How to Work with Difficult People: March 25th (9:00am to 12:00pm).  $50 per person (includes all materials).  Peabody Institute Library of Danvers, 15 Sylvan Street, Danvers, MA.  Come learn how to: recognize and respond to the different types of difficult people, use self-protection strategies, minimize toxic behavior in any situation, influence positive change in difficult people.  Register at www.nc4hc.org.

Help Feed the Hungry.  Saturday, March 27th, 10 AM - 6 PM at Stop and Shop in Lynn, 35 Washington St (781.596.1882).  Stop and Shop and SCI Lynn are hosting a food drive.  We are asking shoppers to purchase items for donation.  All donations go to food pantries in Lynn.  Our last effort at Compare Supermarket went smoothly, collecting 230 canned goods and 26 pounds of pasta.  Please come out and help us make this event a success.  Together we can help the hungry.

If you would like more information or are interested in volunteering, please contact Peter Domanico at 919.491.2903 or pdomanico@scilynn.org.

April 11th, 2010: Keith Emerson and Greg Lake will be performing at the Lynn Auditorium.  They will be peforming the music of Emerson Lake and Palmer, King Crimson and The Nice in a rare two man show.  Tickets are $45 and $35 (all reserved seats).  For tickets, call the Lynn Auditorium box office at 781.581.2971 or purchase them online at www.LynnAuditorium.com

Mayor Judith Flanagan Kennedy will be hosting the Haiti Emergency Benefit Concert, Friday March 19th from 6:30 PM to 10:00 PM at the Lynn Auditorium.  It will feature the following bands: Shuffle Mode, Audioplane, WAZZUP, Cristal Jammer, The Tony Gallo Group and many more.  Please come show your support, tickets are only $10.  Children age 10 and under get in free.  Tickets will be available show night at the Auditorium's door and L.R.A.'s Business Members.  For more info call the Box Office at 781.581.2971, or visit www.LynnAuditorium.com

“Food for Thought:  Strawberries in December”
 
March 16, 2010
9 AM - 1 PM, North Shore Community College, Lynn Campus Gym
                       
Our choices of local food and agricultural practices can impact the planet as much as driving our cars! This year we propose to focus on and promote local and organic growers, food production, sustainable gardening practices, nutrition etc. Everyone is invited, including staff, faculty, students and the public!
 
Speakers include:
The Food Project: Youth Program & Urban Gardening, Heifer International:Sustainable Agriculture Globally, 
Farmers' Market of Marblehead: The Inside Story, 
Zumi’s Umesh Bhuju/Gordon College: Fair Trade Movement
, First Light Farm: Sustainable Agriculture Locally

Some of the tables and exhibits include:
Northeast Harvest, Valley View Farm (Goat cheese making), 
Hydroponics, 
Community Gardening, 
Local restaurants using local foods, 
Container Gardening
,Composting, 
Rain Barrels
, Alfalfa Farm Wines, 
Freecycle
, Lynn Time Bank, 
Carbon Footprint of meals, 
The Natural Step, 
Ford School Organic Gardens, 
Mass. Department of Agriculture
, NSCC Horticulture Department, 
NSCC Culinary Arts Department, 
NSCC Green Curriculum
, NSCC Green Jobs Training Information

The next HALT planning meeting will take place March 17th at Girls Inc (50 High St) at 3:30 PM.  Any organizations interested in participating or donating to the cause should contact Tosha Duester.  Her contact information is listed below:

Tosha Duester
SCI AmeriCorps Member
Youth Leadership Coordinator
Girls Inc. of Lynn
Phone: 781-592-9744 ext.210
tduester@scilynn.org
www.girlsinclynn.org

The 9th annual Cambodian New Year Celebration will be taking place Saturday, April 17 from 11 AM till 4 PM at the Lynn Cambodian Buddhist Temple / Sanghikaram Wat Khmer, 110 Chestnut Street, Lynn MA.  There will be music, food, dance, games, resources and health screens.  For more information, or to volunteer, contact Harry at 781.780.7457

This event is brought to you by the Khmer Cultural Planning Committe of Lynn

The Youth Drop in Center is starting back up Saturday nights (March 6th through May 29th, June 19th and 26th) at the Lynn Vocational Tech Field House from 6:30 PM till 9:30 PM.  This program is being offered to teens ages 13 through 19.  Come out for sports, games and music.  All free!  For more information, call Lisa Nerich at 781.477.7096. 

This program is sponsored by the City of Lynn's Parks and Recreation Department and the Lynn Police Department.