Community briefs for February 17, 2004

Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2004 | 9:22 a.m.

Diners to feel the heat for charity

Southern Nevada law enforcement personnel will trade in their handcuffs for serving trays Wednesday at all area Applebee's restaurants.

The officers will serve lunch -- alongside the regular food servers -- from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and dinner from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.

The heat will be on patrons to tip the celebrity waiters. That money will be turned over to Special Olympics Nevada. This will benefit more than 2,220 Special Olympic athletes in Nevada.

Call 474-0690, Ext. 201.

CPR classes set in Spanish

The Southern Nevada chapter of the American Red Cross is offering adult, child and infant CPR with an automated external defibrillation and first aid course in Spanish.

The classes are scheduled for Thursday at these times:

9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Adult CPR with AED, $30; 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Adult, Child and Infant CPR with AED, $35. Adult, Infant and Child CPR with AED and First Aid is available at a reduced cost of $45.

Call 791-3311.

Henderson to host employment fair

Recreational Equipment Inc., a national consumer cooperative selling outdoor gear and clothing, will hold an employment fair Friday from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon and 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Henderson Convention Center, 200 Water St.

REI is hiring 50 full- and part-time employees for sales staff, customer service, shipping-receiving, ski and bike shop technicians.

For more information, go to www.rei.com/jobs or 896-0604.

Option Care of Nevada's support group

will meet at 6:30 p.m. on the third Wednesday of every month at Healthsouth Rehabilitation Hospital, 1250 S. Valley View Blvd., for people with Crohn's and Colitis. Patients and their families are welcome. Call Diane Cerra at 947-0250.