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Free Stimulus
Seminar: "Build America Bonds"
Hosted by Peck Shaffer
Attorneys Wednesday, May 27
-- 9 to 11 a.m.
GRADD Office, Owensboro
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Green
River Mental Health & Aging
Coalition Thursday, May 28 -- 10
a.m.
GRADD Office, Owensboro
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Health
Career Exploration Day Friday, May
29 -- 9 a.m. to 12 noon
Owensboro Medical Health System,
Owensboro
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AmeriCorps
Recruit
Meetings Monday, June 1
-- 2 p.m. -- The Gathering Place, Henderson
Tuesday, June 2 -- 1:30 p.m. -- GRADD Office,
Owensboro
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Green
River Regional Health
Council Tuesday, June 9
-- 9 a.m.
GRADD Office, Owensboro
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GRADD Board
of Directors
Meeting Wednesday, June 10 --
11:30 a.m.
GRADD Office, Owensboro
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Green
River Regional Citizen Corps
Council Wednesday, June 17 --
9 a.m.
GRADD Office, Owensboro
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GRADD
Water Management
Council Thursday, June 18 --
1:30 p.m.
GRADD Office, Owensboro
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GRADD Honored Among
"Best Places to Work" GRADD
was ranked as one of the Top 25
"Best Places to Work in  Kentucky"
for 2009 (in the small/medium company
category), by the Kentucky Society for
Human Resource Management and the
Kentucky Chamber of
Commerce. The ranking, based
upon
assessment of company employee policies and
procedures and the results of an internal employee
survey, was announced on April 21 at an
awards banquet at the Lexington Convention
Center. Be sure to check out our new
billboard advertisements on KY Highway 54 and
US Highway 60 East in Owensboro commemorating
this honor.
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Shah Receives National
Recognition GRADD executive
director Jiten Shah was
recently recognized on the prestigious
"Federal 100" list of government
technology innovators by
Federal
Computer Week magazine for
his strong leadership on the ConnectGRADD
regional broadband initiative. Shah
received his award at a black-tie gala at the
Ritz-Carlton in McLean, Virginia on March
25. This is the 20th year for the
"Federal 100" list, which honors top
executives from government, industry, and academia
who have had the greatest impact upon the
government information systems community.
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Summer Works Program
Launched  Last month GRADD
received a $600,000 economic stimulus grant to
expand its workforce development offerings to
include a Summer Works youth employment
initiative. This program will place
approximately 170 individuals
between the ages of 16 and 24
with public and private employers across the
region. Summer Works aims to provide youth
with invaluable work experience, while also
stimulating the area economy.
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Unifying for Our
Youth GRADD's
National Family Caregiver Support
Program is joining three
other local agencies -- the Alma
Randolph Charitable Foundation,
Ohio County Together We Care, and
Sunrise Children's Services -- to
provide needed clothing and services to children
in the Green River region. This new
group, "Unified
for Our Children," was announced at an
April 24 press conference and will seek to raise
funds and streamline services for low-income
children in our district.
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Valuing Our
Volunteers  GRADD's 7th annual
Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon
was held at Owensboro's Moonlite Bar-B-Q Inn on
April 22, to honor our many
dedicated volunteers from the Homeland
Security Corps, Citizen Corps, Family Caregiver,
and Long Term Care Ombudsman programs.
Ova Hookey (right) of Daviess
County was honored as the 2009 GRADD
Volunteer of
the Year. |
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Parks
Progress...and Pandemic
Prevention At the May
GRADD Board of Directors meeting, Daviess
County Parks & Recreation director
Ross Leigh (center) discussed the
upcoming Green River Regional Senior Games, and
Kentucky Parks deputy commissioner
Steve
Brooks (left) gave an update on
the state park system. Green River
District Health Department public health director
Deborah Fillman (right) shared
the latest news on the H1N1 "swine flu"
outbreak. |
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Re-Energized: Storm
Survival Stories  At the April GRADD
Board of Directors meeting, Owensboro Municipal
Utilities general manager Stan
Conn (left) and Kenergy
Corporation president and CEO Sandy
Novick (right) shared details about the
unprecedented recovery effort these
power providers faced following the historic
2009 ice
storm. |
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"Sweet 16" Program
Stresses Driver Safety On
April 14, the GRADD Highway Safety team
partnered with the Kentucky Office of Highway
Safety to present the region's first
"Sweet 16" program
 to
students at Webster County High
School. Kentucky State Police
troopers taught new drivers about safe driving
habits and educated parents on their
responsibilities with the Graduated Driver
Licensing program. Students also tried
on drunk driving goggles, to simulate the
dangers of impaired driving.
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| 2009 Green River Regional Senior
Games
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Are you age 50 or older and enjoy
athletic competition or simply getting
exercise? Then register
today to participate in this year's Senior
Games. __________________
TENNIS
Tuesday, May 26
9 a.m.
Moreland Park,
Owensboro
SENIOR HEALTH & ACTIVITY FESTIVAL
Wednesday, May 27
8 a.m.
Panther Creek Park,
Owensboro
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BILLIARDS
Thursday, May 28
9 a.m.
The Gathering Place
Henderson
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GOLF SCRAMBLE
Friday, May 29
8:30 a.m.
Panther Creek
Golf Course,
Utica
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5K WALK/RUN
Saturday, June 6
8 a.m.
Shifley Park,
Owensboro
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Sponsored by:
Daviess County Fiscal Court, GRADD,
OMHS, Daviess County Parks & Recreation,
Owensboro YMCA, Owensboro Parks &
Recreation
Great door prizes:
- Two-night stay in the Smokey
Mountains
courtesy of American Patriot
Getaways, &
gift certificates from
- Applebee's
- Cheddar's
- Health Work Inc.
- IGA
- Kroger
- Moonlite
- O'Charley's
- Olive Garden
- Pizza Hut
- Ryan's
- Shelley & Friends
- Texas Roadhouse
- YMCA |
GRADD Celebrates AmeriCorps
Week with Major
Announcement
GRADD celebrated the third annual national
AmeriCorps Week (May 9-16) by announcing receipt
of a $75,850 stimulus grant to employ 6 new
Homeland Security Corps volunteers. As
a result, GRADD will now sponsor 42 full-time
AmeriCorps workers in Henderson, Daviess, Ohio,
McLean, Hancock, and Webster counties.
*For more information on any of our volunteer
programs, please contact David
Clark. |
| May is Older Americans
Month |
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GRADD would like to take this opportunity to
salute all senior citizens of the Green River
region. In particular, we want to say a
special thank you to the senior members our
staff and Board of Directors, whose invaluable
perspective and boundless enthusiasm greatly
enriches our
agency! |
| Free Career Services
Workshops
Owensboro Career
Center
121 E. Second
St.
Owensboro
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Tuesday, May 26
1:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Training: Ready, Set, Go
Thursday, May 28
9 - 11 a.m.
Let Your Fingers Do the
Walking...
Using the Internet for Your Job
Search
Tuesday, June 2
1:30 - 3:30 p.m.
How to Write a Cover Letter
Thursday, June 4
9 - 11 a.m.
Avoid Application Pitfalls
Tuesday, June 9
1:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Pre-Interview Preparation
Thursday, June 11
9 - 11 a.m.
The Interviewer
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*To register, contact a GRADD employment
specialist at (270)
685-0210. |
| "How to Get a Job"
Event |
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June 24
8:15 a.m. to 4 p.m.
UK Cooperative Extension,
Henderson
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