Dorothy the Dinosaur coming to RI

If you asked, Who's Dorothy the Dinosaur? you are not the parent of a toddler. In fact, you should skip to the next item. For those of you who do know who Dorothy is, keep reading. We found out yesterday that Dorothy will visit the Ocean State to promote The Wiggles' appearance at the Ryan Center on Friday, Oct. 30, at 2:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Dorothy and the Wiggles join Captain Feathersword, Henry the Octopus, Wags the Dog and all the Wiggly Dancers in their newest family production, The Wiggles Go Bananas-Live! Dorothy will visit the Buttons and Bows Early Learning Center in North Kingstown at 4094 Quaker Lane on Friday at 10 a.m. At 6:30 p.m., she will be at Highland Farm, 4235 Tower Hill Rd., in Wakefield. If Friday doesn't work for you, Dorothy will be in Pawtucket on Saturday at 9 a.m. at Dr. Day Care Child Development Center for Learning and Play, 301 Concord St. and will then head to the University of Rhode Island football game at the Family Fun Zone at 11:15 a.m. and then the Children’s Fest at Old Mountain Field, off Route 108 in Wakefield, at 1:30 p.m. Lastly, she will be at Riverside Farm, 80 Burdickville Rd., Charlestown, at 3 p.m. and the Coldstone Creamery-Tim Horton's, 621 Kingstown Rd., Wakefield at 4:30. On Sunday, Dorothy will be at the zoo at 11 a.m. and Kidz Adventure Cuts in Attleboro at 3 p.m. Tickets as low as $12 for both performances of The Wiggles Go Bananas are available at The Ryan Center box office, charge-by-phone at 1-800-745-3000 or online at www.ticketmaster.com.

Volunteers needed to Staff H1N1 clinics

The Rhode Island Department of Health is seeking medical professionals to volunteer to assist with the H1N1 vaccination campaign for school-aged children. It is expected that students in grades Kindergarten through 12 will be vaccinated in school clinics in November. “We will need to vaccinate students at some 430 public, private and parochial schools,” said Dr. Robert S. Crausman, MD, MMS, chief of the Center for Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases. “This effort is a massive undertaking. We are asking health professionals and nursing, medical or pharmacy students who can help with vaccinations to consider volunteering their time. We have had a great response so far, but we need more volunteers.” Any health professional or student interested in volunteering can and must register at www.riresponds.org. Use the button that says, “Register today.” All volunteers are required to attend a training session before giving vaccinations. All trainings sessions are given at 50 Barnett Lane, West Greenwich. Volunteer recruitment and management is coordinated by RI Responds. RI Responds is a collaborative effort between HEALTH, RI Disaster Medical Assistance Team and Rhode Island Medical Reserve Corps.