Train for disaster with American Red Cross
The American Red Cross of Colorado will host a disaster training academy Saturday and Sunday at the Red Cross office, 1922 Main Ave.
The academy is designed to provide a variety of disaster-response training for new and experienced Red Cross volunteers. The training will give them the tools they need to respond to local and regional emergencies. Red Cross volunteers will be trained in topics such as disaster public affairs, government operations, logistics, psychological first aid, sheltering, disaster health services, community partner services and disaster action team services. These courses provide basic and advanced tools for disaster response.
To volunteer, visit www.redcross.org/colorado and click on the volunteer link. To learn more about the training academy, email Vilate Thacker at vilate.thacker@redcross.org, call (719) 588-6931, email Kristen Gietzen at kristen.gietzen@redcross.org or call 242-6646.
La Plata West Water to discuss Phase 1
La Plata West Water Authority will host an open house and discussion meeting regarding Phase 1 of the water-delivery system from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Breen Community Building in Hesperus.
This phase is the foundation for all of the future phases, and without it the future phases will not happen. Participants will hear the particulars and learn the facts. Now is the time to sign up.
For more information, call 749-1949 or visit www.lpwwa.org.
High Noon Rotary dials up Manna
The Durango High Noon Rotary Club will meet from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday at the DoubleTree Hotel, 501 Camino del Rio.
The cost for lunch is $15. The group will hear about Manna Soup Kitchen from Kathy Tonnessen and Mac Curtis.
Zuke’s to launch a pet-cancer campaign
Zuke’s will launch its annual social-media campaign “Fuel the Love – Fuel the Cure” from May 1 to June 30.
Money raised will support The Dog and Cat Cancer Fund (DCCFund), a nonprofit organization dedicated to understanding, treating and preventing canine and feline cancers. The money raised from the campaign will be used to provide financial assistance to pet parents whose cats and dogs are suffering from cancer.
The campaign invites people to share photos of their dogs in action and loving life. For every person who follows @ZukesPets on Instagram, Twitter or Facebook and tags their photo with #FuelTheCure, Zuke’s will donate $5 to The Dog and Cat Cancer Fund. In addition to supporting families confronted with a cancer diagnosis, the campaign also will help to increase awareness of canine and feline cancer and promote DCCFund as a resource to help.
For more information, visit http://www.zukes.com/our-beliefs.
Nursery and Supply gets growing in May
Durango Nursery and Supply, 271 Kaycee Lane, will offer these free workshops:
Nursery staff will lead a class in “Container Vegetable Gardening” from 10 to 11:30 a.m. May 2.
Living with Wildlife board member Maureen Keilty will talk about “Gardens and Wildlife: How to have both” from 5 to 6 p.m. May 7.
The nursery will host its first Third Thursday Ladies Night, featuring refreshments and specials on all things pink May 21.
For more information, call 259-8800 or visit www.durangonursery.com.
Herald Staff
