Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources Commission

May 22, 6:00 PM @ Sonoran Conference Room
Avondale City Hall
11465 W.Civic Center Drive
Avondale, AZ. 85323

Citizen Corps Council Meeting

May 23, 6:00 PM @ Sonoran Conference Room
Avondale City Hall
11465 W. Civic Center Drive
Avondale, AZ. 85323

Memorial Day City Offices Closed

May 27, 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM @ Avondale City Hall, Amphitheater 11465 W Civic Center Dr Avondale, AZ 85323

City Offices will be closed in observance of the Memorial Day holiday.

Neighborhood and Family Services Commission Meeting

May 29, 6:00 PM @ Mojave Conference Room
Avondale City Hall
11465 W. Civic Center Drive
Avondale, Arizona 85323

City of Avondale - Impact Fee Stakeholders Meeting

May 30, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM @ Mesquite Conference Room
Avondale City Hall
11465 W. Civic Center Drive
Avondale, Arizona 85323

Impact fees are a charge collected on land developers to help cover the cost of infrastructure and related services that have to be provided by cities. These fees are generally implemented to help cities deal with the cost of growth. Developers and citizens interested in learning more about impact fees are invited to attend a public meeting.

Play Group: Play & Learn

May 23, All Day @ Care1st Avondale Resource & Housing Center, 328 W. Western Avenue, Avondale 85323

Play & Learn provides an opportunity for children to socialize with other children and practice developmental skills in a fun, safe and caring environment. Open to children ages 0 to 5 accompanied by an adult.

Kinder Prep Workshops

May 23, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM @ Care1st Avondale Resource & Housing Center, 328 W. Western Ave, Avondale 85323.

Kinder Prep is an adult/child, interactive 3 part workshop series for parents or caregivers with children ages three to five years old. Each of the three sessions in the series focuses on the skills needed for entrance into kindergarten in language and literacy, social competence, social-emotional growth and pre-math literacy.

First Teeth First

May 27, All Day @ Care1st Avondale Resource & Housing Center 328 W. Western Ave. | Avondale, AZ 85323

21Maricopa County Office of Oral Health’s provides dental screenings, parent education, fluoride varnish, and referrals to children five years of age and younger.

First Teeth First

May 27, All Day @ Care1st Avondale Resource & Housing Center 328 W. Western Ave. | Avondale, AZ 85323

21Maricopa County Office of Oral Health’s provides dental screenings, parent education, fluoride varnish, and referrals to children five years of age and younger.

21st Century Parent Education

May 28, 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM @ Care1st Resource & Housing Center328 W. Western Ave. | Avondale, AZ 85323

Theme for May –Strategies for Behavior Management: Catch Them Being Good

Play Group: Play & Learn

May 30, All Day @ Care1st Avondale Resource & Housing Center, 328 W. Western Avenue, Avondale 85323

Play & Learn provides an opportunity for children to socialize with other children and practice developmental skills in a fun, safe and caring environment. Open to children ages 0 to 5 accompanied by an adult.

Memorial Day Candlelight Service

May 27, 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM @ Avondale City Hall, Amphitheater 11465 W Civic Center Dr Avondale, AZ 85323

Annual Memorial Day Candlelight Service - A night to honor those who have served. The service will include speeches, music, special tributes and a candlelight vigil.

Pickleball Group

May 27, All Day @ Friendship Park, 12325 W McDowell Avondale, AZ 85323

The sport is an integration of badminton, tennis and table tennis. Instead of a standard tennis racket, an over-sized ping-pong-like paddle is used with a Wiffle ball on a court that’s 20 feet wide and 44 feet long. And it’s a sport that’s growing in popularity. Anyone interested in learning to play can simply show up on Monday’s at 6 p.m. to see how the game is played

Planning Commission Meeting

May 23, 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM @ 11465 W Civic Center Dr

SBDC - Small Business Workshop Series - Selling and Succession

May 22, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM @ GateWay Community College South Building

FDIC Workshop - Explains how changes in ownership are best accomplished through selling, closing and turnover to successors. Learn how an exit strategy for retirement, including a succession plan, is important from the standpoint of orderly transition and payment of taxes. The FDIC Workshop Series was developed to be taught by local Subject-matter experts in their area of their expertise, presented in one hour, on topics of need for pre-venture and new small businesses. Each FDIC workshop features a workbook for the participants to use in learning and note-taking. Speaker(s): Troy Stapley, M & A Advisor with Fox & Fin Financial Group, LC, and specializes in business valuation and buying and selling small businesses.

SCORE - Social Media

May 22, 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM @ First American Title Insurance Company

This information-packed seminar will review the essential strategies and best practices a business or organization should understand in order to successfully get started with social media marketing. We will talk about: What social media marketing really is and why it’s important; Various social media networks and tools: how they interact, ways to leverage their strengths, and how to evaluate them for best use for your business or organization; How other businesses are using these low-cost tools to gain visibility, develop relationships, and drive sales and engagement; How to incorporate it into your business life without losing productivity. You’ll have plenty of time to ask questions... share your experiences... and network with your peers. And you’ll leave this high-powered seminar with real-world insights and knowledge that you can put to work immediately, to help your business succeed. Presented by Eric Olsen

Gangplank After Hours

May 23, 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM @ 525 N Central Ave

Late Night at GPA! Bring your side projects or just come and hang out.

SCORE - Essential Elements of Business Planning - A Three Part Series

May 24, 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM @ Communiversity@Surprise

The Operational View It’s generally difficult for most companies to translate from strategic objectives into running the business on a day-to-day, week-to-week and month-to-month basis. This segment provides a methodology for producing a model of the business operations that leads to an annual budget as well as the objectives, targets and growth you wish to achieve: -Key vocabulary definitions -Building a Model The Setting of: -Goals -Objectives -Strategies -Tactics The Setting of Metrics: -Critical Success Factors -Applying SMART Attributes Presented by Dick Jensen

Gangplank Avondale Brownbag

May 24, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM @ Gangplank Avondale

Stop by Gangplank Avondale every Friday for this learning opportunity.

SCORE - The Electric Presenter: How to Power Up Powerpoint

May 28, 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM @ North Mountain Business Alliance at SSC Boring Bld

Microsoft's Powerpoint is an incredibly flexible multimedia software tool. But its users' bullet points too often go wide of their mark. Plus, Powerpoint is perfect for a LOT more than just making sales pitches or training presentations. We'll teach you how to use it for everything from slide shows and flip books to making movies for YouTube. And most important, we'll explain how to make your points powerful, memorable, and motivational rather than just plain dull. Whether you're a novice or experienced user, this presentation will open your mind.

SBDC - Small Business Workshop Series - International Trade Program

May 29, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM @ GateWay Community College South Building

Learn about Arizona Commerce Authority and US Small Business Administration Export programs at this informative workshop. Includes basic information on what a small business needs to know to get "export ready" and helps "connect the dots" on information needed. Speaker(s): Kevin O'Shea, Arizona Commerce Authority International Services representative

Gangplank After Hours

May 30, 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM @ 525 N Central Ave

Late Night at GPA! Bring your side projects or just come and hang out.

Gangplank Avondale Brownbag

May 31, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM @ Gangplank Avondale

Stop by Gangplank Avondale every Friday for this learning opportunity.