Adoption Meeting
Wednesday, Nov. 7
6 p.m.
Adoption Resources of Florida/International holds meetings the first Wednesday of each month to discuss domestic and international adoptions. Admission is free. Takes place at 112 S. Armenia Ave., Tampa. Call 813-251-3388.
Green Party Meeting
Wednesday, Nov. 7
6:30-9:30 p.m.
Learn how to interact with news organizations when WMNF-88.5 FM's Rob Lorei addresses the Green Party of Hillsborough County's November membership meeting. The free, open meeting is at the USF Marshall Center (second President's Reception Room) 4202 E. Fowler Ave., Tampa. Call 813-902-1276 or 813-234-3310.
Free Decal for Boaters
The Save the Manatee Club provides boaters with manatee protection-tips boat decals and packets, obtained by contacting the club at 500 N. Maitland Ave., Maitland, FL 32751. Call 800-432-JOIN (5646) or send an e-mail to education@savethemanatee.org.
Habitat for Humanity Aluminum Recycling Drive
Saturday, Nov. 10
9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Save your cans for Habitat's first ever aluminum can drive in conjunction with Pinellas Recycles Day. Drop off empty, bagged aluminum cans at the Habitat recycling booth during the Pinellas Recycles Day festival in Largo Central Park, 101 Central Park Drive, Largo. Call 727-894-1522.
Community Indicators Forum
Wednesday, Nov. 14
5:30-8:30 p.m.
The Florida Center for Community Design and Research at USF invites the public to help develop a benchmark reporting program designed to track and measure a neighborhood's overall health and vitality. The forum's held at the Vision Center Auditorium, 39 Columbia Drive, Davis Islands. Call 813-831-6718.
Summer Seminars for Teachers
Florida teachers can apply for all-expense-paid summer seminars at the Florida Center for Teachers in St. Petersburg. Weeklong seminars explore topics like Asian religions, Florida writers, art and culture, even hip-hop. Seminars are limited to 25 teachers — pre-K through 12 — media specialists included. Visit the Florida Humanities Council Web site (www.flahum.org) for applications and program descriptions, or call 727-553-3801.
Anonymous HIV Testing
Tampa AIDS Network (TAN) offers free, anonymous tests for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. The tests take place 5:30 to 9 p.m. every Tuesday at the North Tampa office, 7402 N. 56th St., Corporate Square Building 100, Suite 101; and from noon to 7:30 p.m. every Thursdays at the South Tampa office, 2901 Swann Ave., Suite 107, Memorial Hospital Annex. Call 813-914-8888.
—Compiled by Nina Banez
This article appears in Nov 1-7, 2001.