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1st ANNUAL YAPA “SUMMER FUN IN THE SUN!” PICNIC/BBQ

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

Date:   Sunday, July 19, 2009
Time:   11:30am to 4:30pm
Location:   Holloway Park at 335 Holloway Road, Ballwin, MO

Come join our 1st Annual Picnic/BBQ for family fun games and great food! We are welcoming special guests from Dillon International Adoption Agency–families who have adopted children from around the world including Asia and helping them celebrate 37 years of reaching over 100,000 at risk children.

We are planning a wide range of activities and games for kids and adults! Try your jumping technique in our sack race! Show us your grilling skills or work on your tan. Cool off next door at the North Pointe Aquatic Center. We’ll be raffling off cool prizes while we get to know one another. This event is FREE but your donations are welcome.

Food will be served between 12-2pm
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Adoptees will be running a lemonade stand to help fundraise for Dillon.

http://www.orphancareintl.org/birthday.htm

www.dillonadopt.com

YAPA Happy Hour Social at Plaza Grill Restaurant

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009

Why 2010 Census Matters

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009

People across America will be receiving their Census 2010 questionnaire in the weeks to come. It is vital that you do your part by taking 15 minutes to accurately fill out the information requested and help others in your community to do the same. Why?

Representation:
The decennial census is used to apportion seats in the U.S. House of Representatives among the states, as mandated by the U.S. Constitution. Census data are used to define legislature districts, school district assignment areas and other important functional areas of government.
Federal Dollars:
Census data directly affect how more than $200 billion per year in federal and state funding is allocated to communities for neighborhood improvements, public health, education, transportation and much more. That’s more than $2 trillion over a 10-year period. Spending just a few minutes to fill out your census form will help ensure your community gets its fair share of federal and state funding. Following Census 2000, $388 million in federal grants shifted to states with the biggest estimated population increases based on the census.

Knowledge:
Census data are used to inform your community’s decisions. It is like a snapshot that helps define who you are as a community. Data about changes in your community are crucial to many planning decisions, such as where to provide services for the elderly, where to build new roads and schools, or where to locate job training centers.

- Presented in partnership with TACL, an official Census partner.