CUMBERLAND
Science Festival for Kids April 5-21 at Libraries
Rabies Clinics Available Through April 24
The Cumberland
County Public Library &
Information Center will
present ���Life Is Your
Lab��� science programs
for children and teens at
all eight library branches
from April 5-21.
The programs will
be held in conjunction
with the third annual
N.C. Science Festival
to celebrate science,
technology, engineering,
and math (STEM).
Programs, which will
include life science, engineering, physics and homemade experiments will
be held on the following dates at these library locations:
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The N.C. Science Festival highlights the educational, cultural and
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initiative of UNC-Chapel Hill���s Morehead Planetarium and Science
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clinics for dogs and cats
will be held through April
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Cumberland County. The
clinics will be held every
Tuesday and Thursday
VACCINATION
CLINICS
from 4 to 6 p.m. A total
of 20 clinics at different
sites throughout the
county are scheduled. The cost is $10 per animal and must be paid in
cash.
For the list of clinic locations and addresses, go to www.
co.cumberland.nc.us/health/healthy_tips/rabies_clinics.aspx. or call
Animal Control at 321-6852.
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Volunteers Needed to Help Pregnant Women
The Cumberland County Department of Public Health is seeking
people to join the Friendship Project, a support group of volunteers
who offer a helping hand and encouragement to expectant mothers
during their pregnancies.
A free training session will be held April 5 from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in
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room. The session will take about two and a half hours and refreshments
will be provided.
The Friendship Project was established by the North Carolina
Healthy Start Foundation to set up local community support groups
that encourage pregnant women to keep their doctor appointments and
maintain healthy habits during the pregnancy.
���Volunteers can help pregnant women keep their doctor appointments
and encourage them to follow through with doctor recommendations,���
said Kassie Howard, maternal health educator and coordinator for
Cumberland County���s Friendship Project group. ���By helping mothers-tobe stay healthy, we can also help babies stay healthy.���
For more information, call 910-433-3858. The Health Department
also offers breastfeeding, parenting and Lamaze classes. For more
information, call 910-433-3600 or go to www.co.cumberland.nc.us/
health.aspx.
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