Vote for Hawai‘i For free books Sept. 30 deadline First Book, a national literacy advocacy group, is conducting a nationwide contest that awards 50,000 books to the state with the most votes. Hawai‘i remains in first place. Vote daily. You
Vote for Hawai‘i
For free books
Sept. 30 deadline
First Book, a national literacy advocacy group, is conducting a nationwide contest that awards 50,000 books to the state with the most votes. Hawai‘i remains in first place. Vote daily. You don‘t have to fill in the other information, just go to the box that asks where you want 50,000 books to be sent, find Hawai‘i and click. To vote visit
booksforkids.firstbook.org/whatbook/about.php/t_blank.
Make a radio show
Oct. 5 to 9
Storybook Theatre
Storybook Theatre is offering classes for children ages 8 to 12 called “Let’s Make a Radio Show.” It will give participants an adventure in literacy and fun with reading, writing, listening and speaking.
Students will improve their abilities in all areas of literacy through various creative exercises geared to encourage the student to discover and use cognitive and writing skills they already possesses along with the exploration of new ways of jump-starting the creative process.
Students will write and record their own stories and poems, skits and songs for potential inclusion in the Storybook Theatre Radio Show. Selected material from this week-long program will be compiled in an audio recording that each student will receive shortly after the end of the program.
Emphasis will be placed on the creative process and self-expression through the use of reading and writing as well as listening and speaking.
For more information call Storybook Theatre, 335-0712, which is located at 3814 Hanapepe Road. For more information visit, storybook.org.
Lihu‘e Hongwanji
pre-school
Food Program
Available
The pre-school announced it’s sponsorship of the USDA Child Care Food Program. Meals will be available to enrolled children at no separate charge. Parents’ income determines the amount of money USDA will reimburse to provide meals. Income eligibility guidelines are used to determine reimbursement.
Learn CPR
Koloa Neighborhood Center
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 24
Hearts4kauai will lead the training for American Heart Association CPR certification. The day will include the half-day training certification in AHA Heartsaver CPR and Automated External Defibrillator.
Heartsaver is the recommended certification for most people and includes basic CPR, how to use an AED, CPR for adults, children and infants.
Come the last hour 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. only to complete the skills test. The CPR class at the Koloa Community Center will be set up to accommodate the traditional delivery of the Heartsaver course only. All AHA CPR certifications are valid for 2 years.
Costs range from $40 to $75. The half-day traditional delivery requires the purchase of the training book for $15. On-line course training does not require a book. Space is limited to 12 persons. Registration required. E-mail or call for more details, hearts4kauai@gmail.com or visit hearts4kauai.com or call 652-1284.
