Let’s Get Moving
Exercise: Rated E for Everyone!
Being active as a family can be a fun way to get everyone moving – kids and parents. Studies show children who feel supported by friends and family to become active, or who are surrounded by others interested in physical activity, and more likely to exercise.
Socking away a little extra each week into your retirement account can have a big impact down the line. Saving just $20 weekly translates into more than $1,000 a year, plus interest. After 20 years at 5% interest, you’ll have built up $36,100. After 30 years, $72,600. At a 10% return, the number grows to $65,500 after 20 years and up to $188, 200 after 30 years.
Source: Employee Benefit Research Institute
Two new science centers blasting off at WV State University - Charleston & Beckley
NASA-themed lab is designed to encourage youth interest in science careers
25th Anniversary of Geri Olympics
Celebrating the Silver Anniversary of Geri Olympics and active aging
WHO: West Virginia Geri Olympic Programs
WHAT: 25th Annual West Virginia Geri Olympic competition
WHEN: Friday, April 20, 2012, starting at 8:30 a.m.
WHERE: South Charleston Community Center, South Charleston, WV
West Virginia State University to host WV STaR Symposium and Academy of Science Annual Meeting
The “Caring for the Caregiver Conference” started from a reported increase of grandparents raising grandchildren and foster parenting. The focus did not shift from this population completely. It focused on other aspects of caregiving because of the baby boom generation having to care for dependent children, grandchildren, and/or aging parents or other relatives. There was a need for caregivers and professionals to become cognizant of education and other resources available to them to help with the responsibilities they had assumed.
WVSU re-launches Economic Development Center on Charleston’s West Side
Renovations are complete on West Virginia State University’s redesigned Economic Development Center (EDC) located at 1506 Kanawha Boulevard on Charleston’s West Side. EDC, which has served over 2,000 individuals since its original inception, will celebrate its re-launch with a series of events beginning at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, April 10.
West Virginia State University Extension Service will host a workshop on garden irrigation and rain barrel construction/usage on Wednesday, April 11, from 2-3 p.m. at the Rock Lake Community Life Center in South Charleston.
“In our current economic climate, we can all stand to find ways to save a little money,” says Scott Byars, Program Leader for Agriculture and Natural Resources. “The ability to capture and utilize ‘free’ water is the idea behind this workshop.”
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