Donating Blood

[madscientist01.livejournal.com]

I know I can go to the American Red Cross website, find the nearest blood drive, and donate. But I'm wondering if there's someplace that people go regularly to do this? I'd like to give blood more often and I thought there might be something easier & more routine than just finding the latest blood drive at joe schmoe library/church/ymca and having to go to a new place every time. Thanks!

Edit: Anyplace that is near Somerville would be preferred. I work in Lexington so I can't make it to Longwood or anywhere downtown before 6pm at the earliest. I know there are a ton of hospitals downtown but I just can't get there.

Time Trade Circle Orientation on March 29, 2:00 p.m.

[havnik.livejournal.com]

What is the Time Trade Circle?

The Time Trade Circle© is a grassroots, community-based group whose members exchange services. The Time Trade Circle lets us share our own skills and get help from others who offer things we need. When you spend an hour helping another member, one hour of credit is added to your account. You can spend your hours getting services from other members.

The Time Trade Circle's misson is the create and strengthen informal support systems in the community.

To join, you attend an orientation and sign up. (No fees!)

For more info:
http://www.timetradecircle.org/
TimeTradeCircle@gmail.com
Katherine 617-868-9855

Cornerstone Village Cohousing
175 Harvery St, Cambridge

This location is in walking distance of both the Davis Sq. and Alewife stops on the Red Line.

The meeting room is wheelchair accessible as is the rest room. For the health of those with allergies and chemical sensitivities, we ask that you refrain from wearing scented personal products.

Dogs/neighbors, A crappy situation.

[purpless77.livejournal.com]

My friend lives a few streets over and she's been having a lot of problems with her neighbors and their dogs. First the neighbors were walking their dogs through her drive way. She spoke to them more then once telling them to stop and after speaking to them even caught them running off from the driveway once they saw her coming. She doesn't have a problem with them or dogs and didn't want to cause any. But also didn't want the smell and stains of urine and her land lord might assume one of them has a dog when none of them do as it is private property.
Now someone is throwing bags of dog crap into her drive way. Though she has an idea of a few it could be, with so many dogs now in the area she isn't 100% sure. There are also a few apartment buildings around and she isn't exactly sure of the exact apartment IF it is one of them. There are a few other suspects in the neighborhood as well. What if anything could she do about this? She was going to call Animal control but doesn't want to call on the wrong person. Should she report it anyways?
Thanks for any advice I can pass onto her.

"Waterfall" Comes to the Nave Gallery

[arts-somerville.livejournal.com]

The Nave Gallery
Clarendon Hill Presbyterian Church
155 Powderhouse Blvd
Somerville, MA 02144
www.navegallery.org info@navegallery.org
Press contact: Ellen Schön

Dates: 2-26 April 2009
Opening reception & artists talk, 2 April 2009
Free and open to the public.




Image: Ellen Schön - Bicknell Brook, New Hampshire 2008

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