The Big DM is proud to bring you events and programs in your community... For more information visit www.ColumbiaUrbanLeague.Org EVENT TIME & PLACE DETAILS Know Now PALSS Rapid HIV testing Monday - Thursday 8:30-4pm CLICK HERE to visit the PALSS website Get tested and know your status on HIV. Churches, civic groups rewarded for fighting prostate cancer Screenings will be held at community locations from March 1 to Sept. 30. As part of its new Real Men Prostate Health Campaign, Palmetto Health invites churches and civic groups in Richland, Lexington, Fairfield and Pickens counties to participate in the hospital’s free prostate cancer screening events. Five churches or groups that recruit and screen the most men (at least 25) can win $1,000 each. In addition, one church or organization in the Midlands and one in Pickens each can win $2,500 for submitting the best health advocacy plan. The free screenings, which involve a simple blood test, are open to minority men age 40 and older and Caucasian men 50 and older. In addition to prostate cancer screenings, Palmetto Health’s Office of Community Services provides free screenings for cervical, colon and breast cancers, including mammograms, to uninsured and underinsured people. For more information, call 803-296-3070, or visit www.palmettohealth.org (click on “community programs” and then “community health initiatives”). Back to School Spalsh Friday, August 15, 2008 10 am- 3pm At the Edisto memorial Gardens Spray Park Free Food! Free Drinks! Free School Supplies! The back to School Splash is for Orangeburg City Employee's Children and Sponcered by the Sunlight Club, The Orangeburg Department of Public Safety, and the Parks & Recreation Department. Wanted! South Carolina mentors! South carolina Mentor, a licensed child-placing agency, is seeking individuals and families to provide care for foster children. If you want to make a difference in the life of a teenager and if you have an extra bedroom, a flexible schedule and the desire to care for an abused of neglrcted child, we need You! Please call Diana at (803) 779-9025 ext. 5607