NCPW Events
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Alaska
Anchorage: Consumer Protection Workshop / Friday, March 12 / 12PM – 7PM / Gateway Hall of the Alaska Zoo, 4731 O’Malley Rd.
Arizona
Peoria: Annual Scam Jam and Shred-A-Thon / Wednesday, March 3 / 9:30AM – 1PM / Peoria Senior Center, 8335 W. Jefferson
California
Azusa: DCA Presentation / Tuesday, March 9 / 2PM – 3PM / Economic Community Development Department, 213 E. Foothill Blvd.
Cypress: DCA Presentation / Thursday, March 11 / 10:30AM – 11:30AM / Cypress Senior Center, 403 South Cypress Ave.
Glendora: Citizens Awareness Program for Seniors / Monday, March 8 / 11AM – 12PM / 116 East Foothill Blvd.
Los Angeles – Consumer Protection Alert for Senior Citizen Awareness / Friday, March 12 / 10:30AM-12PM / OASIS at Macy’s Baldwin Hills /4005 Crenshaw Blvd., 2nd Floor
Oakland: Take Charge CA! with USPS / Wednesday, March 10 / 9AM – 1PM / Oakland Federal Building, 1301 Clay Street, South Tower, 5th Floor
Oakland: Take Charge CA! @ USPS / Thursday, March 11 / 9AM – 12PM / Oakland Main Post Office, 1675 7th St.
Perris: DCA Presentation / Thursday, March 11 / 10AM – 11:30PM / Perris Senior Center 100 North D St.
Rancho Cordova: DCA Take Charge Presentation / Monday, March 8 / 6:45PM / Teen MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers), 10577 Coloma Rd.
Riverside: DCA Presentation / Monday, March 8 / 11AM – 12PM / Eddie Smith Senior Center, 5888 Mission Blvd.
Riverside: Scam Jam / Saturday, March 13 / 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM / Scottish Rite Center, 1895 El Camino Del Rio
Rosemead: DCA Presentation / Tuesday, March 9 / 10AM – 12PM / Rosemead Community Center, 3936 Muscatel Ave.
Rosemead: Community Health and Resource Fair / Wednesday, March 10 / 9AM – 12PM / El Monte Rosemead Adult School, 4105 Rosemead Blvd.
Sacramento: Consumer Protection Resource Fair / Monday, March 8 / 10AM – 2PM / Department of Consumer Affairs, 1625 N. Market Blvd.
San Diego: Consumer Protection Day / Saturday, March 13 / 9:30AM – 2:30PM / Scottish Rite Event Center, Mission Valley
San Diego: Take Charge CA! with USPS / Wednesday, March 10 / 11AM – 1PM / Rancho Bernardo Postal Store, 16767 Bernardo Center St.
Santa Clara: DCA Take Charge Presentation / Monday, March 8 / 7PM – 8:30PM / Santa Clara City Library, 2635 Homestead Rd.
Stockton: Stockton Big Valley Black Expo / March 5-7 / 10AM – 7PM / San Joaquin County Fairgrounds, 1658 South Airport Way
Sun City: Take Charge CA! with USPS / Thursday, March 11 / 11AM – 1PM / Sun City Post Office, 26822 Cherry Hills Blvd.
Whittier: Resource Fair / Thursday, March 11 / 9AM – 2PM / Rio Hondo College, 3936 Muscatel Ave.
Florida
Boca Raton: Consumer Info Kiosk / Tuesday, March 9 / 1PM – 3PM / USPS Boca Rio Branch, 8185 Via Ancho Rd.
Clearwater: Consumer Protection Resources / Wednesday, March 10 / 8:30AM – 4:30 PM / WorkNet Pinellas, Gulf to Bay One Stop Center, 2312 Gulf-To-Bay Blvd.
Coral Springs: Consumer Info Kiosk / Tuesday, March 9 / 9:30AM – 1:30PM / USPS Atlantic Branch, 8801 W Atlantic Blvd.
Fort Lauderdale: Consumer Info Kiosk / Thursday, March 11 / 1PM – 4PM / USPS Fort Lauderdale Main Office, 1900 W Oakland Park Blvd.
Fort Pierce: Consumer Info Kiosk / Wednesday, March 10 / 12PM – 2PM / Fort Pierce Post Office, 5000 W Midway Rd.
