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UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS

Committee on Health Hearing on B18-127 on Tuesday, July 6th

: The Committee on Health will beholding a hearing on B18-127, the Blood Donation Expansion Act of 2009. The hearing will be held at2pm in Room 123 of the Wilson Building. For more information about the hearing or how to sign up totestify, please see the hearing notice below.

Committee on Health Joint Oversight Roundtable with the Committee on Human Services onYouth Mental Health Programs and Services on Thursday, July 8

th: The Committee on Health and

the Committee on Human Services will be holding a joint hearing on youth mental health programs andservices. The roundtable will be held at 10am in Room 500 of the Wilson Building. The roundtable willbe open to the public but only invited witnesses will be permitted to provide oral statements. For moreinformation about the hearing or how to submit written testimony, please see the hearing notice below.

Committee on Health Oversight Hearing on Implementation of the FY11 Budget on Monday, July12

th: The Committee on Health will be holding a hearing on the implementation of the FY11 budget by

the Departments of Health, Mental Health, and Health Care Finance. The hearing will be held at 10am inRoom 500 of the Wilson Building. The roundtable will be open to the public but only invited witnesses willbe permitted to provide oral statements. For more information about the hearing or how to submit writtentestimony, please see the hearing notice below.

Drowning Prevention Event on Saturday, July 13th

: The USA Swimming Foundation is hold an eventat the Wardman Park Marriott with Olympic gold medalists Cullen Jones, Rowdy Gaines, and Mel Stewartto talk about the importance of youth learning to swim. The breakfast will be held from 7:30 8:30 am.For more information, please see the flier below. To RSVP, please email egreene@usaswimming.org orcall 719-866-3556.

New Horizons for Systems of Care Training Institutes July 14 18th

: The National TechnicalAssistance Center for Children's Mental Health at the Georgetown University Center for Child and HumanDevelopment is offering Training Institutes on local systems of care for children, adolescents, and youngadults with or at risk for mental health challenges and their families. The biennial Training Institutes areorganized in partnership with the Child, Adolescent and Family Branch of the federal Center for MentalHealth Services and The Annie E. Casey Foundation. Please click here for more information.

DC Farm to School Meeting on Thursday, July 15th

: DC Farm to School will meet to celebrate thepassage of the Healthy Schools Act and its Strawberries and Salad Greens event and to being planningfor Local Flavor Week in the fall. The meeting will be from 12 1;30pm at 1100 15

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Annual Braille Rallye on Saturday, July 17th

: Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind, in partnershipwith the MG Car Club of Greater Washington, will host the 48

thAnnual Braille Rallye for children and

adults who are visually impaired or blind. Children and adults will serve as navigators and will read largeprint or braille directions to the drivers of classic cars. This event will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. atBurke Lake Park in Burke, VA. To register, please contact Andrea Noel at (240) 737-5171 orarnoel@clb.org.

Washington Youth Garden Friends & Family Fun Day on Saturday, July 24

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: Enjoy some fresh,healthy snacks, meet the new honeybees, ring in the new Nature Explore Classroom, and listen to livemusic and tour the garden. The event will be at the US National Arboretum (3501 New York Avenue NE).Please see the attached flier or visit www.washingtonyouthgarden.org for more information.

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Council of the District of Columbia

Committee on Health

Notice of Public Hearing

1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20004

COUNCILMEMBER DAVID A. CATANIA, CHAIR

COMMITTEE ON HEALTH

Announces a Public Hearing

On

B18-127: Blood Donation Expansion Act of 2009

On

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

2:00 p.m.

Room 123

1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

Washington, D.C. 20004

Councilmember David A. Catania, Chair of the Committee on Health, announces a Public Hearing on

B18-127, the Blood Donation Expansion Act of 2009. The hearing will be Tuesday, July 6, 2010 at 2:00

p.m. in Room 123 of the John Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.

The purpose of the hearing is to consider a bill that requires the Department of Health to issue rules

allowing for the donation of blood by minors age sixteen (16) if they have the written consent of a parent

or legal guardian and they meet all other health standards for blood donation.

Testimony may be limited to 3 minutes per witness and 5 minutes for a panel of witnesses. Those

wishing to testify should contact Ms. Jennifer Barry of the Committee on Health via email at

jbarry@dccouncil.us or phone at (202) 724-8170 and shall provide their names, contact information, and

organizational affiliation, if any, by 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 1, 2010. Witnesses shall bring 15

copies of their statement to the hearing.

Members of the public may submit written testimony which will be made part of the official record.

