Improve your reading, writing and math skills and work toward your GED with the Literacy Connection, a free education and employment program for young adults ages 16 to 24. The program is offered at the Mott Haven, West Farms, and Bronx Library Center branches of the NYPL. For more information or to RSVP, call (718) 401-7453.
Woodlawn Cemetery, along with Million TreesNYC and New York Restoration Project, are giving away trees, limited to one per household, Oct. 21 from 9 to 11 a.m. at Woodlawn Cemetery’s East 233rd Street and Webster Avenue entrance. Trees will be distributed on a first come, first serve basis. The trees must be planted within the five boroughs but not along streets, in city parks, containers or on roofs. Dates and times are subject to change. For more information and advance registration for a tree, check www.nyrp.org/milliontreesnyc before attending the tree giveaway, or call Michael Mitchell at (212) 333-2552.
Latino students and their families are invited to attend the following two free college fairs to collect information about colleges and careers from numerous college representatives who will assist with admissions and financial aid. The New Futuro College Prep Fair will be held at Lehman College’s APEX, 250 Bedford Pk. Blvd. W., Oct. 20 at 10 a.m. Attendees can win thousands of dollars in scholarships. For more information and to register, visit www.NewFuturo.com/Events. The Latino College Fair will be held at Fordham University, Rose Hill Camps, 441 E. Fordham Rd., Oct. 27 from 11:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. High school seniors will have the opportunity to win a $500 scholarship drawing . For more information or to register, go to www.nycolleges.org., call (518) 436-4781, or contact Susan Nesbitt Perez at susan@cicu.org or Sabra-Joi Dingman at sabra@cicu.org.
The Department of Transportation is hosting a public meeting tonight, Wednesday, Oct. 17, at 6:30 p.m. inside the Mosholu Montefiore Community Center, 3450 DeKalb (corner of East Gun Hill Road) to discuss the agency's East Gun Hill Road Congested Corridor Study. Participation is encouraged and appreciated. For more information, contact Project Manager Kol Gjelaj, at (212) 839-7722 or at kgjelaj@dot.nyc.gov.
Community Board 7 will hold its general board meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 16 at the Bedford Park Senior Center, 243 E. 204th St. For more information, call (718) 933-5660 or visit bronxcb7.info. This will be the board's first meeting without District Manager Fernando Tirado who took leave last week (his last official day is Oct. 19) and is starting a new job in Long Island. The board will probably put together a search committee and discuss filling the position during tonight's meeting.
North Central Bronx Hospital, 3424 Kossuth Ave., offers free group counseling and nicotine replacement therapy for smokers looking to quit. No appointments are needed or required, walk-ins are welcome. The smoking cessation program runs weekdays at 10 a.m. or 2 p.m. in room 13A12. For more information, call (718) 519-2425/2490.
Local resident and tree lover Janice Flood is leading a tree pit cleaning effort on Gun Hill Road this Saturday morning, Oct. 13, and needs people to help out. The crew will be meeting at Bainbridge Avenue and Gun Hill Road at 10 a.m. and will be working until 1 p.m. If you want to join, just show up. If you need more information, call Janice at (646) 271-4310.
Here's a quick look at some of the events happening at the Bronx Library Center and the Mosholu Library over the next week.
The Monroe College King Graduate School for Urban Studies and Applied Research presents "Crimes And The Numbers Game." Eli Silverman, a emeritus professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and the graduate center of CUNY, will be discussing the future of police relations and the community. The general public is welcomed to come and learn, participate in the discussion and debate. This discussion will take place Wednesday, Oct. 10 at 6 p.m., at Monroe College King Hall, Gym 2501 Jerome Ave.
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