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Ordering Your Chaos
Have you lost control of your house, your garage, your paperwork?  Now’s your chance to take it back.  This series of workshops will help you get started on this much needed but seldom done chore.  You can choose to take one, two, three sessions or take all five and save. You may remember your parents or grandparents saying, “A place for everything and everything in its place.”   By the end of this series, you’ll know just what they were talking about!

Session 1:  End of the Paper Trail:  What to keep, what to throw away, how to create a
filing system to keep papers in line.
1 Evening                                                           $10
Thursday, 6:30 – 8 pm                                        May 22
CWE #107                                                         Wilson
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Session 2:  Grand Central Station:  Organize your kitchen to fit your lifestyle.
1 Evening                                                           $10
Thursday, 6:30 –  8:00 pm                                   May 29
CWE #107                                                         Wilson
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Session 3:  Peace Be With You:  Organize your bedroom as an area of calm and serenity.
1 Evening                                                           $10
Thursday, 6:30 – 8:00 pm                                    June 5
CWE #107                                                         Wilson
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Session 4:  Clutter Zone Supreme:  Organize your closets.
1 Evening                                                           $10
Thursday, 6:30 – 8:00 pm                                    June 12
CWE #107                                                         Wilson
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Session 5:  Do They Park Cars There Anymore?:  Organizing your garage (and maybe finding a
place to put your car).
1 Evening                                                           $10
Thursday, 6:30 – 8:00 pm                                    June 19
CWE #107                                                         Wilson
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Ordering Your Chaos Series - Sign up for all 5 and save!

5 Evenings                                                         $45
Thursdays, 6:30 - 8:00 pm                                   May 22-
                                                                             June 19 
CWE #107                                                         Wilson
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Butterflies and Blooms:  Creating a Butterfly Garden  NEW!
Are you looking for a way to beautify your yard while attracting butterflies to your garden?  As more and more of their habitat is lost to urban development, you have the opportunity to preserve these “flying flowers.”  Come and join us in learning how to create a butterfly garden that will attract, retain, and encourage butterfly populations to visit. Think of the wonderful fun you and your children or grandchildren will have in watching and identifying them all summer, not to mention the love of nature it can inspire in them. 

1 Morning                                                            $15
Saturday, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm                            June 21
CWE #111                                                          Meadows
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Going Green Around the House  NEW!
What can we do to make our homes more environmentally friendly?  Come find out some simple steps to make your own little corner of the world “green” inside and out.  Make this a family affair.  Children 8-12 welcome if accompanied by participating adult. 

1 Session                                                            $5
Wednesday, 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm                           June 25
HHH #217                                                           Harvey, Smith, Warnick
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How Does Your (Container) Garden Grow?  NEW!
Have you always wanted a garden but lacked the time or space to put one in your yard? Perhaps your yard has poor soil, and nothing grows in it.  Then this is the class for you.  Come and learn the secret of taking advantage of the space you have for growing the herbs, you want in the soil that’s just right.  This is a hands-on class.  Bring your own container.  All other materials will be supplied.

1 Afternoon                                                          $25
Saturday, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm                                June 28
CWE #111                                                          Meadows
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Home Sellers’ Secrets  NEW!
In today’s housing market you need to do all you can to enhance your home’s appeal for the best selling price in the shortest time.  This workshop is filled with hints you can implement to increase your home’s appeal both curbside and hearthside. 

1 Morning                                                              $29
Saturday, 9 am – 12 noon                                      July 9
CWE #107                                                            Wilson
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Homebuyers Workshop
This hands-on seminar will cover the home buying process from start to finish. Starting with the decision to own a home, you will follow the process of a real estate transaction using actual real estate forms.  Prequalification, looking at houses, writing a contract, negotiation, financing, and closing will be among the topics covered.  Registration pays for 2 people.

1 Morning                                                              $29
Saturday, 9 – 12 noon                                            July 23
CWE #107                                                            Wilson
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