Tuesday Meeting

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TUESDAY at the BCP Event Center

10:30 am to Noon

 Used Book Sale & Farmers Market 9 am to 12 noon

To become a Vendor  Email BCP Theater Manager

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WHERE: BCP Theater & Event Center, Across Feria Bridge from Downtown Boquete, on the right.

To suggest a speaker , Email the Moderator

COST: $1.00 to cover the room rental, collected at the door to the theater.

MAIL TO USA: If anyone is going to the U.S. this week, please pick up stamped mail from Irene at the Used Book Table or, contact her at 720-4880. If you have mail to go to the U.S., please give it to Irene at the Used Book Table.

This Week:

MAY 22: Boquete for beginners. Don Anitlla, a 18 year resident of Panama will discuss some of  the most serious problems newcomer  encounter. They have  a common thread, predators we hire,  befriend or contract. He will discuss how  to avoid  costly and sometimes life changing mistakes.

This is for everyone, not just newcomers. Don plans  will touch on a varity of subjects including home and personal security to fun things to do in Panama only the locals know about.

MAY 29:  How to minimize the risk of  Hospital Acquired Infections, HAI. HAI's in the U.S. cause or contribute to 99,000 deaths per year, Panama is not immune and neither are we.  Mary Lynah< Donna O'toole and Dee Horn, retired nurses will speak on the subject of HAI's and tips for protecting yourself.

June  5:  Ralph Dessau ( retired Chemical Engineer and passionate Hummingbird observer) will present " The Importance of Hummingbirds".

June 12:    Power surges from the utility grid and the unique problems of protecting one's home from lightning strikes are the topics of this presentation. There's an old dentist joke that asks, "Which teeth should I floss? Only the ones you want to keep". Learn the basics of how to protect the electronics and other appliances in your home or business from these devastating events.

June 19: Carla Black : Heliconias in general, their natural history, adventures in their habitat, as well as care in the garden.

 

 

Important Boquete Contacts

IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS
Alto al Crimen
Emergency Service number
6477-6662
English and Spanish spoken
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Other emergency numbers:

Blood donors:  Mary Lynah at 6533-0967 or Clare Edmonds at 6887-6063
Boquete Police: 720-2145, 720-1222
Cell phone in Police car: 6885-5829
Boquete BOMBEROS (Fire Dept): 720-1224
Note: Spanish speaking only. Learn how to describe your location in Spanish.
Boquete Hospice and Health Support
Hospice hotline 6781-9250
Website - BoqueteHospice
Helping the terminally and seriously ill with Health Support.

Buenos Vecinos de Boquete
Buenos Vecinos de Boquete is a small group of volunteers who deliver food supplies to the handicapped and elderly on a monthly basis. You can make donations at the Tuesday meeting. For more information, see Irene at the meeting.

Bid 4 Boquete  

Visit at www.bid4boquete.com This organization is Boquete's equivilent of the United Way. One donation for many causes. Bid4Boquete can use volunteers as much as money.

Used Book Sales
Well over 350 used books DVDs and CDs for sale and U.S. stamps
for your mail. All proceeds from the book sales are equally divided between Handicap Foundation of Boquete, Buenos Vecinos and Carolina Alvarez Concepcion who is blind. Now also selling Milagros Pinzon's book about Boquete for $5.00 and Stanley Heckadon-Noreno's book "Naturalists on the Isthmus of Panama" for $15.00. Donations of books, Cds, DVDs, magazines and jigsaw puzzles will be gratefully received.

Amigos de los Animales, the group that sterilizes, provides feeding stations and supports the rescue and adoption of dogs and cats is always looking for dog and cat food and monetary donations for medicines as well as clinics.  See Carole, Cat, or Heather at the "animales" booth near the auditorium door for your donations.  Do a good deed and foster or adopt a rescued animal.  Check our web site for more information.  www.fadab.org   Click on the Adopt Me button to see the wonderful animals available.

Handicap Foundation of Boquete /Fundación Pro Integración, Capítulo de  Boquete,  is a nonprofit organization run by volunteers whose mission is to improve the quality of financially-challenged handicapped residents of the Boquete District and promote their integration into society.  For additional information visit our website http://funproinboquete.vpweb.com/  You can also request additional information or make a donation through Irene, at the book sale counter.

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