Be Kind to the Earth -- Recycle, Reduce, Reuse -- Electronics and other material (April 19, 2014) - Niles MI Library parking lot

Community members, businesses and residents from surrounding communities are encouraged to recycle their unwanted electronic items at The Niles District Library. The event will be located at the 620 E Main St. Niles, MI 49120 on Saturday, April 19 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.____________________ Green Earth Electronics Recycling will be operating the event. Accepted items include computers, laptops, smart phones, monitors, TVs, telephones, cameras, DVD players, cords/cables, printers, toner cartridges, cell phones, refrigerators, air conditioners, appliances and any other electronic items or items with a cord. A hazardous waste fee will be collected for CRT monitors ($5) and tube TVs ($10). Efficiency UNITED will be offering rebate incentives to customers of a participating utility provider (Indiana Michigan Power, South Haven Public Works, Dowagiac Electric) when they recycle a working refrigerator, freezer, dehumidifier, or room AC ($30 rebate for working refrigerators and freezers/$15 rebate for working dehumidifiers and room AC units).____________________ An Efficiency UNITED representative will at the event collecting customer information and rebates will be mailed after information is submitted and processed. All other items are recycled free of charge. All hard drives are wiped to Department of Defense specifications or shredded. All businesses are encouraged to preregister by emailing pickup@greenearth1.com or calling Green Earth Electronics, headquartered in St. Joseph, is a company whose focus is to keep unwanted electronics out of the landfill by using the best practices in information destruction and recycling. They are a registered as a recycler with the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality. Their services include corporate and institutional pickups as well as community drop-off events. For more information please visit www.GreenEarth1.com or email pickup@GreenEarth1.com. To contact Niles District Library visit www.nileslibrary.com or call (269) 683-0075. CONTACT: Green Earth Electronics Recycling, 269-326-1232

Fundraiser for local hunger and homelessness (Berrien County: Buchanan area, Michigan)

from local church online posting of recent spring 2014 fundraising details: ___________________ E M P T Y B O W L S _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ SOUP AND CHILI SUPPER AND POTTERY SALE FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 2014 4-7 P.M. BUCHANAN MIDDLE SCHOOL 610 W. 4th Street, Buchanan Michigan TICKET donation is $5.00 ADULT $3.00 CHILDREN MIDDLE SCHOOL OR YOUNGER___________________________ All profits will be donated to Redbud Area Ministries’ Food Pantry to Help Fight Hunger!

Nelson Mandela's Impact on Peacemaking and Statecraft -- S. African Ambassador to USA -- April 8, 2014 at 4 - 5:30 p.m.

from ND events -- 20th Annual Hesburgh Lecture in Ethics and Public Policy: "Relic of the Past or Template for the Future? Nelson Mandela's Impact on Peace-Making and Statecraft in the 21st Century," featuring Ebrahim Rasool, South Africa's Ambassador to the United States Where: Hesburgh Center for International Studies, Univ. of Notre Dame Campus Cost: Free and open to the public See: http://kroc.nd.edu/news-events/events/2014/04/08/1625 20th Annual Hesburgh Lecture in Ethics & Public Policy featuring Ebrahim Rasool, South Africa's Ambassador to the United States.

In memory of the 1,000,000 lives lost in Rwandan genocide -- Memorial Mass 5:15 p.m. April 7, 2014

The Notre Dame Campus Ministry is sponsoring a genocide memorial mass at Sacred Heart Basilica on the University of Notre Dame campus on Monday April 7. There will also be a commemoration "Kwibulaka20" at 2:30 p.m. on April 26, featuring activist and author Edouard Kayihura. He will share his survivor testimony at McKenna Hall.

Discussion about Bach's "St. Matthew's Passion" (round-table) - Andrews University Dept. of Music - April 6, 3 p.m.

Host is Andrews University (Seventh-Day Adventist related) of Berrien Spring, Michigan USA Department -- event is free and it precedes the April 18 and 19, 2014 performances at Howard Performing Arts Center also on Campus. The mid-afternoon event will take place in the Buller Hall Student Lounge; the classical piece tells the story of the suffering and death of Christ according to the Gospel of St. Matthew (New Testament). For further information call (269) - 605-3438. Also available is Concert details at howard.andrews.edu/ Both concerts on the Good Friday and Holy Saturday weekend are free and open to the public; ticket reservations are not required.

100th Anniversary of Charlie Chaplin's THE_LITTLE_TRAMP - local art theatre free showing for History of Cinema

CHARLIE CHAPLIN: 100th Anniversary of THE LITTLE TRAMP Free Viewings of Silent Classics (Three Oaks, Michigan - Berrien County) 04/04/ 2014 Saturday 12:00 - 3:00 pm starting times

 12:00 p.m. 

KID AUTO RACES AT VENICE 11 min., Feb. 1914; 

 1:00 p.m. 

THE ROUNDERS 16 min, Sept 1914; 

 2:00 p.m. 

HIS MUSICAL CAREER 16 min., Nov. 1914; 

 3:00 p.m. 

DOUGH & DYNAMITE 33 min., Oct. 1914. 

  Vickers Theatre 6 North Elm Street Three Oaks, MI 49128 

269-756-49128 

  www.vickerstheatre.com

April is "Donate Life" -- Organ Donation organization

National Donate Life Month 2014 National Donate Life Month (NDLM) was instituted by Donate Life America (telephone = 804.377.3580) and its partnering organizations in 2003. Celebrated in April each year, NDLM features an entire month of local, regional, and national activities to help encourage Americans to register as organ, eye and tissue donors and to celebrate those that have saved lives through the gift of donation. For the 2014 National Donate Life Month artwork, the Donate Life America team was inspired by springtime and the symbol of a flying kite. Spring is a season of new life that calls to mind the many men, women and children whose lives have been saved or healed by organ, eye and tissue donation. Likewise, the kite is an image that appeals to all ages, genders and nationalities and is often associated with hope and celebration. http://donatelife.net/april2014/