NORTH COUNTRY WILD CARE TRAINING SERIES 2007 –2008

Community Insight

AIDS Project of Southern Vermont has just started an HIV rapid testing program, bringing this 20 minute HIV test to southwestern Vermont for the first time. We are trying to urge all people to get tested and know their HIV status. For more information call 802-447-8007.

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Updated For: 5.9.2008

Yes, there is emergency care for wildlife, and it’s all done by volunteers. North Country Wild Care is in search of new volunteers to help with every facet of our work, from staffing our hotline to transporting and caring for animals. Calls are increasing as new development destroys habitat and displaces wildlife. Join us at our upcoming training sessions and learn what you can do to help and how to become a Licensed Wildlife Rehabilitator.

Date: Class: Location:

05/04/08 Raising Baby Mammals Saratoga Library – Susman Room

05/11/08 Capture & Transport of Injured & Orphaned Saratoga Library – Community Room

Wildlife

06/15/08 Raising Baby Birds Saratoga Library – Susman Room

All classes will be held from 1:00pm to 4:00pm at either the Saratoga Springs Public Library or at the Wesley Health Care Center in Saratoga. To register for a class/classes please contact Lisa Penistan at 518-494-4891 or whstarmorganfarm@yahoo.com.

North Country Wild Care is a non-profit organization formed in 2001 to assist rehabilitators in their work. Wildlife Rehabilitators are volunteers who take care of injured and orphaned wildlife.

Further information and directions can be found at www.northcountrywildcare.org.

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Get involved with the Make-A-Wish foundation!

Vermont chapter: (802) 864-9393

Capital District / North Country (518 area code): (518) 782-4673

The Make-A-Wish Foundation® grants wishes to children who are living with a life-threatening illness, to enrich the human experience with
..............Hope,
.....................Strength,
...............................and Joy!

If you know a child with a life-threatening illness ,
please contact us and...Share the Power of a Wish®!

The Foundation, through personal interview with the child, makes sure that it grants each child his or her special wish. In every case, the entire immediate family is included as part of the wish to help create special family memories. The purpose is to emphasize the joy of the wish fulfilled; not the illness. Neither the child nor family is ever asked to pay for any portion of a fulfilled wish.

More than 40 different life-threatening neuromuscular diseases exist. Tens of thousands of Americans are battling with some neuromuscular disease. The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) is a voluntary health agency. It is a dedicated partnership between scientists and concerned citizens aimed at conquering neuromuscular diseases. MDA combats neuromuscular diseases through programs of worldwide research, comprehensive medical and community services, and far-reaching professional and public health education. For more information or to donate time or money to the cause call 802-863-6434 or 518-489-5494 or visit the website at www.mdusa.org.

Project WAVE New York. As of December 2002 148,258 New York Residents were diagnosed with AIDS. Project Wave (War Against the Virus Escalating), Inc is a non-profit organization working in partnership with public and private sectors to fight the HIV/AIDS epidemic in communities of color. Project WAVE efforts focus on HIV prevention and the importance of knowing on's HIV status. Project WAVE partners expand awareness about HIV, emphasizing the importance of knowing our HIV status and about the availability of HIV counseling, testing, and partner notification assistance services. This week is FREE HIV Testing Week. Free testing sites will be offered all over the capitol region. Most sites are walk in with no appointment necessary. You can get health care treatment if you test positive. Take the test and take control. For more information call 1-800-201-AIDS.

Be constructive build a house with Habitat for Humanity. Habitat for Humanity is a non-profit organization that works to build quality affordable housing in partnership with needy families. Each family works many hours of labor by helping with the construction, but hey can't do it alone. You can help by sharing your time and talent. Both skilled and unskilled volunteers are needed at the construction site and as Habitat ambassadors in the community. You can also help by donating money, construction materials, and expertise in many different areas. Donations are welcome, needed, and greatly appreciated. For more information on how you can help call (802) 442-3717 or visit http://www.benningtonareahabitat.com/.

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