The entire Aroostook County community can take pride in a very special coming event.

Susan Tardie of the Fort Kent Business and Professional Women’s Club reports that her organization will be the host for the BPW District IV fall meeting.

That meeting begins with registration and a display by area artists from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, in the Teleconference Room of Nadeau Hall on the University of Maine at Fort Kent campus.

The district meeting will be held after a noon luncheon.

What makes this event so meaningful is that the program, “BPW & UMFK Women of Distinction Honor Day,” is being conducted in collaboration with the celebration of the 75th anniversary of the Fort Kent BPW and the 125th anniversary of UMFK.

Fort Kent BPW president Burnette Bowker cordially invites the public to attend this special program.

The program will include not only BPW history but also the close relationship between the university and the organization.

According to information provided by Tardie, the Fort Kent BPW was organized in 1927 by teachers from the Madawaska Training School and the Model School.

It received its charter on May 26, 1929.

The BPW has a long, outstanding history in our state as exemplified by the fact that our late senator Margaret Chase Smith was a charter member of the Maine BPW, founded in 1921, and president of the Skowhegan BPW.

For more information about this event, call Tardie at 834-6395.

Spruce Run Association, which is celebrating 30 years of working to assist those suffering from domestic abuse in Penobscot and Piscataquis counties, has several events planned to recognize October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

“Dating Abuse: What is it and how to recognize it” will feature Carol Sousa at 7:30 tonight in Minsky Hall at the University of Maine in Orono.

Sousa next addresses “Understanding and Responding to Perpetrators of Domestic Violence in School Settings” at noon Wednesday, Oct. 8, in the Bangor Lounge of the Memorial Union on the UM campus.

“You the Man,” a one-man show addressing unhealthful relationships, dating violence and sexual abuse, will be shown at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 16, at 100 D.P. Corbett Building on the UM campus.

The Spruce Run Clothesline Project, consisting of T-shirts created by survivors of domestic and sexual abuse, or in memory of those who did not survive, can be viewed during regular business hours Saturday, Oct. 18, and Sunday, Oct. 19, at center court of the Bangor Mall.

Additionally, a display of domestic violence and dating abuse information is available throughout the month at the Bangor Mall.

And a new postage stamp will be launched Tuesday, Oct. 28, at the State House Hall of Flags in Augusta.

Members of the public are encouraged to wear a purple ribbon during October to remember those who are abused, to celebrate the hope, strength and courage of survival, and to take a stand, as a community, against domestic abuse.

The ribbons are free and can be obtained by calling Spruce Run at 945-5102.

“Those Were the Days” is a panel discussion featuring Ben Shapero, Sidney Epstein and Mickey Schneider sharing memories of growing up in Bangor’s Jewish community.

The event, moderated by Norman Minsky, will be held 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 8, at Bangor Museum and Center for History, 6 State St.

The program is part of the museum’s current exhibit, “From Away: Exploring Bangor’s Cultural Heritage.”

Admission is free. For reservations, call 942-1900.

The seminar “Building Blocks of the Healthy Family” will be held 7-9:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 10, and 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, at East Orrington Congregational Church, 38 Johnson Mill Road.

The seminar fee is $25 per couple or $15 per person.

Lunch and refreshments will be provided.

For more information, call the church office between 8 a.m. and noon at 825-3404.

Bangor High School Music Boosters Bruce and Lisa Roscher invite you to a rain or shine October yard sale from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, at 26 Balsam Drive in Bangor.

Proceeds will help defray expenses for music students to compete next March in New York City.

Volunteers are needed to help with the Enchanted Forest from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25, at Sprague’s Nursery & Garden Center in Bangor.

Shifts are flexible to fit your schedule.

All proceeds benefit Children’s Miracle Network of Eastern Maine Healthcare.

To volunteer, or receive more information, call Eastern Maine Charities, 973-5055.

Joni Averill, Bangor Daily News, P.O. Box 1329, Bangor 04402; 990-8288.