nights a week and served in our
community dining room, along with the camaraderie of other professional writers when you want it, and a community kitchen is stocked with the basics for breakfast and lunch.
Fellowship applications must be accompanied by a writing sample and a nonrefundable $35 application fee. There is a limit of one submission per application. The submission period opens on Dec. 15. The deadline is midnight March 15. The winner will be announced no later than March 31. Residency may be completed at any time during 2021. This may be extended up to 12 months for extenuating circumstances including covid-19 concerns. See the website for an application. The Writers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow would like to thank Tony and Caroline Grant and the Sustainable Arts Foundation for generously funding this fellowship.
WCDH will host an online Poetluck at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 19. The featured reader will be Aaron East, who is the first intern at Dairy Hollow. Additional readers include Lauren Ferebee, Drew Pirtle, Clover Danos, Olivia Cash and Hannah Ash.
Information: (479) 2537444 or writerscolony.org.
OLLI SETS NEW CLASSES
The Osher Lifelong Institute at the University of Arkansas announces the following classes for the upcoming week: • Dec. 7: “Pandemic Series:
Yellow Fever” (online). This course explores the history of the yellow fever in Africa, its passage to and effects over time in the Western Hemisphere, including the United States, and what we can learn from efforts to confront and contain the disease. Participants will leave with an understanding of the nature of yellow fever and gain some appreciation of its historical importance, in particular, in the United States. They will learn about some of the social and cultural responses to yellow fever epidemics, including those of the public at large, of medical caretakers, and of the business communities as well as how its cause was discovered and what some of the consequences of that discovery were. $29. All are welcome. • Dec. 8: Pandemic Series:
Bubonic Plague (online). $29. All are welcome.
Information: olli.uark. edu.
UAMS OFFERS COVID TESTING
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Springdale is offering a community drive-up clinic for covid-19 testing and flu shots from noon to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday at the Schmieding Center for Senior Health and Education, 2422 N. Thompson St. in Springdale.
This testing is for everyone who feels they need testing. Patients will get instructions on how to take care of themselves and their family at home. Test results will be returned either through an online patient portal, letter or phone call. There are no out-of-pocket costs to the patient for either the covid testing or the flu shots. Bilingual translators will be onsite for Marshallese and Spanish speaking people.
Information: (501) 6868998 or email leslie@uams. edu.
HOPE CANCER OFFERS SUPPORT
• Free Tobacco Cessation
Program: Hope Cancer Resources’ certified health education specialist is available to support members of the community who are looking to quit smoking with nicotine replacement therapy and counseling. • Emotional Support
Through Cancer Battle: Hope Cancer Resources’ team of counselors and social workers are supporting cancer patients and their families every day with a focus on emotional health, no matter the circumstance. • Virtual Wellness Classes
For Cancer Patients and Caregivers: The Wellness Center for Hope at Hope Cancer Resources has created a yoga and fitness class schedule via Zoom and Facebook Live.
Information: (479) 3615847.
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