PETPALOOZA 1008 Sunday, Nov. 9th, 10 - 2

Mark your calendars for Sunday, November 9th! Bring your four-legged friends and join the

Friends of Virginia Beach Animal Control (FOVBAC) and other local animal lovers at Princess Anne Middle School and be a part of Petpalooza 2008! Sponsored by the Virginia Beach Animal Control, Petpalooza is free and open to the public, featuring a variety of pet-friendly vendors, K-9 demonstrations, a rabies clinic, prizes and more. Additionally, Petpalooza will feature a number of pets in immediate need of adoption. The animals are presently but temporarily housed at the municipal Animal Control shelter. It is the primary mission of FOVBAC to help each of these animals find a forever family to love and care for them, as they are unable to remain indefinitely at the shelter.

Come out for a day of fun!

Sunday, November 9th, 2008

10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Princess Anne Middle School

2509 Seaboard Road

Virginia Beach 23456

For further information, please contact Lori Logan at 757.318.0469

Disaster Preparedness Day - Attendance is free! Lunch is free! Register today.

The Citizen Corps Council of Virginia Beach invites you to attend our second annual Disaster Preparedness Day! Disaster Preparedness Day, (DPD), is a great opportunity for citizens to learn about various aspects of personal and community emergency preparedness all within a one-day event.

You can register online for "DPD 2008" by going to http://www.dpd2008.com/

This event is open to the public, so please feel free to forward this e-mail on to others and pass the word along about "DPD 2008" to family, friends and other organizations!

Please note that the last day for registration for this event is next Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008. Attendance is free! Lunch is free! We look forward to seeing you there!

IMPORTANT MEETING - Gangs are here... now what

Thursday, October 9th, 7PM

Arrowhead Elementary School

Special Investigating Officer Frederick explains WHAT TO DO NEXT...

We've heard from officers on the street that there are gangs establishing themselves in Virginia Beach and are seeded in surrounding cities.

We've already received education about what to look out for. Now, it's time for us to take the next step... find out what we can do to deal with our current issues and prevent further growth of gangs.

BYLAWS:

• Copies of the revised bylaws will be available at our October meeting for review. All suggested REVISIONS will need to be presented BY NOVEMBER 7th and will be submittedto the board. Final draft is to be VOTED IN by membership on NOVEMBER 13th GENERAL MEETING.

Project Green Electronic Recycling

Saturday, October 11th

9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
All Grand Furniture Locations

Virginia Beach - 5129 Virginia Beach Blvd.

Norfolk - 836 East Little Creek Road

Chesapeake - 13283 Western Branch Blvd., 1591 Crossways Blvd.

Hampton - 2318 Mercury Blvd.

Newport News - 1209 Jefferson Avenue

The $10 processing charge for television sets will be waived for the first 100 sets at each location.

With donation of any television set Grand furniture is offering a $100 rebate towards the purchase television set 32" and above good through Oct. 31. Not good towards clearance items and cannot be combined with any other offers. Limit one per family.

ACCEPTED ITEMS
Personal Computers (PCs), Monitors, LCD Screen / Flat Screen Monitors, VCRs, Radios, Stereos, DVD Players, Microwaves, Power Supplies, Rechargeable Batteries, Vacuums, Banking Equipment, Telephones, Pagers, Networking Equipment, Laptops, Keyboards, Mice, Power Cables, Medical Equipment (Non-Hazardous), Printers, Copy Machines, Fax Machines, Cell Phones, Transformers, Scanners, Portable Electronic Devices, Servers, HUBS, Ink Cartridges, Toner Cartridges, Remotes, Modems, Projectors, Cameras, Televisions (No Processing Charge).

UNACCEPTED ITEMS
Refrigerators, Washer Machines, Clothes Dryers, Dish Washers, Mercury Containing Devices (Thermometers, Fire Alarms), Hazardous Chemicals / Materials, Light Bulbs, Florescent Tubes, Bio-Waste

Neighborhood Conference

VBCCO's

Virginia Beach Neighborhood Conference

Saturday, October 4th, 9-12:30 PM

VB Central Library
4100 Virginia Beach Blvd

FEW SPACES STILL AVAILABLE
MAY REGISTER AT THE DOOR

For those that have not already registered for the Virginia Beach Neighborhood Conference this Saturday, we have a few spaces still available and will offer limited registration at the door.

We will not only have our very own Mayor Oberndorf opening the event, but we will also have our WVEC Channel 13 personality, Lasalle Blanks as our Keynote Speaker, followed by three other presentations and roundtable discussions.

Remember, breakfast food and drinks are offered. Also, the Girl Scouts will offer "Movie-Time" for children so every family can attend and learn how to improve their neighborhoods through volunteerism in community organizations.