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Cousin of late rocker Kurt
Cobain to speak
at local suicide awareness vigil
on September 9
Bev
Cobain,
cousin of
late rock star Kurt Cobain
(front man for the band
Nirvana), will be the keynote
speaker for an upcoming suicide
awareness vigil sponsored by the
Raft
Crisis Hotline, a
program of New River Valley
Community Services. The event
will take place on Thursday,
September 9
at the Virginia Tech Drillfield,
beginning at 6:30 p.m.
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NRVCS announces closings for
Labor Day
All New River Valley Community
Services clinics and offices
will be closed on Monday,
September 6 in observance of the
Labor Day holiday. Please note
that this does not apply to
24-hour/residential programs.
Normal business hours will
resume on Tuesday, September 7.
NRVCS assists Pulaski County
Schools with grant to address
needs of middle school students
Pulaski County Public Schools
has been awarded a grant from
the U.S. Department of Education
in the amount of $266,159 to
address the mental health needs
of students at both Dublin and
Pulaski Middle Schools. The
grant is the result of a
collaborative effort between the
school system and New River
Valley Community Services
(NRVCS), the area’s public
provider of mental health
services.
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Collins elected Chair of NRVCS
Board,
Hiss to serve as Co-Chair
The
New River Valley Community
Services (NRVCS) Board of
Directors at their June 24
meeting elected Vicky Collins to
serve as Chair for Fiscal Year
2011 and Robert Hiss to serve as
Vice-Chair. Collins and Hiss
assumed responsibilities of
their new roles on July 1, 2010.
Collins, who replaces outgoing
chairman John Muffo, is one of
two representatives from the
City of Radford on the NRVCS
Board. She also currently serves
as Director of the City's
Department of Social Services.
Collins has served on the NRVCS
Board since 2007.
Hiss, the Assistant
Administrator for Pulaski
County, has served on the NRVCS
Board since 2008. He is one of
three Pulaski County
representatives on the Board.
Muffo was recognized at the
meeting for his service and
leadership as Chair the past two
years.
Next NRVCS Board meeting
The NRVCS Board of Directors
will not hold a meeting in July.
Instead, the Board will hold its
next meeting on Thursday, August
26 at Randolph Park in Dublin.
The meeting will begin at 7:00
p.m. and will be open to the
public.
Potential health risks of energy
drinks
are cause for alarm
The
U.S. energy drink market is
currently worth nearly $10
billion in annual sales and
beverage giants from Coca-Cola
to Anheuser-Busch are vying for
their share. Health officials
and youth advocates warn that
consumption of these
high-caffeine drinks - many of
which also contain high volumes
of alcohol - can lead to
potentially devastating health
issues.
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