H1N1 clinics at schools Saturday

DURHAM -- H1N1 vaccination walk-in clinics will be held at local schools this weekend.

The Durham County Health Department is planning to hold the clinics from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Hillside High School, 3727 Fayetteville Road; Riverside High, 3218 Rose of Sharon Road; and Neal Middle School, 201 Baptist Road.

The county Health Department has distributed more than 14,000 doses of the H1N1 vaccination since September.

Anyone can receive the H1N1 vaccination at one of the three clinic locations, except for children under 6 months of age.

Durham County Health Department, Duke Medical Center and Durham Public Schools are collaborating to conduct Saturday's H1N1 Vaccination Walk-in Clinics.

The vaccination is free of charge.

Scholarships for Durham-Based Arts and Cultural Nonprofits

Scholarships for nonprofit training

DURHAM -- The Durham Arts Council is offering a limited number of full scholarships for nonprofit management training to individuals associated with Durham-based arts and cultural nonprofit organizations as staff members, board members or key volunteers.

The scholarships will cover course fees (not including material fees) for one-day or half-day courses offered by the Duke Nonprofit Management Program.

The scholarships are funded by the Durham Cultural Master Plan, a partner program of the city and county, and are administered and publicized by the Durham Arts Council in partnership with the Duke University Nonprofit Management Program and St. Joseph's Historic Foundation/Hayti Heritage Center.

You must e-mail Margaret DeMott at mdemott@durhamarts.org to get scholarship approval for a course before registering.

To request a scholarship, include in your e-mail the name, ID number, date and fee for the course you wish to take as well as the Durham-based arts and cultural nonprofit with which you work and your role with that organization.

Once you receive scholarship approval, you will be able to register by phone with the Duke Nonprofit Management Program at (919) 684-6259.