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M.D. Anderson Cancer Awareness
May is skin cancer awareness month. Don't let the sun spot you!
  • Use sunscreen
  • Find shade or wear a hat
  • Put on sunglasses and avoid tanning salons
The Rose-A Non-Profit Breast Cancer Organization
The Rose in the Houston area's leading 501(c)(3) non-profit organization for breast cancer screening, diagnosis, access to treatment and support for all woment regardless of their ability to pay. Phone: (281) 464-4708
Cancer? Talk to someone who has been there
CanCare© is an interfaith nonprofit organization that provides free emotional support to cancer patients and families. Address: 9575 Katy Freeway, Suite 428, Houston, Texas 77024 Phone: (713) 461-0028
PAWS-Pets and People Keeping Each Other Going
PAWS Houston is a non-profit organization that serves the needs of low-income pet owners who are living with terminal illness and elderly shut-ins. PAWS offers comprehehensive services designed to enable our clients to keep their animal companions. Services include an animal food bank, subsidized veterinary care, volunteer pet care, grooming, and foster care when the owner is in the hospital. By helping them keep their much-loved pets, we hope to improve their quality of life. “My cats are my family,” says John. “They give me a reason to get out of bed everyday.” When funds were low, John went without his own food to feed his beloved cats. John, once a successful architect, lost his income and home when he became very ill. His cats offer love and companionship during these hard times. PAWS Houston is there to help him feed his cats as well as take care of their veterinary needs.
Break the Silence, call if you are in an abusive relationship.
Break the Silence. Make the Call. 1-800-799-SAFE
A broken heart. A broken spirit. (Call before he breaks anything else.) If something about your relationship makes you afraid, break your silence and make the call that has helped thousands of Texans get safe. Abuse is never okay. You don't have to be silent. You're not alone. Call: 1-800-799-SAFE (TTY: 1-800-787-3224)
Drug-Free Texas-Encourage Your kid's Habit
Kids need something better to do than drugs. So get them into a good habit. TODAY.
TexCare Partnership
Milk? Apples? Children Health Insurance? Call 1-800-647-6558 and apply today.
Stop by the Children
The Farm to Market is Fantastic Children's Fun
Stop by the Children's Museum to see what the fuss is all about! Check out the new and improved Farm to market area featuring a state-of-art "Randalls Mini-mart" --a whole new food filled adventure for the entire family! Everything is bigger and better than ever in this exhibition area created by The Children's Museum of Houston, Randalls, Heights Venture Architects and Douglas/Gallagher. In the Market:
  • Don't forget to stop by "Piggy's Bank," an ATM machine area - THE KIDS WILL LOVE THIS!

  • Take time out and relax in our "Parent Care Cafe"!

  • Test your knowledge of nutrition as you play the "Food Pyramid game."

  • Plant a garden.

  • Reel in a big one from our "fishing hole."

  • Pretend to plow on a kid-sized tractor.

  • Learn the art of milking "Effie, the cow."

  • AND much more!
Help with the Red Barrel Program.
You Can Help End Hunger
Randalls was the first Houston retailer to agree to host the End Hunger Network's red barrels for a three-month period. Fourteen successful years later, the Red Barrel Program is a major source of food for 90 church and community food centers across the Houston metropolitian area. All those bags of food add up. In 1999, food collected in Randalls Red Barrels provided 86,628 meals for hungry children, seniors and working families. Next time you are in your neighborhood Randalls, don't forget to select a pre-sacked bag of grocery items for the Red Barrel, or pick up an extra can of vegetables or bag of rice and drop it in the Red Barrel on your way out. Together, we can help feed Houston's hungry.
Stop for flashing red lights.
STOP for Flashing Red Lights
  • Passing a loading or unloadking school bus is punishable by a fine of from $200 to as much as $1,000.

  • In Texas there were 22 children that were injured when they were hit by an automobile illegally passing a stopped school bus 1998.

  • Motorist traveling in the same direction as a school bus must stop when the bus is displaying the visual signal.

  • Do you know if you have to stop if you are traveling in the opposite direction as the school bus?
For the answwer to this and other questions, call toll free 1-877-999-8998 (Call also if you see someone illegally passing a school bus.)
Ready's Water Safety Rules
Presented by the Houston Area American Red Cross: 713-526-8300
  • Learn to swim. Call your local Red Cross for lesson information

  • Always swim with a buddy

  • Swim in supervised areas; always stay in sight of a lifeguard

  • Wear a life jacket with boating or fishing

  • Do not chew gum or eat while you swim

  • Obey " No Diving" signs

  • Don't drink and swim

  • Do not run

  • Watch the weather
Austin Community Events
Break the Silence, call if you are in an abusive relationship.
Break the Silence. Make the Call. 1-800-799-SAFE
A broken heart. A broken spirit. (Call before he breaks anything else.) If something about your relationship makes you afraid, break your silence and make the call that has helped thousands of Texans get safe. Abuse is never okay. You don't have to be silent. You're not alone. Call: 1-800-799-SAFE (TTY: 1-800-787-3224)
Drug-Free Texas-Encourage Your kid's Habit
Kids need something better to do than drugs. So get them into a good habit. TODAY.
TexCare Partnership
Milk? Apples? Children Health Insurance? Call 1-800-647-6558 and apply today.
Help the Capital Area Food Bank feed Austin's Hung
The Capital Area Food Bank needs your help to fill out the purple barrels found in your local neighborhood Randalls. You can purchase one of the specially maked grocery sacks filled with non-perishable food items or donate items of your choice to the purple barrels.