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Learn common myths and facts about suicide; warning signs and risk factors; how to bring up the topic; how to persuade suicidal individuals to get help; and ways to refer at-risk people to resources. The name QPR is a play on CPR, which also aims to prevent deaths by preparing as many people as possible to respond effectively to warning signs. Attendance is encouraged for anyone who is concerned about the issue; no professional connection to the issue is required. Admission is free. This workshop is co-sponsored by the Eugene/Springfield chapter of PFLAG (Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) in recognition of the heightened risk of suicide among lesbian, gay, and bisexual youth, and among transgender community members of all ages. For more information, contact the Eugene Public Library at 541-682-5450 or www.eugene-or.gov/library. Recycle Electronics at Campbell Center Inspired by the City’s Zero Waste Program, staff at Campbell Community Center invites residents to bring their old, broken or worn out electronics to the center for recycling. Winefelly Recycling will collect the electronics and recycle base component materials, keeping them out of the landfill. There is no charge to recycle these electronics. The basic rule is, “If it fits in the in the E-Cycling Barrel by the front door and it uses electrons, Winefelly accepts it.” This includes appliances, old cell phones, monitors, wiring and cable, batteries, etc. The only exception is that if it still works and someone else would want it, Winefelly requests that it be donated to charity. The City’s Zero Waste Program seeks to reduce waste from internal operations and to divert more waste from the landfill. Purchasing strategies to reduce waste include promoting reduce and reuse, buying recycled content goods, requesting less packaging for new goods, and developing service contracts from a resource management perspective. The goal is to reuse, recycle, or compost 75 percent of City-generated waste through internal operations by 2014, and 90 percent by 2020. For more information about Campbell’s initiative, call Tom Powers at 541-682-5318. Cycling Expert Makes Business Case for Bicycling A nationally recognized expert on how bicycling can contribute to a thriving local economy and a safer and healthier community will be in Eugene next week. April Economides is the principal of Green Octopus Consulting and general manager of Bike Nation’s Long Beach bike-share program. She created the nation’s first bike-friendly business district for the city of Long Beach and helped launch similar efforts in San Diego and other cities. A bike-friendly business district integrates bicycling into its operations, events and promotions to encourage people to bike to an area to shop and dine. Merchants and employees also ride bicycles to run errands and make deliveries. Three activities are planned around Economides’ visit: A bicycle ride of Eugene’s bikeable and walkable business districts is scheduled on Thursday, Feb. 7, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Participants will meet at the Wells Fargo Building, 99 East Broadway. A public presentation on how “Bikes Mean Business” will be held Thursday, Feb. 7 at the Downtown Athletic Club, third floor, Ballroom A. Social hour starts at 4:30 p.m., with the presentation at 5:30 p.m. A workshop on the “Business Case for Bicycling” will be held Friday, Feb. 8, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. in downtown Eugene (exact meeting location to be announced). Please RSVP for the workshop by Friday, Feb. 1, by contacting Larisa Varela at larisa.m.varela@ci.eugene.or.us or 541-501-0390. For more information, contact Transportation Planning Technician Lindsay Selser at 541-682-5094 or Lindsay.R.Selser@ci.eugene.or.us. EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 2 January 31, 2013