Community

Seasonal Flu prevention is an integral part of our community wellness initiative. Each year in the United States on average: 5% to 20% of the population gets the flu. More than 200,000 people are hospitalized from flu-related complications and approximately 30,000 – 40,000 people die from flu related causes.

Mr. Dave Wilson, a physical education teacher at Granby Elementary School, recently participated in Mr. Briggs and Mrs. Distin’s second grade guest reader program.

SUNY Oswego has a longstanding educational partnership with the nation of Benin, and Dr. Alfred Frederick, the college’s distinguished service professor of curriculum and instruction, plans to do the same with Brazil.

Some of the topics to be covered in the presentation include how families and caregivers can be involved in the transition process; how to assist an individual in exploring the world outside of school, and choosing whether or not to work; eligibility issues for agency services; how income and benefits impact one another; available services and opportunities for adults with disabilities in the community; and accessing those services as well as transportation.

Join the Friends of the Library at noon every Tuesday in October to learn all about a fascinating book. Each week a speaker will review a different title, answer questions, and everyone can enjoy the refreshments.