Monday, November 28, 2011

APARTMENT FOR RENT

940 LIBERTY ROAD UP
ALL ELECTRIC


$475.00 PLUS DEPOSIT OF $475.00

• 2 BEDROOMS WITH WALK IN CLOSETS IN LARGE MASTER BEDROOM
• FAMILY ROOM
• DINING ROOM
• KITCHEN
• BATH
• LARGE DECK OFF BACK
• CENTRAL AIR
• UPSTAIRS

CONTACT ROY @ (859)608-2614

Thursday, November 17, 2011

The FREE Store

On December 3, 2011, First Baptist Church Bracktown will be sponsoring an Acts 2 Day service project, THE FREE STORE, and we need your help. As the seasons are changing, you maybe going through your closets, and we’d like you to take the time to set aside clothing, shoes and accessories for your sisters and brothers in our community who aren’t as fortunate.

Please give of your best. We are looking for CLEAN, NEW and GENTLY USED items. Give as you would give directly to Jesus because that’s exactly what you will be doing. For a complete list of the items needed, sent me a request. Only the items listed will be accepted. It will greatly assist us if you will assort your donations according to the list to ensure an efficient drop-off. THANK YOU for being the Acts 2 church God called us to be!

Sincerely,

First Baptist Church Bracktown
Acts 2 Day Committee

About THE FREE STORE:

It's open to the public. ANYONE CAN COME!!! Tell everyone you know.

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Fostering Goodwill Christmas Party

Fostering Goodwill is a local organization dedicated to helping older foster care children who, at 18, have aged out of the system. This Christmas they're throwing a party for foster care youths who have no family or home to return to for the holidays, and they need your help. The group is asking or giftcards to distribute to former foster care youths who are now aged 18-25 and continuing their education. Here's how to help.

Fostering Goodwill Christmas Party

When: 5-8 p.m. Dec. 19.

Where: GattiTown, 2524 Nicholasville Road

Information: Email, info@fosteringgoodwill.org; (859) 433-1206; or www.fosteringgoodwill.org.

To donate: Send checks or gift cards to Fostering Goodwill, P.O. Box 54561, Lexington, Ky., 40555.

Source: www.kentucky.com

Kentucky Association of Blacks in Higher Education

GET READY FOR CONFERENCE 2012!!

2012 ANNUAL CONFERENCE: APRIL 15-17, 2012
University Plaza & Convention Center Bowling Green, KY

Bridging Past Dreams; Creating New Pathways

The Southwest Region Conference Team is putting together a wonderful conference event.

WE NEED YOU TO BE A PART OF IT.

DON’T JUST COME TO THE EVENT: SHARE YOU IDEAS, STRATEGIES, BEST PRACTICES, LEGISLATIVE CONNECTIONS, AND RESEARCH

SUBMIT A PROPOSAL!

INFORMATION IS ATTACHED.

THE DEADLINE: JANUARY 18, 2012

DON’T LET THIS OPPORTUNITY PASS YOU BY. WE NEED YOU!

FOR MORE INFORAMTION CONTACT: Tracey Williams at twilliams0139@kctcs.edu

Free Kid Print ID

Wildcat Ford Lincoln is hosting the free Kid Print ID, courtesy of the Jessamine County Constable's Office on this Saturday, November 19th, from 10am until 2pm.

The Kid Print ID program is a program that prints ID cards for your children and files them in the Kentucky State Database to be available in case of any emergency. Your child will get their very own ID card with the necessry information to keep your child safe!

Bring your child in for a FREE Kid Print ID Card at Wildcat Ford Lincoln this Saturday!

Wildcat Ford,
4080 Lexington Road
Nicholasville, KY 40356
859-271-1800

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

LIFT Scholarship

Applicants: The LIFT scholarship will be offered to students who are
graduating from high school and attending a 4-year or 2-year
college/university full-time in the fall semester immediately
following their graduation.

