A team of 4 are going to Oklahoma this weekend to assist with clean-up, and any other way they can. They are in need of supplies, but more importantly donations so they can purchase the supplies. Please feel free to donate any of the following items: bottled water, Gatorade, baby wipes, baby formula, diapers, individually wrapped snacks, hand sanitizer, hand towels, work gloves, sunscreen, and any ready-made food. Athens Christian Church is accepting the donations in their office. Most importantly prayers are needed for the team and also for the victims during this terrible time.

What if you could make it so just one family never had to hear the words “you have cancer”? The American Cancer Society is recruiting men and women for a landmark research study – Cancer Prevention Study-3 (CPS-3) – to better understand ways to prevent cancer. Individuals may participate if they are between the ages of 30 and 65 years old, have never been diagnosed with cancer, and are willing to make a long-term commitment to the study (which involves completing follow-up surveys periodically over the next 20-30 years).

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Kerasotes YMCA

4550 West Iles Avenue

Springfield, IL 62711

Learn God's ways of handling money with Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University. The average turnaround is $8,000 in just the first three months! This is a nine-week class that meets weekly and is coordinator-led while using Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University curriculum.

All classes will be held at:

Full Gospel Tabernacle Fellowship Hall

107 E. Newton Street

Heyworth, IL 61745

The Sangamon Valley Community Orchestra invites you to Forces of Destiny: Verdi & Tchaikovsky! The Sangamon Valley Community Orchestra closes the 2012-2013 season with its new Music Director and Conductor, Aaron Kaplan on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at the Hoogland Center for the Arts, LRS Theater. The concert will feature Verdi’s Overture to “La Forza del Destino,” Tchaikovsky’s Variations on a Rococo Theme Op. 33 featuring Amy Flores on cello, and Tchaikovsky’s “Swan Lake Suite Op 20a."

The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for students, and free for children under age 10. Tickets can be purchased through the Hoogland Center for the Arts box office by phone at 217.523.2787, or in person at 420 S Sixth St, Springfield, IL. We hope you will join us for this evening of great classical music.

Sangamon Valley Youth Symphony

420 S. Sixth Street

Springfield, IL 62703