Healthy Choices for Happy Holidays--Dining with Diabetes Tuesday, December 10, 2019 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Northeastern Association of the Blind at Albany (NABA) (301 Washington Avenue Albany, NY 12206) Adults with type 2 diabetes (or those who are at risk of type 2 diabetes) and their family members, caregivers, and support persons are invited to participate. This program will help you learn the skills needed to promote good health. Dining with Diabetes is an Extension program taught locally by Karen Roberts Mort, MS of Cornell Cooperative Extension of Albany County.Planning holiday meals and snacks-Delicious and healthy holiday recipes-Cooking demonstrations and food sampling-Review carbohydrate counting and label readingMotivation and Support-Connect with others who are living with diabetes-Get ideas for being more activeTo register, contact Lisa Jordan: 518-463-1211 ext. 225 or ljordan@naba-vision.org ========================================= The Strengthening Families Program Tuesday, December 10, 2019 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Thomas O’Brien Academy of Science and Technology (TOAST) (94 Delaware Avenue Albany , NY 12202) This program celebrates family strengths, improves communication and parenting skills, and provides support to both youth and parents/caregivers.We explore a variety of topics, including effective parenting strategies, showing love and setting limits, managing stress, handling peer pressure and/or bullying, and setting goals/working towards a positive future. Dinner/lunch is provided at each workshop, and bus passes are available for transportation assistance.Advanced registration is required by contacting Maria DeLucia-Evans at 518.765.3559 or mkd59@cornell.edu. Maria DeLucia-Evans, mkd59@cornell.edu, (518) 765-3559 ========================================= EPA Certified Renovator Initial (RRP I) Training Wednesday, December 11, 2019 7:45 am - 5:00 pm T.R.I.P. (Troy Rehabilitation and Improvement Program 409 River Street Troy, NY 12180) EPA’s Lead Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP) Initial Training—The federal Renovation Repair & Painting Rule (RRP) requires that anyone who is paid to perform work that disturbs paint in housing and child occupied facilities built before 1978 be trained and certified as a renovator. RRP Initial classes are 8 hours and include a light breakfast and lunch. There is no cost to attend but pre-registration is required.New York State code officials successfully completing Cornell Cooperative Extension Albany County’s 8 hour EPA RRP Initial training course will receive 8 CEUs. Alexander Kleinberger, ark249@cornell.edu, 518-603-4702 ========================================= Healthy Choices for Happy Holidays--Dining with Diabetes Tuesday, December 17, 2019 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Northeastern Association of the Blind at Albany (NABA) (301 Washington Avenue Albany, NY 12206) Adults with type 2 diabetes (or those who are at risk of type 2 diabetes) and their family members, caregivers, and support persons are invited to participate. This program will help you learn the skills needed to promote good health. Dining with Diabetes is an Extension program taught locally by Karen Roberts Mort, MS of Cornell Cooperative Extension of Albany County.Planning holiday meals and snacks-Delicious and healthy holiday recipes-Cooking demonstrations and food sampling-Review carbohydrate counting and label readingMotivation and Support-Connect with others who are living with diabetes-Get ideas for being more activeTo register, contact Lisa Jordan: 518-463-1211 ext. 225 or ljordan@naba-vision.org ========================================= EPA Certified Renovator Initial (RRP I) Training Tuesday, December 17, 2019 7:45 am - 5:00 pm Albany Community Development Agency (200 Henry Johnson Blvd Floor 2 Albany, NY 12210) EPA’s Lead Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP) Initial Training—The federal Renovation Repair & Painting Rule (RRP) requires that anyone who is paid to perform work that disturbs paint in housing and child occupied facilities built before 1978 be trained and certified as a renovator. RRP Initial classes are 8 hours and include a light breakfast and lunch. There is no cost to attend but pre-registration is required.New York State code officials successfully completing Cornell Cooperative Extension Albany County’s 8 hour EPA RRP Initial training course will receive 8 CEUs. Alexander Kleinberger, ark249@cornell.edu, 518-603-4702 ========================================= The Strengthening Families Program Tuesday, December 17, 2019 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Thomas O’Brien Academy of Science and Technology (TOAST) (94 Delaware Avenue Albany , NY 12202) This program celebrates family strengths, improves communication and parenting skills, and provides support to both youth and parents/caregivers.We explore a variety of topics, including effective parenting strategies, showing love and setting limits, managing stress, handling peer pressure and/or bullying, and setting goals/working towards a positive future. Dinner/lunch is provided at each workshop, and bus passes are available for transportation assistance.Advanced registration is required by contacting Maria DeLucia-Evans at 518.765.3559 or mkd59@cornell.edu. Maria DeLucia-Evans, mkd59@cornell.edu, (518) 765-3559 ========================================= Capital District Region FARM TO FORK Local Food Expo Wednesday, January 22, 2020 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm Guilderland High School Gym (8 School Road Guilderland Center, NY 12085) Registration Form Sydney Joy, sij23@cornell.edu, 518-765-3500 ========================================= 12th Annual Winter Green-Up Grazing Conference Saturday, January 25, 2020 8:00 am - 4:15 pm The Century House (997 New Loudon Road Latham, NY 12110) Come join us at our twelfth Winter Green-Up, the Capital District’s original grazing conference! Hear talks from grazing experts, get to know other farmers and enjoy a buffet luncheon featuring local, grass-fed meats.Speakers for Winter Green-Up 2020 include Mike Baker (Cornell), Lexie Hain (Executive Director for the American Solar Grazing Association), Abe Collins (grazier, consultant and cofounder of LandStream, Inc.), Ashley Bridge (homestead farmer with a few extra enterprises up her sleeve that support her farm0, and Diana Rodgers, RD, LDN (“real food” Licensed Registered Dietitian Nutritionist living on a working organic farm).Register: https://tinyurl.com/WGU2020. For assistance with registration, email cce-caahp@cornell.edu or call 518-765-3518.Questions: Tom, 518-577-0958/tjg3@cornell.edu, Ashley, 518-765-3519/arp253@cornell.edu $80.00/person for adults, $60/person for ages 12-18 if registered and paid in advance. $100/person for adults, $70/person for ages 12-18 at the door. To help us plan for refreshments and the luncheon buffet, please register in advance. Tove Ford, tff24@cornell.edu, 518-765-3518 =========================================