Award: First place is $3,000
Second place is $1,500.00
Third place is $1,000.00

Documentation: Before the scholarship will be awarded, the student must provide Lexington Urban League Young Professionals (LULYP) with a
class schedule that indicates they are enrolled as a full time
student.

Awards will be distributed on a semester basis. For instance, the
$3,000 will be split as $1,500 for first semester and $1,500 for the
second semester. Also, the awards will only be given per semester
not for summer school or prior to getting their proof of enrollment.
Advertisement: The LIFT scholarship will be advertised in the Lexington Herald-Leader and be disseminated to high school seniors by their
guidance office and Youth Service Center late November.

Distribution: Once the recipients have been selected and the documentation
mentioned above is received a check in the amount will be
awarded.

Contact Info: Lexington Urban League Young Professionals
148 DeWeese Street, Lexington, KY 40507
E-mail: ulypmembership@gmail.com

Downtown Lexington Tree Lighting Festival and Ice Skating Rink Opening

Friday, Nov 25 2:00p to 10:00p

at Triangle Park, Lexington, KY
Tree Lighting Festival in the newly redesigned Triangle Park! Holiday food and drink, music, and the Unified Trust Company Ice Skating Rink are the perfect backdrop as Santa Claus visits Downtown Lexington to turn the magic key and light Downtown! The Grand Opening of the Unified Trust Company Ice Skating Rink will take place at 2:00pm in Triangle Park

Source:www.kentucky.com

Friday, November 11, 2011

Nominate Your Hero

Here's to everyday heros.

From teachers to crossing guards to nurses to neighbors, our communities are full of people who make a positive difference in our lives every day. Nominate your Hometown Hero to Culver’s Hometown Hall of Fame contest on Facebook and they could win $5,000. Plus, if your hero wins, you’ll get a $350 Culver’s gift card!

Nominate Your hero BY DECEMBER 5, 2011

Thursday, November 10, 2011

Mint Condition!

Legendary R&B band Mint Condition returns to the stage for an unforgettable evening of chart-topping hits and new music from the latest release 7… Delivering hard-bitten funk with a hip hop edge, rocking out with screaming lead guitar and crooning lush, romantic soul ballads, Mint Condition marks its twentieth anniversary this year, having amassed a string of hits and still performing hundreds of live shows each year.

- With special guest Eric Roberson.


Location:Brown Theatre, 315 W Broadway
Date(s)/Time(s):Sunday, December 4, 2011 @ 7:30 PM
Ages:All ages
Price:$38.50 - $57.50
Running Time:Approx. 2 hours 30 minutes

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Share Christ with Children in Haiti!

Would you like to see a child in Haiti discover the love of Jesus Christ in his or her own langauge? Tina Bryson would, so she's pounding the pavement to make it all happen.

Bryson hopes to send 1,000 translated copies of her book,"10 Things Every Kid Should Know About God" by Dec. 31, 2011. In order to send these Creole books free of charge to orphanages in Haiti, she needs public support. For a donation of $70, supporters can send 10 books to Haiti. Or, for $35 they can send 5 books. Get involved!

To donate online, visit www.leewayartisans.com/everykidshouldknow.

Kentucky Utilities will offer New Programs

What's coming:

Smart energy profile: The utility would issue a report to customers that compares their energy usage to others like them and would offer information on energy-efficiency programs.

Residential incentives: Rebates of $50 to $300 would be offered for Energy Star appliances, HVAC equipment and window film.

Residential refrigerator removal program: The utility would pay customers $30 to remove and recycle their working secondary refrigerators and freezers.

The existing programs that will be expanded are:

Demand conservation program: Customer incentives would be improved in this program that gives KU the ability to control your air conditioner during the summer to boost participation past its current rate of 20 percent.

Commercial energy rebates: The list of qualified energy-efficiency improvements would be expanded.

Residential audit: The program would add incentives of $500 to $1,000 for installing recommended energy-efficiency measures while maintaining the existing charge of $25 for an audit.

