October Newsletter
This Month’s Featured ProgramMLK Unity Award
This award was established in 2004, and it recognizes current or former Gaston County citizens who have performed exemplary community service to help build bridges of unity across lines of race, class, gender, faith and/or among municipalities within our county. Names of the honorees are engraved on the MLK Monument located at the MLK Plaza.
The MLK Unity Award Application is available!
Nominations are due November 1, 2024 by 5:00 PM. Click the button below to see the selection criteria and to access the application.
Article of the MonthA 13,600-year-old mastodon skull is unearthed in an Iowa creek
By Joe Hernandez
NPR | Short Wave | August 18, 2024
“The University of Iowa’s Office of the State Archaeologist said a 12-day excavation yielded “several mastodon bones,” primarily from the skull. Mastodons are distant cousins of elephants.”
November Ideas for Connecting with Others
Plan ahead with friends and family!
November 21National Rural Health Day
Next Month’s Health Gaston TopicCOPD Awareness Month
COPD Awareness Month
Get Tested for COPD
Lung Health at Any Age
Nutrition and COPD
Podcast of the MonthPopular myths about sleep, debunked
Life Kit
Marielle Segarra
"Is it OK to exercise before you hit the hay? Sleep for less than 5 hours a night? Sleep scientist Rebecca Robbins sets the record straight to help you get better sleep."
Just Call Naloxone Training Programs-
Just Call encourages people to call for help during overdose emergencies and to ask for help with substance use disorder (SUD). Gaston Together shares information about who to call for help & why you should just call.
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Gaston County residents and organizations can learn how to identify overdoses and administer Naloxone. Gaston Together will distribute Naloxone and encourage organizations to make it easily accessible to staff and community members.