Mental Health Month event: In recognition of Mental Health Month, The Providence Center, 520 Hope St., will host an educational evening open to the public tomorrow at 5:30 p.m.

The event, titled A Night for Knowledge, is designed to raise awareness of mental health issues, including mental illness’ far-reaching effects on individuals and families.

Sandwiches and refreshments will be served at 5:30 p.m., and the seminars will run from 6 to 7 p.m.

Free seminars include the following:

Depression and risky behavior in teenagers: Recognize the warning signs

Learn how to help terrific toddlers: Tips for supporting healthy development

When someone you love is depressed: What to do? What to expect? How to help?

Dealing with a loved one’s addiction

Coping with the stresses of a rapidly changing world

Space is limited. RSVP to Jean Martinelli at (401) 528-0182.

The Providence Center, established in 1969, is a community-based, outpatient behavioral health organization that annually serves more than 10,000 adults, children and adolescents who struggle with mental illness, addiction and emotional problems. For information, visit www.providencecenter.org.

Trips for seniors: The East Providence Recreation Department is planning several trips for senior citizens.

On July 11, there will be a trip on a water safari in West Dennis, Mass., with lunch at The Sundancers Restaurant.

On Aug. 15, there will be a trip to Lenox, Mass., for Tanglewood on Parade.

Reservations for either trip will be taken beginning Friday by calling Deborah Rochford at City Hall at (401) 435-7513 after 8:30 a.m.

Scholarship opportunity for women studying law: Rhode Island women who have been accepted to or who are attending an accredited law school can apply for a $2,000 scholarship from the Marilynne Graboys Wool Scholarship Fund at The Rhode Island Foundation.

The fund honors the late Marilynne Graboys Wool, who was one of only three women in her class when she received her law degree from Fordham University. In 1950, she was the eighth woman admitted to the Rhode Island Bar and was one of only a few women in the Connecticut Bar when admitted in 1956.

During her three-decade career, Wool established a considerable practice in commercial law — corporate work, estate planning, secured transactions — while raising two children.

Following her death in 2000 at age 72, her brother George Graboys, as executor of her estate, established the Marilynne Graboys Wool Scholarship Fund at The Rhode Island Foundation “to support Rhode Island women with financial need who plan to attend graduate school to attain a law degree at an accredited institution.”

Last year, the Wool Scholarship was awarded to Providence resident Zoe Kpanah Cooper, a student at Boston University School of Law.

The application deadline is June 20. For information or an application, visit the Receive/Scholarships section of The Rhode Island Foundation Web site at www.rifoundation.org or contact Neil Severance, scholarship coordinator, at (401) 274-4564 or tnseverance@rifoundation.org.

Reunion: Saint Michael Junior High School, South Providence, Class of 1957, will hold a 50th anniversary reunion on Saturday, June 16, at 7 p.m. at Pelly’s 19th Hole, North Kingstown Golf Course, 615 Callahan Rd., North Kingstown. For information, call (401) 885-0844.

Scholarship winner: Hannah Fine, a student at Moses Brown School, recently won a $1,000 college scholarship for writing the best essay from Rhode Island in this year’s National Peace Essay Contest, sponsored by the United States Institute of Peace (USIP).

She will be invited to join other state winners on an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C., June 17 to 22 to participate in a weeklong education program focusing on international conflict resolution and compete for national scholarship awards up to $10,000.

This is the 20th year that USIP has sponsored the National Peace Essay Contest, which addresses a different issue of war and peace selected by the institute’s board of directors each year.

This year, approximately 4,000 students from around the United States, including U.S. territories and American students living abroad, researched and wrote essays on the topic of Youth and Violent Conflict. Fine’s essay entry was titled “Rwanda and Israel: Different Cases of Child Soldier Usage with Different Implications for the Futures of their Youth.”

Essays are judged by an independent panel of educators on the content of the student’s ideas, the analysis of researched facts and opinions, and the clarity and organization of their expression. In Washington, D.C., state winners, including Fine, will participate in a conflict-resolution simulation where they will assume the roles of citizens, government officials and members of international and nongovernmental organizations to solve international problems. They will also meet with government and embassy officials, members of Congress and their staff and other practitioners whose work is relevant to international conflict management and resolution.

At a banquet at the end of the week held at the Embassy of Sweden, the national, first-, second- and third-place contest winners will be announced for the scholarship prizes of $10,000, $5,000 and $2,500.

While this year’s contest winners are in Washington, USIP will post daily updates documenting their experience at www.usip.org.

Service project: Seven Providence residents recently participated in a Providence College pilot community service project, “Friars United for Service in Our Neighborhood,” or FUSION, at the historic Esek Hopkins Homestead on Admiral Street.

The participants were Caroline Gilroy-Brown, from Automobile Club of America and a 1983 graduate of Providence College; Jennifer Perrault, from Eident Sports Marketing and a 2001 graduate; Jeremiah Nash, a 2004 graduate; Kara Svendsen, a 2000 graduate; Mark Gasbarro, from Gasbarro Wines and a 1997 graduate; Mark Harriman, from Bayview Financial and a 1988 graduate; and Thomas Brown, from Rodio & Brown, Ltd. and a 1983 graduate of Providence College.

The participants were among approximately 40 PC students, alumni and local business leaders who volunteered. Established by a special committee of the college’s Providence President’s Council, FUSION project work included debris removal, landscaping, fence-building, flagpole restoration and other cleanup” duties; the City of Providence provided the leadership and supplies.

The 1754 homestead was the residence of Esek Hopkins, first admiral of the United States Navy and the only naval officer to hold the title of commander-in-chief. In addition to its historical significance, the property has high utilization potential for the community. Future plans include a museum and restoration to the adjacent soccer field that is used by the community.

Blood drives: The Rhode Island Blood Center has scheduled the following blood drives:

•Today: Donor Center, 405 Promenade St., 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Providence City Hall, 25 Dorrance St., noon to 4 p.m.

•Tomorrow: Donor Center, 405 Promenade St., 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Diocese of Providence, One Cathedral Square, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

•Thursday: Donor Center, 405 Promenade St., 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Women & Infants Hospital, atrium, 101 Dudley St., 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

•Friday: Donor Center, 405 Promenade St., 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Berkshire Place, donor coach, 455 Douglas Ave., 1 to 4 p.m.

•Saturday: Donor Center, 405 Promenade St., 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

•Monday: Donor Center, 405 Promenade St., 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

For information, call 800-283-8385 or visit www.ribc.org.