Lost Your Job? Free Meds From Pfizer

Pfizer Pharmaceuticals is offering more than 70 of its prescription drugs to people who have lost their jobs and health insurance since January 1 of this year through the Pfizer MAINTAIN program. Applications will be accepted through December 31, 2009, and applicants will be eligible to receive the free medications for one year or until they obtain insurance.

Applicants must sign a statement that they are experiencing financial hardship as well as provide a copy of their "pink slip" or similar employer notice. Applicants must have been on the Pfizer medication for at least 3 months.

Currently, interested people can call Pfizer at 866-706-2400 to sign up. Starting in July, online applications will be accepted through their website, http://www.PfizerHelpfulAnswers.com

Financial Health Workshop - May 16

Community United Methodist Church will be hosting a Financial Health Workshop for Families on Saturday, May 16, from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm, where you can learn all about how to keep your finances under control.

There will be something for all ages, plus free breakfast and lunch and door prizes. The first 50 kids will also get a free gift!

Community United Methodist Church is located at 3214 U.S. Hwy 19 in Holiday.


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Sponsored by the Prosperity Campaign of Pasco County.

Lots of Weekend Events!

If you are looking for fun activities this weekend, you are in luck! The following are just a few of the events happening in Pasco County this Mother's Day weekend:

Cotee River Seafood Festival
May 8, 9, & 10
Friday 5-11 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.-11 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Sims Park & Orange Lake
Downtown New Port Richey
The festival includes a boat show, a classic car show, live alligator shows, arts & crafts vendors, bounce houses for the kids, live music, and lots of food!

Music & Motorcycles
May 9, 4-9 p.m.
5th Avenue
Downtown Zephyrhills
Bike show and casino

Mother's Day Native American Pow Wow
May 8, 9 & 10
Withlacoochee River Park
12449 Withlacoochee Blvd
Dade City
Experience Native American food, music, dance and more at this annual event. $2 admission, children 12 and under free. Call (352) 567-0264 for more information.

Mother's Day Celebration
May 9, 6:30 p.m.
Shops at Longleaf
3104 Town Ave.
New Port Richey
Live music, free carnations for moms, free chair massages for moms, craft stations for kids, horse-drawn wagon rides ($5 per person), raffle prizes and more.

Mailbox Food Drive - May 9

This Saturday, May 9, your letter carrier will be collecting nonperishable food items to add to area food banks. Publix is contributing specially-printed plastic bags you can use to set the food out by your mailbox on that day. Look for the bags in your mailbox this week and give what you can, if you can. Click on the link below for more information.

Letter Carrier Food Drive to collect donations May 9

2009 Summer Swim Lessons

Prime beach and pool season is upon us and it's time to start thinking about water safety! If you or a child you care about needs swim lessons, registration time is here.

The Pasco County Parks & Recreation department offers swim lessons at their four pool locations. Cost is $35/session and each session is 8 lessons long. Contact the facilities directly for more information, or visit the Pasco County webpage.

Hercules Aquatic Center
38110 CR 54 E.
Zephyrhills, FL 33540
(813) 782-8215

Grove Park Community Center
4145 Fairford Dr.
New Port Richey, FL 34652
(727) 834-3285 or (727) 834-3286

Land O' Lakes Recreation Complex
3032 Collier Pkwy
Land O' Lakes, FL 33639
(813) 929-1222 or (813) 929-1220

Veterans Memorial Park
14333 Hicks Rd.
Hudson, FL 34669
(727) 861-3033 or (727) 861-3034

The City of New Port Richey's Aquatic Center offers swim lessons, too. They are located at 6630 Van Buren St., New Port Richey, FL 34653. Their phone number is (727) 841-4563.

Other locations that offer swim lessons include:

James P. Gills YMCA
8411 Photonics Dr.
New Port Richey, FL 34655
(727) 375-9622

East Pasco YMCA
37301 Chapel Hill Loop
Zephyrhills, FL 33541
(813) 780-9622

Swim safely and have a great summer!

Celebrate Earth Day!

Whether you celebrate at one of the following events or just make a personal effort to be more "green", enjoy Earth Day!

Kids Earth Day Celebration
For Elementary-Aged Children
Tuesday, April 21, at 6:30 p.m.
Hudson Regional Library
8012 Library Rd.
Hudson, FL 34667
(727) 861-3040

Earth Day Celebration
Saturday, April 25, 9:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Crews Lake Park
16739 Crews Lake Dr.
Shady Hills, FL
Kids' crafts, native plant sale, rain barrel demonstrations, environmentally-conscious vendors, and a ladybug release. Bring old mercury-based thermometers and thermostats to turn in and receive a $5 Publix gift card for each thermometer/thermostat! Gift card giveaway sponsored by Covanta Energy.

Keep Pasco County Beautiful!

This Saturday, April 18, from 8:30 a.m. - noon, join your fellow citizens to participate in the Great American Cleanup. This event, coordinated by Keep Pasco Beautiful, will coordinate volunteers to clean up trash from our parks, beaches, and neighborhoods. Last year over 26 tons of trash were collected by 750+ volunteers! Cleanup sites are countywide and include locations in Holiday, Hudson, New Port Richey, Dade City, Lacoochee, Wesley Chapel and Odessa.

To join a team, call Keep Pasco Beautiful at 888-6-LITTER. For more information about Keep Pasco Beautiful, visit their website at www.keeppascobeautiful.org.