Miami: Consumer Info Kiosk / Friday, March 12 / 9AM – 1PM / Miami Killian Sr. High School, 10655 SW. 97 Ave.
Miami Beach: Consumer Info Kiosk / Thursday, March 11 / 10AM – 2PM / Miami Beach Post Office, 1300 Washington Ave.
Ocoee: Consumer Resources Kiosk / Wednesday, March 10 / 9AM-4PM / Ocoee City Hall
Orlando: Consumer Resources Kiosk / Friday, March 12 / 9AM-4PM / Orlando City Hall
Orlando: Scams and Frauds Workshop / Saturday, March 13 / 12:30PM / Orlando Public Library, Central Blvd.
Pembroke Pines: NCPW Kick Off / Monday, March 8 / 10AM (Info Kiosks open 10AM – 2PM) / USPS South Florida Retail Unit Lobby, 16000 Pines Blvd.
Pembroke Pines: Consumer Info Kiosk / Wednesday, March 10 / 1PM – 3PM / Chesterbrook Academy, 14900 NW 20 St.
Tampa: Car Buying and Leasing for Teens / Monday, March 8 / 11:15AM – 3PM / Wharton High School, 20150 Bruce B. Downs Blvd.
Tampa: Scams, Schemes & Scoundrels / Tuesday, March 9 / 2PM – 4PM / Bayshore Presbyterian Apartments, 2909 W. Barcelona St.
Tampa: Teen Credit & Identity Theft / Friday, March 12 / 8:30AM – 3PM / Sickles High School, 7950 Gunn Highway
West Palm Beach: Consumer Info Kiosk / Friday, March 12 / 1PM – 3PM / West Palm Beach Post Office, 3200 Summit Blvd.
Winter Garden: Consumer Resources Kiosk / Thursday, March 11 / 9AM-4PM / Winter Garden City Hall
Winter Park: Consumer Resources Kiosk / Tuesday, March 9 / 9AM-4PM / Winter Park City Hall
Hawaii
Honolulu: Consumer Fair / Thursday, March 11 / 10AM – 1PM / King Kalākaua Bldg. Courtyard, 335 Merchant St.
Kansas
Dodge City: Student Workshop / Friday, February 26 / 9AM – 3PM / Dodge City Community College
Dodge City: Shred-a-thon / Bring your sensitive documents for free shredding / Friday, February 26 / 11AM – 1PM / Walmart, 1905 N. 14th Ave.
Kansas City: Shred-a-thon / Bring your sensitive documents for free shredding / Monday, March 1 / 1:30PM – 3:30PM / Legends at Village West, 1843 Village W. Parkway, Cheeseburger Paradise Lot
Lawrence: Shred-a-thon / Bring your sensitive documents for free shredding / Wednesday, March 3 / 2:30PM – 4:30PM / Walmart 3300 Iowa
Leavenworth: Shred-a-thon / Bring your sensitive documents for free shredding / Monday, March 1 / 9AM – 11AM / Walmart 3450 S. 4th Trafficway
Overland Park: Shred-a-thon / Bring your sensitive documents for free shredding / Thursday, March 4/ 9AM 11AM / Walmart 7701 Frontage Rd.
Roeland Park: Shred-a-thon / Bring your sensitive documents for free shredding / Thursday, March 4 /12PM – 2PM / Shawnee Mission Walmart 5150 Roe Blvd.
Topeka: Shred-a-thon / Bring your sensitive documents for free shredding / Monday, March 1 / 11AM – 1PM / Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library
Wichita: Shred-a-thon / Bring your sensitive documents for free shredding / Thursday, March 5 / 11AM - 1PM / Walmart 3030 N. Rock Rd.