WeCare: This low-income assistance program would add participants over last year's total.

Program development and administration: The utility would add staffers to assist in managing the programs.

Source: www.kentucky.com

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Precious Knowledge

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Cultural Center presents the local premiere of “Precious Knowledge” with Lexington resident and filmmaker Eren Isabel McGinnis at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 9, in the Worsham Theatre in the Student Center. McGinnis will take questions from the audience following the screening. Admission is free.

McGinnis’ documentary, “Precious Knowledge,” interweaves the stories of students in the Mexican American Studies Program at Tucson High School. The filmmakers spent an entire year in the classroom filming this innovative social justice curriculum, documenting the transformative impact on students who become engaged, informed and active in their communities. While 48 percent of Mexican-American students currently drop out of high school, Tucson High’s Mexican American Studies Program has become a national model of educational success, with 93 percent of enrolled students graduating from high school (average over five years) and 85 percent going on to attend college.

Agape Theatre Troupe presents A Song for Coretta

On February 6, 2006, people began lining up at dawn outside of Atlanta's Ebenezer Baptist Church to pay their respects to the late Mrs. Coretta Scott King, widow of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., whose body lay in state in the small sanctuary. By mid-morning, the crowd wound down the street and around the corner of the old red brick building. At close to midnight, the crowd had dwindled to a determined few. The five fictional characters in this play are at the end of that long line.

A Song for Coretta is a sharp, funny play featuring Helen, a stuffy, old guard Civil Rights activist; Mona Lisa, a jovial but canny artist and Hurricane Katrina survivor; Zora, an enthusiastic Spelman student; Gwen, a U.S. soldier on leave from the war in Iraq, and Keisha, aka "Li'l Bit," a hilariously brash and uncouth high schooler.

Saturday, January 28; 2:00pm & 7:30pm

Ticketing Information

Tickets On Sale Wednesday, November 9 at 10:00am!
Price: Level 1 & 2 - $27.50 Level 3 - $17.50

Additional Information

Agape Theatre Troupe Official Website: www.agapetheatretroupe.com

SCAPA presents DISNEY'S MULAN JR.

Thursday, November 10 at 7:00pm
Friday, November 11 at 8:00pm
Saturday November 12 at 2:00pm & 8:00pm

China has been invaded by the Huns and each household is required to send a male family member to serve in the Emperor's army. But what do you do when the conscription notice arrives and the only male is your elderly, crippled, beloved father? If you are Fa Mulan, you disguise yourself as a man, take your father's conscription notice, his armor and weapons, and report for training knowing that if you are discovered you will be executed. Join Mulan and Mushu, her dragon sidekick, on this mission of mercy which becomes legendary when she not only saves her father, but her country as well, bringing great honor to her family.

Tickets On Sale Wednesday, September 28 at 10:00am!
Price: $10.00, Purchase tickets from Ticketmaster.com
For school show information, call (859) 381-3332

A Night of Hope

Thursday, November 17 at 7:00pm

Ball Homes Night of Hope, which has sold out the past two years, is an exciting evening which this year features Steven Lopez, the L.A. Times columnist, who meet Nathaniel Ayers, a homeless musician living on skid row. Their life-changing friendship story is told by Mr. Lopez in The Soloist, which is also a motion picture. The story is one of reaching out to those unlike us, managing mental illness, opening our hearts and healing ourselves. Mr. Lopez will reflect on his story and experiences in the world of homelessness and mental illness.

Ticketing Information

Price: $15.00 – $50.00
Purchase tickets online
For ticketing information, call (859) 252-7881

Candidate School

Tired of politics as is? Thought of throwing your hat in the fray? Then you might want to check out this candidate School workshop

Candidate School Workshop
What: Workshop for anyone interested in running for public office; sponsored by League of Women Voters of Lexington and of Berea & Madison County, and Eastern Kentucky University’s Kentucky ­Institute for Public Governance.

