Laura Ward

Hi everyone! As many of you know, I’m finishing up my master’s degree at UT. For our final capstone project, my team is researching awareness surrounding Alzheimer’s disease and the incredible work of the Pat Summitt Foundation.

We need participants (18+ in the U.S.) to fill out a very short, anonymous survey. It doesn’t ask for any personal info like your email or phone number—it’s strictly for our research project!

Here is the link to the survey. Feel free to share with your friends and family. We’re trying to get at least 100 people to provide their input.
https://utk.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1RHJRTYEOhMI4aq

Thank you for your help!
Laura Ward

Don’t forget – Bring your old electronic equipment to be recycled tonight or tomorrow!

I’ll be at the Happy Hour this afternoon (September 15) from 5:00 – 6:30 and will also collect on September 16th at Circle Lake Park from 4 – 5 PM. If neither of those dates or times work, let me know and I’ll find a time to pick it up at your house. Please note: I have a small pickup truck and will only be able to collect desktop or small computer equipment.

I’ll be taking the recycle equipment to eCycle on Monday afternoon.

Please read the FAQ’s on items they will and won’t take:

Q: What items do you accept for recycle?
A: eCycle accepts and recycles most electronics including computers, laptops, servers, network equipment, APC’s/UPS, batteries, telecom equipment, printers, scanners, unopened toner, audio/visual equipment, home electronics, cell phones, cable and wire, microwaves and ovens
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Q: What items are not accepted?
A: We do not accept televisions, CRT monitors, light bulbs, fluorescent bulbs, glass, media tapes and VCR tapes, hazardous, flammable, radioactive, corrosive items, or large appliances such as refrigerators or dishwashers. We are also unable to pickup large floor model copiers at this time.

We’ll be at the tree decorating this Sunday with copies of the cookbook.  They make great gifts for family and friends and support the community improvement projects through the Lakemoor Hills Resource Council.

Books are $20 each – we accept checks or cash.

See you on Sunday!  If you can’t make it Sunday, please contact Laura Ward ([email protected]) to arrange a drop off.

 

Thanks for the outpouring of concern for our ailing foxes. If you have seen a fox in the last couple of weeks, text Mary Cartwright at (865)406-4111. Fox Force has volunteers, we have meds, but our fox population appears to have pretty much disappeared. We need help locating any remaining foxes. Please text the location of your fox and we’ll do our best to save it!

 

Our neighborhood foxes need your help.  They are dying of the mange, and it’s a horrible painful death.  If you have foxes in your yard or know where some are, you’re eligible for the neighborhood Fox Force.  We’re a handful of concerned neighbors who want to ensure we have healthy foxes with frolicking kits next spring.

The treatment is straightforward.  You put a small piece of food (meatball, boiled egg, wad of pet food, whatever seems foxworthy) out for your fox daily.  After, your fox is taking the bait; you inject a bait ball with liquid Invermectin (we provide a loaded syringe).  Keep baiting for a week, and then dose another bait ball.  Repeat.  So you’ll need to commit to about a month of fox baiting, that’s it.

If you have an ailing fox and are willing to save it, text Mary Cartwright at (865) 406-4111.

 

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