This Friday, May 9, 2008, the Washtenaw United Way will provide an opportunity for parents to have toys and other child related plastics tested for lead at the Whittaker Road Ypsilanti Library from 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. The Ecology Center will have its XRF Lead Analyzer there and they will do on the spot tests to check for high lead levels. Other educational activities will be available from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at our Pittsfield branch. Read more about chemicals in toys from the Ecology Center and check out the top toys from HealthyToys.org.

Join The MSU Extension at The Hope Center for a weekly parenting session for single parents. Sessions are EVERY Wednesday from 1:30-2:30 PM and are free. Come to six sessions and receive a certificate of completion. Registration is requested. You can also read Single Parenting for Dummies and be sure to give yourself more credit than the title does...