HOPE Inc. will hold an HIV Prevention and Testing Services Fair on Saturday, Sept. 4, at Winston Wells Ball Field.

National PTA's MORE^TM(Men Organized to Raise Engagement) Alliance and the National Fatherhood Leaders Group have teamed up to launch a Million Hours of Power, an initiative to inspire 350,000 American men to dedicate three hours of service to the education, health and well-being of children.

The Caribbean Genealogy Library Inc. is offering a free Genealogy Workshop for Beginners on Saturday, Sept. 4, at the Caribbean Genealogy Library.

V.I. Resources Conservation and Development Council is about to receive American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds for a water stabilization project.

October will mark 10 years of Helping Others in a Positive Environment’s (HOPE) existence in the U.S. Virgin Islands. To mark this milestone, HOPE will host a 10th Anniversary Biennial Gala on Aug. 28. 

The fully accredited laboratory at the Roy Lester Schneider Hospital has reduced significantly the time required to fill physician orders for blood products used to treat patients thanks to the recent donation of the DH4 Quick Thaw Plasma Thawing System by Partners for Health.

Habitat for Humanity of the U.S. Virgin Islands Inc. has announced the appointment of Christine Robinson as its new executive director. The new board of directors has also been elected.

   The Virgin Islands Carnival Committee requests the public submit proposals for the theme of Carnival 2011.

Jeff Keularts, entomologist with the UVI Cooperative Extension Service, will be the guest speaker at the monthly meeting of the St. Thomas Hibiscus Society.

The meeting will begin at 3 p.m. in the Hibiscus Room of the Best Western Emerald Beach Resort. Admission is free.

Keularts will speak on “Identifying insects and diseases of the hibiscus plant and ways of controlling them”.

All members are encouraged to bring hibiscus blooms for a mini show and items for the raffle, which will be conducted at the end of the meeting.

The Professional and Technical Employees’ Union Inc. of the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority in commemoration of its 10^th anniversary has announced the graduating seniors Anthonio M. Forbes and Dana G. Hendrickson are the recipients of its first scholarship awards.