Free Workshops

If you are pregnant and want to learn about pregnancy and share your experience with others
Join us every Monday during 9 weeks
Where: Red Cross (Wake County Human Services)6 – 8:00 pm
For more information about the requirements please call to El Pueblo Inc. ( 919 )8351525

 

 

Pill Drop Off. May 21

Help fight prescription and OTC drug abuse by bringing unneeded or expired medicine to the third annual Pill Drop Off on Saturday, May 21, from 10a.m. to 2p.m. The Substance Abuse Advisory Commission of the City of Raleigh and the Raleigh Police Dept. sponsor this free event at four Raleigh Food Lion locations: 13200 New Falls of Neuse (Wakefield Crossing), 5633 Creedmoor Rd at Millbrook, 2420 Wycliff Rd at Lake Boone, and 1601 Cross Link Rd. For information call 919-996-5730.

For more information, visit Event Website

 

Annual Health Fair

When: May 21, 2011 8:30am - 1:00pm
Where: Wesly Chapel UMC 512 18th St. Meridian, MS 39301
Health Fair where there is something here for everyone. Come out and bring everyone, we will have free health screenings, information for Diabetes, Kidney Disease, Internet Predators, Cancer Treatment, Nutrition, and fun activities for the kids. Don´t forget to visit El Pueblo´s booth in this extraordinary event.

For more info, Please contact:

Gloria McAlpine @ 601-483-3197

Race For the Cure

You may be a runner. A volunteer. Or an activist. But however you choose to get involved, just know that everything you do makes a difference. After all, without the support of people like you, we know 10 million people could die of breast cancer in the next 25 years. Susan G. Komen for the Cure® strives to raise funds and educate people in the battle against breast cancer through global events and legislative actions each year. Breast cancer is still killing and impacting far too many of our loved ones. So, how will you get involved?

 

If yoou want be part of El Pueblo Pinc. in this extraodinary event plese click here:

http://ww5.komen.org/findarace.aspx

 

 

Cancer Prevention

Are you Hispanic?
Do you have an email address?
Would you like to know more about skin cancer prevention?
If yes, please participate in a study by Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine about skin cancer in Hispanics.  All participants will be entered into a drawing to win a $10 gift certificate to Amazon.com.  There will be ten winners!

Visit http://tinyurl.com/3qd2nr4 for more information.

 

 

Free mammograms: May 7

Did you know that a case of breast Cancer is diagnosed every 29 seconds? Comunidad Sana Program is helping to change this number in the Latino Community.

If you are 40 years old, it's time for a mammography test.

If you want more information about free mammograms please contact

Aida Taylor: aida@elpueblo.org

(919)835 1525 ext 227

Wake Co. Human Services' Fe, Amor y Esperanza, a support group for Latinas diagnosed with breast cancer. Some members of this group will be attending a retreat in FL in May, but there is no money for all 18 of them. Please help us get this group of luchadoras to FL!

To donate: make a check payable to El Pueblo, Inc. & put on memo line: "Survivor FL Retreat." & send to: 4 N. Blount St. Suite 200, Raleigh, NC 27601.
Monday at 9:41am

 

International Family Conference: Emerging Leaders (May 7)

The English as a Second Language Department of Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) and the Wake County Parent and Teacher Association (PTA) Council will be holding their first Annual K-12 International Family Conference: “Emerging Leaders” on Saturday, May 7, 2011, from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The conference will be held at Millbrook High School, 2201 Spring Forest Road, Raleigh, NC.
We will offer K-12 workshops for parents and students. The conference is free of charge to all attendees and community agencies. The objective is to provide parents with the educational tools to better help their children reach academic success, to graduate on time and to continue to pursue a higher education. Interpretation will be provided in the following languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Korean and Spanish.
Some of the topics to be covered include:

• Supporting Literacy at Home,
• Understanding Grade Curriculum Connection,
• Transitioning to Middle and High School,
• High School Graduation Requirements,
• College Admission, Financial Aid and Scholarship Opportunities.
• And Schools Cultural Performances and Exhibits, Community Resources, College/University Information Booths.

if you want more iinformation about this event please send an e- mail to

 mrangel1@wcpss.net

General Education Development

GED (General Education Development) program for farm workers and the children of farm workers through the federally funded program called HEP (High School Equivalency Program) available through Wake Tech Community College. Information available on their facebook page. Please call Maria for more information on how to link to their site. (919) 461-8408.