Wichita: Student Workshop / Friday, March 5 / 9AM – 3PM / Wichita State University
Kentucky
Fort Campbell: Credit is Everything: Protect Your Privacy, Avoid Identity Theft and Understand Credit / Wednesday, March 10 / 2PM- 4PM / 5662 Screaming Eagle Blvd., Financial Readiness Training Room
Fort Campbell: Make Every Penny Count: Manage Money and Debt / Thursday, March 11 / 2PM- 4PM / 5662 Screaming Eagle Blvd., Financial Readiness Training Room
Fort Campbell: Open House: Information and Resources to Become a More Informed and Empowered Consumer / Friday, March 12 / 1PM- 4PM / 5662 Screaming Eagle Blvd., Financial Readiness Training Room
Massachusetts
Boston: Top 5 Complaints of 2009 / Tuesday, March 9 / 10:30AM / State Transportation Building, Second Floor, Conference Room 1, 10 Park Plaza
Michigan
Troy: Financial Education Forum / Saturday, March 13 / 10AM – 12PM / Walsh College, Troy Campus, Barry Center Auditorium
Missouri:
Saint Joseph: Presentation by Attorney General Koster / Monday, March 8 / 10AM / East Hills Library, 502 N. Woodbine Road
Montana:
Bozeman: Consumer Protection Panel / Wednesday, March 10 / 6PM – 8PM / Bozeman Public Library
Havre: Consumer Protection Panel / Thursday, March 11 / 6PM -8PM / MSU Northern, the Applied Technology Center in the Hensler Auditorium
Helena: Consumer Protection Panel / Tuesday, March 9 / 6PM – 8PM / Carroll College, Trinity Hall in the Trinity Lounge
Kalispell: Consumer Protection Panel / Monday, March 8 / 6PM – 8PM / Flathead Valley Community College, The Arts and Technology Building, downstairs in RM # AT144
New Jersey
Freehold: Monmouth County Consumer Bowl / Saturday March 12 / 9AM / Monmouth County Fire Academy
New Mexico
Albuquerque: Consumer Protection Q&A / Wednesday, March 10 and Saturday March 13 / 10AM – 6PM / Cottonwood Mall
New York
Ithaca: Consumer Protection Workshop / Monday, March 8 / 10AM to 12PM / Tompkins County Library, 101 East Green St.
Delhi: Consumer Protection Workshop / Monday, March 8 / 11AM / SUNY – Delhi, Sanford Hall, 2 Main Street
Ohio
Akron: NCPW Kick Off / Monday, March 8 / 10AM / Summit County Council Chambers, 175 S Main Street, 7th Floor
Athens: Community Forum / Thursday, March 11 / 6PM – 7:30PM / Athens Community Center, 8 E. Washington St.
Beachwood: Senior Financial Fair / Wednesday, March 10 / 2PM – 4PM / Mandel Jewish Community Center, 26001 S. Woodland Rd.
Cincinnati: Financial Fair / Tuesday, March 9 / 10AM – 12PM / Jewish Community Center, 8485 Ridge Rd.
Cleveland: Information Fair / Monday, March 8 / 11AM – 2PM / Tower City, 230 W. Huron Rd.
Columbus: Ohio Consumer Protection Summit / Thursday, March 4 / 8AM – 4PM / Renaissance Hotel, 50 N Third St.
Columbus: Consumer Resource Fair / Monday, March 8 / 10AM – 2PM / Columbus Main Library, 96 S Grant Ave.
Columbus: Senior Financial Fair / Wednesday, March 17 / 10AM – 12PM / Jewish Center, 1125 College Ave.
Dayton: Community Forum / Wednesday, March 8 / 6PM – 7:30PM / Sinclair Community College, Multipurpose Room, 444 W Third St.
Mansfield: Financial Fitness Fair / Saturday, March 13 / 9AM – 1PM / Longview Center, 1495 W. Longview Ave.
Marion: Know Your Consumer Rights / Thursday, March 4 / 12:30PM / Marion Senior Center, 2375 Harding Highway E.
Maumee: Senior Scams / Monday, March 1 / 1:30PM / Maumee Senior Center, 2430 Detroit Ave.
Piqua: Schemes, Scams & Crimes / Friday, March 12 / 10AM – 12PM / Piqua Area Chamber of Commerce, 418 N. Wayne St.
Springfield: Financial Fair / Thursday, March 11 / 1PM – 3PM / Elderly United / 101 S. Fountain St.
Tippecanoe: Know Your Consumer Rights / Monday, March 1 / 12PM / Weschester Senior Center, 6451 SR 342 SE
Toledo: Know Your Consumer Rights / Tuesday, March 2 / 12:30PM / Friendship Park Senior Center, 2930 131st St.
Toledo: Consumer Fair / Monday, March 8 / 3PM – 6PM / Toledo Main Library, 325 North Michigan St.
