CAMDEN, Ark. - Camden Christian Academy will host its Second Annual Taco Salad Fundraiser Thursday, March 10 at 4 pm at Calvary Baptist Church.

Tickets are $10.  The deadline to purchase them is Friday, March 4.

They can be purchased by calling the school at 836-3716 or by contacting any CCA student or staff member.

PINE BLUFF, Ark. - The ICVR Weed and Seed program will sponsor a Drug Education For Youth (DEFY) summer program in July. The program targets youth ages 9-12 within the University Park and Central Park Weed and Seed sites.

Weed and Seed DEFY begins this summer at Camp Joseph T. Robinson in Little Rock with a seven-day camp which will be fun-filled and challenging followed by a year of mentoring. DEFY is a self-esteem building program that provides kids with the tools they need to resist drugs, gangs, and alcohol. The DEFY program focuses on building youngsters' self-image and setting goals. It stresses interpersonal relations, and emphasizes leadership and teamwork. "The previous Weed and Seed DEFY program helped us to raises awareness among youth about the harmful effects of alcohol and other drugs, as well as the dangerous effects of peer pressure to join gangs." -Rev. Jesse C.

UNDATED -- The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 6 office in Dallas is accepting grant applications for $100,000 in funding to support projects designed to educate and enable communities to understand and address local health and environmental issues.

These grants are available in Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas.

Eligible applicants from non-profit, faith-based and tribal organizations working in the community of the proposed project are encouraged to apply.

EPA Region 6 will award four grants of $25,000 to support projects that address a community's local environmental issues through collaborative partnerships.