When: 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Nov. 12

Where: Glenn Marshall Elementary School Library, 1442 Robert R. Martin Bypass, Richmond

Cost: $10 for lunch

To register: (859) 623-5832, (859) 338-4448. Email cecilel@roadrunner.com

Sunday, November 6, 2011

A Million presents for a Million Minds

We’ve accepted a challenge from you. Half Price Books wants to donate a million books in 2012 and we need your help to do it. Every gift you purchase at Half Price Books this holiday season means a book in the hands of someone in need.

So when you’re giving presents of mind to your loved ones, you’ll also help start libraries at homes and in schools.

Find out more a www.hpb.com. Also you can find out how to get books for your non-profit organization or school by visiting the donations request page at www.hpb.com.

Saturday, November 5, 2011

Calling All Entrepreneurs Ages 18-24

Intel is partnering with top entrepreneurship colleges such as the University of Kentucky, as well as the University of Michigan, Harvard, Stanford and UC Berkeley in an effort to help spread the word to students about Intel Innovators. The program's goal is to celebrate and support entrepreneurial thinking, collaboration and innovation among 18-to-24-year-olds.

Intel Innovators is a nationwide competition to inspire, discover and award the best game-changing ideas up to $100,000 every month. Intel has gathered an impressive panel of startup and technology experts from Ron Conway's SV Angel firm, seed investor Betaworks, and Intel Capital to evaluate submissions and select the most promising ideas. Only ideas with the most Facebook votes will get a shot at winning up to $100,000—no strings attached.

Information on the Intel Innovators contest along with the Submission Guidelines and FAQ can be found here: www.intelinnovators.com.

This program will provide a unique opportunity for students to showcase their ideas to a Facebook community of innovation and play an integral role helping and fostering the next big ideas.

Submissions begin Nov. 7 with the program officially launching in December.

Market Research Study ($75)

The Matrix Group has upcoming market research studies for people with conservative views. If you are interested in participating in one of our studies, please call us at (859) 263-8177 between the hours of 5:30-9:00 PM, or during our regular business hours, 9:00 AM-5:00 PM.

Sienna Study: 2 hour focus group for Conservative parents with middle school children enrolled in public school- $75 incentive

Goldenrod Study: 2 hour focus group for Conservative adults, ages 30-60, who do not have children younger than 24 years old (or have no children at all)- $75 incentive

* Unfortunately, those who work in the education or media fields are not eligible to participate in these particular studies.

Looking for a Deal on almost anything and everything?

Check out these sites for a great deal!

Groupon: With more than 115 million subscribers, this is the biggest deal site online.

Living Social: Buy a voucher, then share a special link. If three friends also buy it, yours is free.

DealSaver: The Herald-Leader’s deal site features local retailers and services.

Pete’s Deals: Lexington publisher Smiley Pete offers this site, which has local deals.

SaveMore: The site doesn’t offer Lexington-specific deals but does have national specials. Also, when you sign up, you will receive a $10 credit.

Juice In The City: There aren’t any Lexington-specific deals, but there are plenty of national offerings.

Eversave: The company offers deals for Louisville and national travel.

Plum District: This site features mom-friendly deals everywhere.

No More Rack: This site offers eight daily deals plus one focused on charity.

Saveology: There are no Kentucky deals, but national ones are offered.

Mamapedia: Select a school, and the site will send them 5 percent of your purchases.

GroopDealz: Get deals on handmade and ­boutique goods.

Mom.com: It bills its national deals as “Mom’s Secret to Savings.”

Source: www.kentucky.com

Help Military Families!

Got Coupons? Old coupons that is? Well, don't throw them away!

Expired coupons can be used by military families overseas for 6 months after the expiration date. Mail expired coupons to KCL Overseas Coupon Program, Brandy McDowell, 5615 Husband Rd., Paducah, Ky. 42003.

Source: www.kentucky.com