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By Times staff reports
© St. Petersburg Times, published April 22, 2001
Humane Society offers foster parents class
The Humane Society of North Pinellas is offering a class for all prospective animal foster parents at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Clearwater Countryside Library, 2741 SR 580, Clearwater. Foster parents work with an all volunteer team of employees and veterinarians to care for dogs, cats, puppies, kittens and other animals. Many foster care options are available for healthy, ill or injured animals, and the Humane Society provides all medicines, food, crates and more. Call 797-7722.
Boley Centers to hold job fair Tuesday
Boley Centers, a local non-profit mental health care agency, will hold a job fair from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at 2901 44th Ave. N, St. Petersburg. Various positions are available in the residential, case management, vocational, administration and day services areas. On site interviews will be conducted. For information, call 821-4819, ext. 5780.
ST. PETERSBURG -- St. Petersburg Junior College's Phi Theta Kappa honor society has been named the nation's outstanding chapter for the fourth time in 15 years.
No other chapter in the country has received the honor more than twice in 85 years, said Lars Hafner, an adviser to the SPJC/Gibbs campus chapter, which is called Eta Nu.
"This is a big honor. The students really put a lot of effort into activities both on campus and in the community. It's just tremendous, the honor and recognition," Hafner said.
Phi Theta Kappa is the two-year college counterpart of Phi Beta Kappa, the four-year college honor society. There are about 1,200 Phi Theta Kappa chapters in the nation.
SPJC's chapter also had four individual winners at the honor society's international convention in Denver, Colo.
Sue Lewis received a George Bierkoe Distinguished Member Award for her embodiment of the society's hallmarks, which emphasize participation in society programs.
Lee Palmer was named a Distinguished Chapter President. Palmer also is one of the finalists for the Apollo Award, which is the highest honor SPJC can bestow on a graduating sophomore. He is on the All-Florida academic team and was an honorable mention for Florida Leader magazine's student of the year.
Nancy Berghammer, the Eta Nu chapter's historian and America's Promise chairwoman, won a Distinguished Chapter Officer award. America's Promise is a volunteer organization whose mission is to develop youth.
Professor Steve Meier, Eta Nu's adviser, was honored again with a Continued Excellence Award for advisers. Meier has won it five times since 1995.
ST. PETERSBURG -- Former governor Bob Martinez, who won the Suncoast Tiger Bay's 2001 Benjamin Franklin award, will speak to the group at its Thursday noon luncheon at the Feather Sound Country Club, 2201 Feather Sound Drive.
The meeting is open to the public. Reservations must be made by noon Monday. Call 822-1001, fax 397-6292 or email rsvp@tigerbay.org. Luncheon cost is $15 for members and $20 for non-members.
Call Nikki Jerger, 397-6191, for more information.
PINELLAS PARK -- The city is offering free, reduced-flow shower heads to residents. Residents may exchange up to two shower heads by bringing their old fixtures to City Hall, 5141 78th Ave. N, or to the public works department in the Technical Services Building, 6051 78th Ave. N. The new shower heads save about 30 gallons of water during a 10-minute shower. Unlike earlier reduced-flow designs, these shower heads offer greater water pressure and have pulsing and massage settings. There are 2,500 shower heads available. The program is financed through a $4,000 grant from SWIFTMUD. For information, call 541-0700.
Boley Centers, a local non-profit mental health care agency, will hold a job fair from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at 2901 44th Ave. N, St. Petersburg. Various positions are available in the residential, case management, vocational, administration and day services areas. On site interviews will be conducted. For information, call 821-4819, ext. 5780.
The Pinellas County Health Department, 500 Seventh Ave. S, St. Petersburg, and 6350 76th Ave. N, Pinellas Park, offers screening exams for breast and cervical cancer for women age 50 to 64 who are uninsured, or whose insurance doesn't fully cover such services. Pap smears, mammograms and clinical breast exams are included. For an appointment, call 824-6917.
Vendors needed for Mayfest event
The annual Mayfest Spring Clean Flea Market and Craft Sale, being held May 25 and 26, is looking for vendors. Tables are available and costs range from $25 to $50. For reservations and information, call 347-9989.