Twinsburg: Surviving the Economy / Wednesday, March 10 / 1PM – 4PM / Twinsburg Community Center, 10075 Ravenna Road
Youngstown: Community Information Fair / Monday, March 8 / 10AM – 4PM / Boardman Public Library, 7680 Glenwood Ave
Youngstown: Community Information Fair / Thursday, March 11 / 10AM – 4PM / Austintown Library Branch, 5650 Mahoning Ave.
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia: Consumer Protection Fair / Thursday, March 4 / 10AM – 3PM / The Gallery Mall, 11th & Market St., Lower Level
Erie: Consumer Protection Fair / Tuesday, March 9 / 10AM – 2PM / Millcreek Mall
Harrisburg: Consumer Protection Fair / Wednesday, March 10 / 10AM – 2PM / the Capitol Bldg., Rotunda
Stroudsburg: Consumer Protection Fair / Wednesday, March 10 / 10AM – 2PM / Stroud Mall
Pittsburgh: Consumer Protection Fair / Wednesday, March 10 / 10AM – 1PM / City County Bldg., 414 Grant St.
Dubois: Consumer Protection Fair / Thursday, March 4 / 11AM – 3PM / Dubois Mall, 690 Shaffer Rd.
Johnstown: Consumer Protection Fair / Friday, March 5 / 10AM – 3PM / Galleria Mall, 500 Galleria Dr.
South Carolina
Aiken: Shred Day / Bring sensitive documents for free shredding / Monday, March 8 / 12PM – 4PM / Staples, 933 Pine Log Rd.
Charleston: Shred Day / Bring sensitive documents for free shredding / Friday, March 12 / 8AM – 12PM & 2PM – 6PM / Holiday Inn, 301 Savannah Highway
Columbia: Shred Day / Bring sensitive documents for free shredding / Thursday, March 11 / 8AM – 12PM & 2PM – 6PM / Dept. of Consumer Affairs, 3600 Forest Drive
Northeast Columbia: Shred Day / Bring sensitive documents for free shredding / Thursday, March 11 / 8AM – 12PM & 2PM – 6PM / Home Depot, 285 Forum Drive
Irmo: Shred Day / Bring sensitive documents for free shredding / Thursday, March 11 / 8AM – 12PM & 2PM – 6PM / Shred 360, 431 Western Lane
Virginia
Alexandria: How to Hire a Home Improvement Contractor / Tuesday, March 9 / 6:45PM – 8PM / Sherwood Regional Library, 2501 Sherwood Hall Lane
Alexandria: Information Kiosk / Wednesday, March 10 / 9AM – 4PM / Access Fairfax, South County Center, 8350 Richmond Highway, Suite 125
Annandale: Information Kiosk / Wednesday, March 10 / 10:30AM to 2PM / Annandale campus, Northern Virginia Community College, 8333 Little River Turnpike
Fairfax: Energy Saving Tips for Consumers / Tuesday, March 9 / 12PM – 1PM / Fairfax County Government Center, 12000 Government Center Parkway, Conference Rooms 2/3
Fairfax: Information Kiosk / March 8-12 / 11:30AM – 1:30PM / Fairfax County Government Center, 12000 Government Center Parkway, outside Suite 127
Fairfax: What’s in Your Credit Report? / Thursday, March 11 / 12PM – 1PM / Herrity Building, Room 107, 12055 Government Center Parkway
Fairfax County Government Channel 16: Consumer Focus: What’s in Your Credit Report? / March 7 at 1 PM; March 9 at 10PM.; March 10 at 6PM.; March 12 and 13 at 3PM. / The program also can be seen online at the above days and times with live video streaming or anytime with video on demand.
Washington
Spokane: Shred-a-thon / Bring your sensitive documents for free shredding / Friday, March 12 / 7AM – 11AM / Metro Carrier Annex, 5511 E. Alki Ave
Washington DC
Dollars and Sense Expo / Saturday, March 6 / 10AM - 3PM / Friendship Collegiate Academy, 4095 Minnesota Ave., NE
West Virginia
Barboursville: Consumer Assistance from the Office of the Attorney General / Friday, March 12 / 11:00AM – 3:00PM / Huntington Mall
Morgantown: Consumer Assistance from the Office of the Attorney General / Monday, March 8 / 4:00PM – 7:00PM / Monongalia County Courthouse, 243 High Street