Copies of written statements should be submitted to Ms. Cynthia Brock-Smith, Secretary to the Council,

1350 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 5, Washington, DC 20004, no later than 5:30 p.m. on July 13,

2010.

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Council of the District of Columbia

Committee on Health

Committee on Human Services

Notice of Joint Public Oversight Roundtable

1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20004

COUNCILMEMBER DAVID A. CATANIA, CHAIR

COMMITTEE ON HEALTH

&

COUNCILMEMBER TOMMY WELLS, CHAIR

COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES

Announce a Joint Public Oversight Roundtable

On

Youth Mental Health Programs and Strategies

On

Thursday, July 8, 2010

10:00 a.m.

Council Chamber

1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

Washington, D.C. 20004

Councilmember David A. Catania, Chair of the Committee on Health, and Councilmember Tommy

Wells, Chair of the Committee on Human Services, announce a joint public oversight roundtable on youth

mental health programs and strategies. The roundtable will be Thursday, July 8, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. inRoom 500 of the John Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.

On June 8, 2010, Councilmember Catania announced that the law firm of Nixon Peabody LLP would

serve as special counsel to the Committee on Health in order to examine possible solutions to the

Districts chronic problem of youth and adolescent violence. The firm was to study a wide range of

proposals to address this issue, including the possibility of early, targeted mental health intervention,

needed juvenile justice reforms, and increased accountability for parents and guardians. The purpose of

this roundtable is to hear a preliminary report from Nixon Peabody about its findings.

This roundtable will be open to the public; however, only invited witnesses will be permitted to provide

oral statements. Members of the public may submit written testimony which will be made part of the

official record. Copies of written statements should be submitted to Ms. Cynthia Brock-Smith, Secretary

to the Council, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 5, Washington, DC 20004, no later than 5:30 p.m.

on July 15, 2010.

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Council of the District of Columbia

Committee on Health

Notice of Public Oversight Hearing

1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20004

COUNCILMEMBER DAVID A. CATANIA, CHAIR

COMMITTEE ON HEALTH

Announces a Public Oversight Hearing

On

Implementing the Fiscal Year 2011 Budget

On

Monday, July 12, 2010

10:00 a.m.

Council Chamber

1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

Washington, D.C. 20004

Councilmember David A. Catania, Chair of the Committee on Health, announces a Public Oversight

Hearing on implementing the fiscal year 2011 budget. The hearing will be Monday, July 12, 2010 at

10:00 a.m. in Room 500 of the John Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.

The purpose of this hearing is to hear from Department of Health, Department of Mental Health, and

Department of Health Care Finance agency leadership about their strategies for implementing the FY11

budget as enacted by the Council and for minimizing any potential budget pressures for the upcoming

fiscal year.

This roundtable will be open to the public; however, only invited witnesses will be permitted to provide

oral statements. Members of the public may submit written testimony which will be made part of the

official record. Copies of written statements should be submitted to Ms. Cynthia Brock-Smith, Secretary

to the Council, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 5, Washington, DC 20004, no later than 5:30 p.m.

on July 19, 2010.

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cordially invites you to a special breakfast with 2008 Olympic

gold medalist Cullen Jones. Come hear about the USA Swimming

Foundations new water safety event - Make A Splash with Cullen Jones.

In the interest of promoting water safety, the USA Swimming Foundation

has joined forces with ConocoPhillips. Enjoy a complimentary breakfast

with community leaders, meet Cullen and learn how, together, we canmake a difference for the children of Washington, D.C.

Featuring: Olympic gold medalist Cullen Jones

Three-time Olympic gold medalist Rowdy Gaines

Two-time Olympic gold medalist Mel Stewart

Check-in: 7:15-7:30

Breakfast & Presentation: 7:30-8:30

Please RSVP no later than July 9, 2010 to Erin Greene at

egreene@usaswimming.org or 719-866-3556.

with

Wardman Park Marriott

2660 Woodley Road NW

Washington, DC 20008

July 13, 2010

The USA Swimming Foundation

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Enjoy some fresh, healthy snacks from the garden. Meet our new

honeybees. Ring in our new Nature Explore Classroom. Listen to live

music and tour the garden.

Please visit www.washingtonyouthgarden.org or details and directions.

Donations beneft programming at the Washington Youth Garden.

Rain date is Sunday, July 25, same time.

GrowingGREENDreams

at the National Arboretum

Washington Youth garden

Friends + Family

WHEN: Saturday July 24th 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm

Where: WYg t t us ntiol abotm3501 nw Yok av ne, WdC

A Project of the Friends of the National Arboretum