Calendar Submissions

The free community calendar is published Wednesdays on a space-available basis, and includes free and nonprofit local events and groups. Submit items at least a week in advance of publication dates to calendar@reporternewspapers.com.

Events

Pacific Northwest Homeschool College Fair: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 25. Homeschoolers can talk to admission representatives from a variety of college types. Cascadia Community College, 18345 Campus Way N.E., Bothell. www.pnwcollegefair.com.

Classes

BrainSport Basics Forum: 6:30-8:30 p.m. Oct. 23. Come learn about ways to run enrichment opportunities such as math clubs, chess clubs and other academic games. Forum includes hands-on activities and demonstrations. Parents and students welcome. Cost: Free. Redmond High School cafeteria, 17272 N.E. 104th St., Redmond. www.lwsdgeac.org.

“Holiday Wreath Making with Patti Bosket”: 6:30-8 p.m. Nov. 6. Cost: Free; advance registration required. Simplicity Décor, 126 Park Lane, Kirkland. 425-803-0386 or info@simplicitydecor.com.

Community meetings

Juanita Neighborhoods: 7 p.m. Oct. 23. Holy Spirit Lutheran Church, 10021 N.E. 124th St., Kirkland. www.Juanitaneighborhoods.com.         

Central Houghton Neighborhood: 7 p.m. Nov. 5. Houghton Fire Station, 6602 108th Ave. N.E., Kirkland. www.Houghtonlives.com.

Health

“Aging and Memory—What’s Normal, What’s Not?”: 6:30-8 p.m. Oct. 23. Nurse Julie Moorer to discuss most-asked questions about aging and memory. Cost: Free; registration requested. Aegis of Kirkland, 13000 Totem Lake Blvd., Kirkland. 425-823-7272.

Blood drives in Kirkland: 2-8 p.m. Oct. 23 at Latter-day Saints Kirkland Stake, 7720 126th Ave. N.E.; 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Oct. 24 at Evergreen Hospital, 12040 N.E. 128th St.; 1-7 p.m. Oct. 27 at Lake Washington United Methodist Church, 7525 132nd Ave. N.E.; 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Oct. 30 at Lake Washington High School, 12033 N.E. 80th St. For Puget Sound Blood Center. 800-398-7888 or www.psbc.org.

Flu shot clinic: 3-7 p.m. Oct. 30. Open to the community. Walk-ins accepted on a space-available basis. Cost $30; Medicaid/Medicare Part B accepted. Local and State PTA receives a portion of the cost. Mark Twain Elementary School, 9525 130th Ave. N.E., Kirkland. 425-827-5053 or (to register) www.pta.org/flushotclinics.

Networking

Kirkland Business Association: 8 a.m. Fridays. Networking breakfast. George’s Place, 108 Kirkland Ave., Kirkland.

Lakeside Business Builders chapter of BNI: 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Tuesdays. Visitors are welcome. Hector’s Restaurant, 112 Lake St. S., Kirkland. 425-646-8800.

Public Meetings

Kirkland City Hall is located at 123 Fifth Ave., Kirkland. For more information about meetings, visit www.ci.kirkland.wa.us.

Forbes Lake Park and Trail Improvements Project park design workshop: 7 p.m. Oct. 22. Public comment welcome. Fire Station No. 26, 9930 124th Ave. N.E., Kirkland. 425-587-3310.

Greater Kirkland Citizen Corps Council: 6:30 p.m. the second Monday of the month. Peter Kirk Room, Kirkland City Hall. 425-587-3630.

City Council: 7:30 p.m. the first and third Tuesdays of the month. Study sessions: 6 p.m. prior to regular meetings. 3-9 p.m. Oct. 30, special study session. City Council Chamber at Kirkland City Hall. 425-587-3190 or www.ci.kirkland.wa.us/depart/council/Agendas.htm.

Support

Emergency Feeding Program of Seattle and King County: The program offers 14 varieties of healthy, nutritionally balanced food packs to families and individuals with an immediate need for food. 206-329-0300 or www.emergencyfeeding.org.

Gamblers Anonymous Meetings: 6:30 p.m. Sundays and 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays at Room H at St. Madeleine Sophie Catholic Church, 4400 130th Place S.E., Factoria. Also 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Fridays at the building north of the Washington Cathedral, 12300 Woodinville-Redmond Road N.E., Redmond. Childcare is available at the Washington Cathedral location. 206-361-8413. Co-Dependent Anonymous: 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays. A 12-step support group. Kirkland Congregational Church, 106th Fifth Ave. 425-761-9441.

Handling Teenagers: 7-9 p.m. Tuesdays. Changes is a free support group for parents troubled by rebellious teen behavior. Old Redmond Schoolhouse Community Center, 16600 N.E. 80th St., Redmond. 425-881-6738.

Medical coverage assistance: Public Health Seattle & King County provides free assistance applying for benefits, including free or low-cost medical coverage for qualifying children. Call for details. English: 206-296-3944; Spanish: 206-296-3948 or 206-296-3943; Vietnamese: 206-296-3949.

National Alliance on Mental Illness Eastside Forums: 7-9 p.m. the third Tuesday of the month. Free educational forums. Evergreen Hospital, 12303 N.E. 130th Lane, Suite Tan 100, Kirkland. www.nami-eastside.org.

Olive Crest Abused and Neglected Children’s Foundation: The group is looking for dedicated volunteers to join the auxiliary group. Members assist with foster family activities, fundraising activities and welcome baskets for children entering new homes. 425-462-1612, ext. 1314, or www.olivecrest.org.

Volunteers

Angel Care Breast Cancer Foundation: Breast cancer survivors needed to provide support for others battling cancer. Must be one year past the end of treatments and have good interpersonal skills. 206-417-3484, 877-417-3484 (toll-free), www.angelcarefoundation.org or angelcare@angelcarefoundation.org.

Evergreen Hospice: Volunteers age 18 or older needed to help terminally ill patients and their families throughout King and Snohomish counties. Training provided. 425-899-1040 or www.evergreenhealthcare.org.

Hopelink: Volunteers needed in Kirkland to assist at food bank, help with childcare and education, maintain the planting areas around the center. Training provided. Hopelink’s Kirkland Center, 13013 N.E. 65th St. 425-869-6000 or www.hope-link.org.

Meals on Wheels: This program is seeking a volunteer to coordinate and oversee the program at the Bellevue Senior Center. This position requires approximately three hours on Mondays and two hours on either Thursdays or Fridays per week. Some computer skills are helpful. 206-727-6242.

Puget Sound Blood Center: Assist with blood drives and bone marrow registry drives. Must be available in the day or early evening twice a month and have reliable transportation. 425-462-4381, meganp@psbc.org or www.psbc.org/volunteers.

Senior Services Transportation Program: Volunteers are needed who are available weekdays to drive local seniors to medical appointments. The seniors served are unable to drive or take the bus. This is a flexible program, where volunteers use their own vehicles and choose where and when they wish to drive. Senior Services offers mileage and parking reimbursement and supplemental liability insurance. 206-448-5740, 800-282-5815 or www.seniorservices.org.