Friday, April 3, 2009
The Power of Poetry Workshop Celebrate April as Poetry Month!!!
Presenter: Kay Mullen
Location: Garfield Book Co./Community Room
Time: 10:30-Noon
Class Fee: $10.00
Class Coordinator: Gene Giannobile, dgg2504@comcast.net
The purpose
of this workshop is to better understand and appreciate our everyday lives through poetry. Class participants will look closely at the
work of poets such as Rumi and Robert Frost along with other contemporary
poets, to see how poems waken the mind and emotions through language and various poetic devices. Participants will
have time to write their own poems (and share them if they choose). Bring your
inquisitive spirit and open min---a poem might change your life!
Kay Mullen is a former teacher, school counselor and mental health
professional. Her poetry has appeared in various journals including most
recently, Appalachia, Valparaiso Poetry Review, and Crab Creek Review. She is the author of two books of poetry, Let Morning Begin (2001) and A Long
Remembering: Return to Vietnam (2006). Kay recently earned the
Rainier Writing Workshop MFA from Pacific Lutheran U. She currently teaches
poetry at Catherine Place, a center for
women, and offers workshops on poetry. Kay lives in Tacoma.
Tuesday,
April 14, 2009
Wings of
Beauty: Exploring the Fascinating World of Butterflies
Presenter:
Idie Ulsh
Location:
Garfield Book Co/Community Room
Time:
10:30-12:30
Class Fee:
$10.00
Class
Coordinator: Gene Giannobile.
dgg2504@comcast.net
Idie Ulsh's
class will feature all aspects of
the natural history of butterflies while taking you
through the life cycle from egg to the beautiful butterfly. At least 25 local species
will be presented through photographs. Tips will be given on identifying
local butterfly species, where to
find them, and how to invite them to
your yard. All elements of the program
will be illustrated by superb photography
taken by Idie.
Idie Ulsh was the founder of the Washington Butterfly Association, past president of Seattle Audubon and is a Seattle Audubon Master Birder. She has served as a docent to the Washington Park Arboretum. She is a nationally published free-lance nature photographer. She is a retired high school counselor and is currently an Independent College Counselor.
Wednesday,
April 29, 2009
K-9 Companions: Prison Pet Partnership &
Canine Companions
Presenters: Rachel Keele--Prison Pet
Partnership
Lisa Akin--Canine
Companions for Independence
Location: Pierce County Library Admin Bldg
112th and Waller Rd/Summit
Area
Time:
10:00 a.m.
Class Fee: $10.00
Class Coordinator: Bette Catlin, 253-846-0354
Prison Pet Partnership (PPP) rescues and trains homeless animals to provide
service dogs for persons with disabilities. It takes from 8 to 12 months to
train a dog. On the average only 1 in 15 to 20 dogs become a service dog. PPP
also operates a boarding and grooming facility which provides vocational
education for women inmates at Purdy Women's Prison. The job skills help with a
successful transition into the community.
PPP gets their dogs from rescue groups and local shelters.
Rachel Keeler has been with the Prison Pet program since 2005. She
has a master's degree in social work and
loves working with female inmates. She has two dogs, Diamond and Tippy. Her
Program Assistant is Mollyrose Sommer who has a BA in Creative Writing and enjoys
spending time with her favorite program dog Izzy.
Imagine not
being able to reach a light switch, pick up your keys or open cabinet doors.
Then imagine having a dog do all of that for you and more.
Canine Companions for Independence Puget
Sound Chapter was founded
in this area in 1975 and is an integral part of the NW Region. The chapter has
70 puppy raisers and welcomes donors and volunteers. The goal of CCI is to provide assistance dogs
to people with developmental or physical disabilities that will enhance their
independence or quality of life. CCI trains four types of assistance dogs: Service Dogs, Skilled Companion Dogs, Hearing
Dogs, and Facility Dogs. Throughout the regions there are more than 1000
dedicated CCI volunteers.
Approved
individuals receive puppies at 8 weeks old to raise and socialize. For the next
14 to 16 months the raisers, at their own expense, provide all of the puppies
needs. Upon reaching 16-20 months the puppy is returned to CCI in Santa Rosa,
CA for screening and advanced training, the final step to becoming an
assistance dog.
Lisa Akin is president of the Puget Sound Chapter of CCI and has
been involved with the group since 1995. She and her husband, Danny, are
currently raising their third puppy, Ruthie. Their first two dogs were released
and they were able to keep Carmen and Risa. Lisa and Danny along with their two
dogs started a reading program at the Mukilteo Library and also run the program
at a branch of the Everett Library. Their lives are full and enriched through
helping others with the love of a dog!!!