Date |
Day/Time |
Event |
April 3rd |
Thursday
8:00 am |
Interagency meeting
—8:00am at Sweet Aromas
(Every first Thursday of the month) |
April 4th |
Friday
By appointment only |
FREE Prostate Cancer Screening
—by appointment only (deadline March 30th)
Blood Work Day—336-846-0744 |
April 8th |
Tuesday
8:30 am |
Ashe Elder Abuse Prevention Task Force
—8:30am at Ashe County Hospice—Conference room. (across from Jefferson Landing)
(Every second Tuesday of the Month) |
April 9th |
Wednesday
4:00 pm |
Volunteer Initiative Meeting
—4pm at Ashe Services for Aging
**No meeting in April, will be meeting on May 1st for the Volunteer Award Ceremony at Ashe Co. High School.
For more information contact Dawn Goodman 246-2461
(Every second Wednesday of the month) |
April 10th |
Thursday
By appointment only |
FREE Prostate Cancer Screening
—by appointment only (deadline March 30th)
Appointment with Dr. David Cooke—336-846-0744 |
April 10th |
Thursday
7:30 am– 9:30 am |
Cholesterol Screening
—7:30 am at Mountain Hearts, by appointment only: call (336) 846-0744. Must Fast for 12 hours (overnight) may drink water.
(Every second Thursday of the month) |
April 10th |
Thursday
12:00 pm |
Heart Association
Winner’s Circle. Team leaders will meet to discuss the upcoming Heart Walk –May 17th. Open to all interested.
**If you would like to join Mountain Hearts Heart Walk Team,
please call 846-0744 |
April 10th |
Thursday
4:15 pm
until
6:00 pm |
Be entered to WIN $500 CASH Prize!
FREE Families Eating Smart Moving More—Day 1 of 4
Come by Mountain View Elementary School and visit with us. We will have a booth set up for families to stop by and pick up information and tips on how to Eat Smart and Move More in today’s world.
This first lesson will focus on Physical Activity.
*You will be able to pick up an activity calendar with an entry form for the $500 cash prize drawing; and be entered to win when you stop by!
For more information call the Appalachian District Health Department—Beth Fornadley 828-264-4995 or Ashe County Healthy Carolinians office—Juliana Whitaker 336-846-0781 |
April 11th |
Friday
5:00 pm –
9:00 pm |
FREE—Day of the Young Child Celebration.
Held at Ashe Family Central, for more information call the Ashe Partnership for Children 336-982-4588 |
April 12th |
Saturday
9:00 am
until
2:00 pm |
SPRING FEST 2008
A full celebration of the Arts at the Ashe Early Learning Center (old West Jefferson School)
Free Activities and free entertainment!
- Hands On arts and crafts activities
- Art Exhibit featuring Ashe County’s talented young artists pre k-12th grade
- Student Talent show
- Heritage Artist Demonstrations
- Clowns, Balloon Sculpture, Jugglers, Magician
- Make your own shirt ($3.00)
- Lots of Yummy Food and Drinks!
For more information call 846-ARTS |
April 15th |
Tuesday
8:30 am |
Physical Activity, Nutrition, and Tobacco (PANT)
—8:30 at West Jefferson Coffee House (Every third Tuesday of the month) |
April 16th |
Wednesday
9:30 am
until
4:00 pm |
VISION VAN
The West Jefferson Lions Club is sponsoring a Vision Van from 9:30 to 4:00 pm at the Roses Parking lot in Jefferson. This is a great opportunity to come by for a FREE Eye Screening for Early Detection Screening: This will include
- A visual acuity test (for far and near vision)
- Field vision test
- And a pressure check (for the possibility of glaucoma)
*This is a screening only and should not be confused for an eye examination—No diagnoses are made on the van.
*Screening is open to ages 6 and older; participants under 18 years must have a parent/guardian sign the registration form. |
April 17th |
Thursday
11:30 am |
ACT Against Cancer Quarterly meeting
—Open to all wishing to help with cancer projects in the county. Call 846-0781 for more details.
Sweet Aroma’s in Jefferson |
April 17th |
Thursday
4:30 pm |
**NO MEETING—regular meetings will resume in May
Ashe Suicide Awareness and Prevention (ASAP) Task Force
—4:30pm Ashe Memorial Hospital Library
(Every third Thursday of the Month) |
April 17th |
Thursday
5:30 pm –
8:30 pm |
The Suicidal Patient in Your Waiting Room
—Open to Physicians only
Brought to you by the Ashe Suicide Awareness and Prevention (ASAP) Task Force, Ashe County Healthy Carolinians, Northwest AHEC, and Wake Forest University
For more information please call 336-846-0781 |
April 18th |
Friday
9-3:30 |
FREE (must pre register)—Latino Learning’s
—West Jefferson United Methodist Church.
Please call336-846-0781 to pre-register |
April 19th |
Saturday
9:00 am
Until
12 Noon |
FREE Car Seat Check
–9:00 am until 12 Noon
--Ashe County Farm Bureau located at South Main Street, Jefferson
Brought to you by Ashe Co. Farm Bureau® and Ashe / Alleghany Safe Kids Coalition
- Bring: your vehicle, your child (children), if your child is on Medicaid please bring their Medicaid card, Happy Faces!
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April 24th |
Thursday
11:30 am |
School Based Health Center (SBHC)
—11:30 am at Ashe Extension Office
(Every fourth Thursday of the Month) |
April 24th |
Thursday
4:15 pm –
6:00 pm |
Be entered to WIN $500 CASH Prize!
FREE Families Eating Smart Moving More—Day 2 of 4
Come by Mountain View Elementary School and visit with us. We will have a booth set up for families to stop by and pick up information and tips on how to Eat Smart and Move More in today’s world.
Classes will cover health, nutrition, and physical activity.
*You will be able to pick up an activity calendar with an entry form for the $500 cash prize drawing; and be entered to win when you stop by!
For more information call the Appalachian District Health Department—Beth Fornadley 828-264-4995 or Ashe County Healthy Carolinians Office—Juliana Whitaker 336-846-0781 |
April 29th |
Tuesday
5:00 pm
Until
7:00 pm |
Open House
Ashe County Free Medical Clinic
105 East Main Street, Jefferson.
Come by at any time throughout the evening to learn more about how we are helping to ensure the people of Ashe County have access to quality medical care. Let us show you what we do, and more importantly why we do it.
Please Join Us and Show Your Support!
336-846-4649 |
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If you would like to see your events listed on the ACHC website, please email the date, day, time, and a description of the event with contact information to juliana.whitaker@yahoo.com Please title the email website posting. |
