Events in June 2019
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- Homer Steps Up! 2019 End-of-Challenge Party
Homer Steps Up! 2019 End-of-Challenge Party Homer Steps Up! 2019 End-of-Challenge Party
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June 1, 2019Homer Steps Up! 2019 Community Walking Challenge will end after 4 weeks on May 28th. Come celebrate with us at the End-of-Challenge Party at the Homer Farmers Market on Saturday, June 1 from 2:00-3:00 PM!
We will discover if we made it to 100 Million Steps in May, announce the High Stepper(s) for the challenge, present the Homer Steps Up traveling trophies to the two winning teams (5-24 members and 25+ members), announce the three winners (each!) of the $300 Grand Prizes, $200 Second Place Prizes, and $100 Third Place Prizes (random drawings from 3 tiered total step categories), and raffle off many other prizes to challenge participants and non-participating lucky party-goers both!
Thank you, to the Homer Farmers Market for hosting again this year!
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- The Exchange
The Exchange The Exchange
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June 4, 2019The Exchange is a safe and confidential resource on the first and third Tuesdays of each month from 5-7PM at the SPH Training Center to safely dispose of used sharps and obtain clean needles. Free naloxone (overdose response) kits are available, as well as information about how to get free HIV & Hepatitis C testing. You can call (907) 235-3436 or email homerexchange@gmail.com for more information.
Download this info sheet about SSRs (Syringe Services Programs) from the CDC
Download local support groups & other resources pamphlet here
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- American Heart Association CPR/AED and First Aid Classes
American Heart Association CPR/AED and First Aid Classes American Heart Association CPR/AED and First Aid Classes
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June 7, 2019South Peninsula Hospital offers American Heart Association CPR/AED and First Aid Classes to the public regularly - please contact the Education Department at (907) 235-0258 for more information and to register. Click here for more information.
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- South Kenai Peninsula Resilience Coalition Meeting
South Kenai Peninsula Resilience Coalition Meeting South Kenai Peninsula Resilience Coalition Meeting
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June 12, 2019Be a part of the local resilience movement!
Join us on the second Wednesday of each month at the SPH Training Center for updates, action, and hand-on activities. Please bring flyers and/or info to share on your upcoming resilience-building events! All are welcome.
The Southern Kenai Peninsula (SKP) Resilience Coalition is a working group of the Southern Kenai Peninsula’s Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP) coalition. The SKP Resilience Coalition is made up of health and human services organizations, individual community members, and other community groups focused on cultivating healthy relationships and resilient families, free from violence and substance abuse.
Research shows us that healthy relationships have the power to shape our brains and can act as a buffer against tough times for both children and adults. This is why everyday connections are so important. As a community, we all play a part in connections and positive relationships that can help our community thrive. Contact MAPP of the Southern Kenai Peninsula for more info: (907) 235-0570 , mappofskp@gmail.com and visit www.skp-resilience.mappofskp.net
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- MAPP Community Meeting - Responding to Disasters: A Whole Community Approach
MAPP Community Meeting - Responding to Disasters: A Whole Community Approach MAPP Community Meeting - Responding to Disasters: A Whole Community Approach
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June 14, 2019Recent earthquakes and tsunami warnings have brought emergency preparedness into everyone’s awareness. Join this community conversation so that you are prepared to be part of the solution in future emergencies!
"Whole Community" is a means by which residents, emergency management practitioners, organizational and community leaders, and government officials can collectively understand and assess the needs of their respective communities and determine the best ways to organize and strengthen their assets, capacities, and interests.
Whole Community Principles:
- Understand and meet the actual needs of the whole community
- Engage and empower all parts of the community
- Strengthen what works well in communities on a daily basis
MAPP Quarterly Community Meeting
Friday, June 14th ~ 8:30am-12:00pm
Kachemak Bay Campus, Pioneer Hall Room 2028:30-9:00 Coffee, Tea, Breakfast & Networking
9:00-9:15 Welcome and MAPP 101, MAPP Coordinator Hannah Gustafson, Mobilizing for Action through Planning & Partnerships (MAPP) of the Southern Kenai Peninsula
9:15-10:00 Around the Room Introductions
10:00-10:15 Local Emergency Management & Perspectives on Successful Community Response & Recovery, Interim Fire Chief Robert Purcell, Homer Volunteer Fire Department
10:15-10:45 Responding to Disasters: A Whole Community Approach, Community Planner Bud Sexton, Kenai Peninsula Borough Office of Emergency Management
10:45-11:45 Breakout Session – Whole Community Approach Disaster Response Exercise, Community Planner Bud Sexton, Kenai Peninsula Borough Office of Emergency Management
11:45-12:00 Reflections, Next Steps & Closing
12:00-1:00 Room is Reserved for Optional Networking
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- The Exchange
The Exchange The Exchange
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June 18, 2019The Exchange is a safe and confidential resource on the first and third Tuesdays of each month from 5-7PM at the SPH Training Center to safely dispose of used sharps and obtain clean needles. Free naloxone (overdose response) kits are available, as well as information about how to get free HIV & Hepatitis C testing. You can call (907) 235-3436 or email homerexchange@gmail.com for more information.
