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Smart Spending: Beware retailers' hidden meanings

The words seem straightforward enough: special, reduced, exclusive, value. But the language retailers use to describe prices and promotions leaves lots of room for interpretation - and manipulation. The most dangerous word of all? "Free."   Full article. 

 

Diabetes Group Class @ RRMC

9:00am - Noon, Auditorium, Medical Terrace @ RRMC

Date: 
Thu, 11/11/2010 - 9:00am - 12:00pm
Where: 
RRMC, Auditorium, Medical Terrace
Locations: 
Rapides Regional Medical Center
211 Fourth St.
Alexandria, LA 71301
United States
Phone: 318.769.3106
31° 16' 3.7308" N, 92° 27' 55.296" W

Location

Rapides Regional Medical Center
211 Fourth St.
Alexandria, LA 71301
Phone: 318.769.3106

Look Good, Feel Better

November 8th @ Noon - Rapides Women's and Children's Hospital, Trellis Room.

Cancer can rob a woman of her energy, appetite and strength, but it doesn't have to take away her self-confidence. Look Good, Feel Better is a free program led by a trained volunteer cosmetologist who teaches beauty techniques to female cancer patients in active therapy. In order to provide complimentary cosmetics, advance registration is required. Call 769-7200 or 800-ACS-2345. Please identify what color makeup kit you will need: light, medium, dark or extra dark.

Date: 
Mon, 11/08/2010 - 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Where: 
Rapides Women's and Children's Hospital, Trellis Room.
Locations: 
Rapides Regional Medical Center
211 Fourth St.
Alexandria, LA 71301
United States
Phone: 318.769.7200
31° 18' 54.1656" N, 92° 27' 1.7604" W

Location

Rapides Regional Medical Center
211 Fourth St.
Alexandria, LA 71301
Phone: 318.769.7200

2010 Pineville Concerned Citizens School Supply Giveaway

This is the 10th year for this event. Event is free to the public.  All Rapides Parish school age children will receive free school supplies. The event will host various activities and entertainment before the supplies are given away at the end.  There will be a sack lunch given at the end as well.

Pineville High School Girls' Gymnasium

Email contact: pinevilleconcernedcitizens@gmail.com

Date: 
Sat, 08/07/2010 - 9:00am - 1:00pm
Where: 
Pineville High School Girls' Gymnasium 1511 Line St. Pineville LA  71360
Locations: 
Pineville High School Girls' Gymnasium
1511 Line St.
Pineville , LA 71360
United States
31° 20' 3.678" N, 92° 25' 52.0644" W

Location

Pineville High School Girls' Gymnasium
1511 Line St.
Pineville , LA 71360

How to Protect Your Credit During a Recession

Pelican State Credit Union Hosts this free financial literacy workshop.

Free Credit Reports and Free Dinner Provided - please RSVP by June 24, 2010 to lpickett@pelicanstatecu.org or call 225.408.6111

Date: 
Wed, 06/30/2010 - 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Where: 
Locations: 
Rapides Parish Library - Westside
5416 Provine Place
Alexandria, LA 71303
United States
31° 17' 33.5148" N, 92° 29' 55.6404" W

Location

Rapides Parish Library - Westside
5416 Provine Place
Alexandria, LA 71303

It's About The Money

Cenla Entrepreneur's Resource Fair

Information and presentations on finding investors, acquiring loans, and other resoruces for entrepreneurs.

Admission is free but please register by emailing dshone@cenla.org or by calling 767.3016

Date: 
Sat, 06/26/2010 - 9:00am - 12:00pm
Where: 
Central Louisiana Business Incubator 1501 Wimbledon Drive
Locations: 
Central Louisiana Business Incubator
1501 Wimbledon Drive
Alexandria, LA 71301
United States
Phone: 318.767.016

Location

Central Louisiana Business Incubator
1501 Wimbledon Drive
Alexandria, LA 71301
Phone: 318.767.016

Hannah's House Summer Enrichment Program

Registration for the Summer Enrichment Program at Hannah's House, an affillation of Second Evergreen Baptist Church, will be from 3:30 - 5:30 p.m., Friday, June 4 and 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Saturday, June 5, at the church at 2314 Wise Street in Alexandria.

 

The program will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays beginning June 8 - July 29.

Date: 
Fri, 06/04/2010 - 10:30am - 12:30pm
Where: 
Second Evergreen Baptist Church 2314 Wise Street Alexandria LA
Locations: 
Second Evergreen Baptist Church
2314 Wise Street
Alexandria, LA 71301
United States
Phone: 318.445.2328

Location

Second Evergreen Baptist Church
2314 Wise Street
Alexandria, LA 71301
Phone: 318.445.2328

The Rapides Foundation and Community Development Works offer three free training sessions

The Rapides Foundation and Community Development Works will offer three free training sessions this month: Advanced Grant Writing, Measuring Up -- Assessment Tools for Board Effectiveness, and Fund Development -- Membership Campaigns. Registration is required. Full Article.

 

Successes (and Some Growing Pains) at Hulu

Hulu, the popular and free online video hub, has some things to celebrate as it heads into its third year. The site has been profitable for two quarters and successfully brought online TV into the mainstream. And now it appears set to move beyond standard computer screens with an application for Apple’s iPad. Full Article.

 

Free Social Networking Class For Small Business

Learn how to schedule your social and business updates by using two new programs that interface with Twitter, Facebook, Digg and other social networks. Enter information once, then schedule the date and time you want it released to multiple venues.
 
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