The next CPR & First Aid class will be Wednesday, December 2. Supervisors should call or e-mail Vita ASAP with names of people on their staff who will be attending.

34 artists from REACH will exhibit artwork exploring the theme of family on Friday, December 4, in the Canvas Art Gallery. The show is open to the public from 4:30-7:30pm and will remain up through January. Family and support staff of the artists are invited to a special preview from 3-4pm. Please join us!!

Mark Your Calendar: the Annual REACH Holiday Potluck is Friday December 18 from noon to 2 p.m. at the Tlingit & Haida Community Council Building at 3235 Hospital Drive. REACH clients, family members and employees are invited; entertainment provided by The Canvas Singers.

Help the Glory Hole and JAMHI: Bring donations of toiletries and warm socks to the REACH front desk through Friday, December 18. Items most needed are warm (mostly men’s) socks, razors, toothbrushes, toothpaste, dental floss, and gum.

Come to the Canvas on Monday December 21 between 9am and 3pm to stuff socks with toiletries. Socks will be distributed by the Glory Home and JAMHI in time for the holidays.

Canvas Holiday closings: The Canvas will be closed from December 24, 2009, through January 1, 2010.

Sabor Cubano! Flavors of Cuba fundraiser for Canvas scholarships. Ticket includes gourmet 5-course Cuban meal, dance performances, an art auction as well as no-host bar. Saturday December 5th at The Canvas. Doors open at 6 p.m. Tickets on sale now – call 586-1750.

REACH’s annual Holiday Potluck is Friday December 18 from noon to 2 p.m. at the Tlingit & Haida Community Council Building at 3235 Hospital Drive. REACH clients, family members and employees are invited; entertainment provided by The Canvas Singers.

Canvas Holiday Closing: The Canvas will be closed from December 24 through January 1, 2010.

Contact REACH Custodial or Supported Employment if you have a job to fill. Contact REACH Shredding to have your documents securely destroyed by hard-working REACH client employees. Call 907-586-8228 or 796-3100.