Download this info sheet about SSRs (Syringe Services Programs) from the CDC
Download local support groups & other resources pamphlet here
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- South Kenai Peninsula Opioid Task Force Monthly Meeting and 1 other event
South Kenai Peninsula Opioid Task Force Monthly Meeting South Kenai Peninsula Opioid Task Force Monthly Meeting
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June 26, 2019In all three MAPP led Community Health Needs Assessments (2008, 2012 & 2016) “Substance Abuse” has continued to be the top ranked factor most negatively affecting the community. Couple this with the growing opioid epidemic and community members have come together to create a local task force. The task force is looking at what is already occurring within the community (e.g. the twice monthly Exchange) and identifying areas where more mobilization is still needed. The task force meets on a monthly basis and has work groups to tackle various actionable areas. All community members with an interest in this effort are encouraged to participate.
The SKP Opioid Task Force meets on the fourth Wednesday of every month
11:00am-12:30pm
South Peninsula Hospital
Training Center
203 West Pioneer AvenuePlease email SKPOpioidTaskForce@gmail.com in order to be added to the task force list serve and be alerted of upcoming meetings and work group opportunities.
South Peninsula Hospital Monthly Board of Directors Meeting South Peninsula Hospital Monthly Board of Directors Meeting
June 26, 2019Monthly Board meetings are generally held every fourth Wednesday of the month at 7:00pm in the hospital’s conference room. The public is welcome.
South Peninsula Hospital, Inc. is non-profit organization governed by a nine-member board of directors which ensures the hospital is fiscally sound while maintaining the quality of care and types of services desired by the residents in the Southern Kenai Peninsula Hospital Service Area.
The board is an all-volunteer board, with members appointed to three-year terms upon completing an interview process by the board’s Membership Committee.
The Board welcomes and encourages community input for the direction of your hospital. Please plan to attend a meeting (public comments are welcomed at the beginning and end of the meeting), or email a message to them at sphbod@sphosp.org.
South Peninsula Hospital Conference Rooms 1 & 24300 Bartlett StreetHomer, -
- "Spit Run" 2019 10K to the Bay & Cosmic Half Marathon
"Spit Run" 2019 10K to the Bay & Cosmic Half Marathon "Spit Run" 2019 10K to the Bay & Cosmic Half Marathon
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June 29, 2019Homer's annual 10K to the Bay and Cosmic Half Marathon will take place on June 29, 2019 this year. All participants will receive a t-shirt and custom bib. Day of registration will be at the Homer High School at 8am. Half Marathon begins near the ferry terminal on the spit at 9am and 10k begins at the High School at 10am, both runs use the same finish line. Gear shuttle will be available from the high school to the finish line and shuttles will be available from Lands End to the high school from 11am to 12:30pm.
NEW! Walkers Division: Untimed
Walkers can also participate in the event without a recorded time. Walkers will receive a bib and t-shirt and will be able to start anytime after registration. Walkers will need to register at early bib pickup at the High School commons between 5:30pm and 7pm on Friday June 28th or the day of the race at the high school. Price for walking the 10K is $30 (no increase day of).Cost (Online Registration):
10K to the Bay: $30/participant*
Cosmic Half Marathon: $40/participant*Online registration: https://my.raceresult.com/121709/
EARLY BIB PICKUP and Registration:
Early bib pickup will be available again Friday, June 28th at the Homer High School Commons from 5:30pm-7pm. Come get your t-shirts and bibs early and sleep in on Saturday!*Price will increase by $5 for day of race registration. $5 member discount is applicable for this race. Discount is the same for all the races in 2019. Contact the running club if you are a member but do not know the online discount code.
