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The DHR Division of
Mental Health
... Development
Disabilities and Addictive
Diseases North Regional
Planning Board special annu
al plan meeting will be
March 10 at 2 p.m. at the
Cherokee County Bridge
Mill. Fire Station No. 22,
95550 Bells Ferry Rd. in
Canton. The public is invited
to attend.
Blood drive
... sponsored by the
American Red Cross will be
at the Forsyth County
Library. 585 Dahlonega St. in
Cumming, on March 12 from
11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Volunteers needed
... Camp Hemophilia of
Georgia needs volunteer
counselors 18 years of age or
older to assist with its week
long overnight camp program
July 10-16 at Camp Twin
Lakes in Rutledge. Activities
include canoeing, mountain
biking, arts and crafts, out
door living skills, swimming,
basketball, soccer, baseball,
tennis, archery and more. For
information or to sign up.
call Vic McCarty at (770)
518-8272 or email vamccar
ty@hog.org.
Influenza vaccine
... The Forsyth County
Health Department has
received a limited number of
adult flu shots from the
Georgia Division of Public
Health. The adult influenza
vaccine is for persons four
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years of age and up. and will
be given on a first-come, first
served basis. Phone calls to
reserve the vaccine will not
be taken.
Mammogram screenings
... Throughout the year.
Northside Hospital will offer
low-cost mammogram
screenings and breast health
education to Forsyth and
north Fulton residents. The
screenings will be available
through Screen Atlanta,
Northside's mobile mam
mography van. at Kroger
stores in Cumming and
Alpharetta. Upcoming dates
and locations include:
• Hwy. 9 at Windward
Parkway. 12870 Hwy. 9,
April 8. May 12
• Grassland, 5665 Ga.
Hwy. 9 at Frances Road,
April 19
• Lakeland Plaza, 540
Lakeland Plaza, March 11.
April 1, May 4
• Keith Bridge Commons,
2655 Freedom Pkwy, at Hwy.
306. April 7
• Greens Corner. 2325
Bethelview Rd. at Hwy. 20.
April 13
• Sharon Greens. 1595
Peachtree Pkwy, at Sharon
Road. April 29
Participants must meet
American Cancer Society
and Northside Hospital
screening guidelines to quali
fy and appointments are
required. The fee for services
is SBS. payable by check.
Visa. Master Card and cash
(exact amount necessary).
Insurance can be filed; how-
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ever, payment will depend on
policy coverage.
For more information, to
schedule an appointment or
to find another Kroger loca
tion, call Screen Atlanta at
(404) 851-6070.
The Alzheimer's
Support Group
... meets at 2 p.m. on the
third Monday of each month
at the Forsyth County Senior
Center. The meeting for
Monday. March 15, will fea
ture an informational pro
gram presented by Care
Partners and Legacy Link
Inc. For information, call
Shelley or Jackie at (770)
781-2178.
The Forsyth Disability
Coalition Inc.
... an all volunteer support
group meets the third Sunday
of each month at 3 p.m. at
Northside Hospital Forsyth,
14(X) Building in the Everett
and Teresa Bennett
Education Center.
The meetings for
February and March will be
scheduled at 5 p in. due to a
previous scheduling.
The Family Caregiver
... support group meets
the fourth Monday of each
month at 6:30 p.m. at
Northside Hospital Forsyth.
1400 Building Everett and
Teresa Bennett Education
Center Classroom B.
La Leche League of
Cumming
... offers mother-to-moth-
The City of Cumming plans
to close Tolbert Street to
through traffic starting March 8,
2004. This closure will last
approximately sixty days while a
new culvert is constructed as
part of the Tolbert Street
Widening Project.
er support and information
about breastfeeding to new or
pregnant moms. Free meeting
the second Tuesday of the
month at 10:15 a.m. in the
south Forsyth/John’s Creek
area.
Call Tracey at (770) 315-
5112 for more information
and directions, or visit
www.lalecheleague.org.
Hospice volunteers
needed
... Haven House seeks
compassionate volunteers to
visit terminally ill people and
their loved ones. Volunteer to
provide companionship or
write cards to homebound
patients. For information,
call Heather at (404) 874-
8313, Ext. 487.
Life Link of Georgia
... the agency which coor
dinates organ and tissue
donations for Georgia, has
speakers available for civic
groups, churches, schools,
corporations, etc. Speakers
are trained to provide infor
mation about organ and tis
sue donation and transplanta
tion. Presentations will be
tailored to the specific audi
ence. To learn more, contact
Michelle Duke at (404) 266-
8884.
Volunteers needed
... The Forsyth County
Senior Center needs volun
teers for the programs that
serve the seniors of the coun
ty. If you are interested in
volunteer opportunities, call
Jackie or Sonya at (770) 781-
FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS Sunday, March 7,2004 -
2178.
Caregiver Support
Group
... meets in the Everett
and Teresa Bennett
Education Center, classroom
B, at Northside Hospital
Forsyth, 1400 Building, on
the fourth Monday of each
month at 6:30 p.m. For infor
mation, call (770) 889-2859.
Angels Have Wheels
... All Medicare recipients
should now be aware that if
they suffer from conditions
such as arthritis, cardiovascu
lar disease and respiratory
disorders, and have difficulty
walking or propelling a stan
dard wheelchair, they may be
eligible to receive an electric
wheelchair paid for by
Medicare.
For information about
Medicare eligibility, contact
Gregory at (800) 810-2877.
Volunteers needed
... at the Northside
Hospital Forsyth. If you
would like to join a great
group of men and women
who give their time and
enjoy helping their communi
ty and to serve better our
hospital, please call (770)
844-3264 or (770) 844-3314
to receive an application and
get some needed information.
Volunteers needed
... for a community team
to fight against breast cancer.
For more information, call
Maresa Helton. LPN, at the
Dawson County Health
Department at (706) 265-
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The Georgia Chapter of
the Alzheimer’s Association
... has announced that reg
istration in the nationwide
Safe Return program is now
available for hundreds of
Georgia residents with
Alzheimer’s disease and
related dementia.
The fee is S4O. Given the
increasing number of
Alzheimer’s patients that are
frequently reported as miss
ing, this program is away of
increasing their protection
and safe return.
For more information, call
Andrea Higgins at (404) 728-
1181.
Prostate Cancer Support
Group
... meets the second
Tuesday of each month at 7
p.m. at the Northside
Hospital Forsyth in the
library of the 1400 Medical
Office Building. Newly diag
nosed men and those dealing
with prostate cancer meet to
discuss the options and how
to live with the disease. All
are welcome.
For more information, call
(770) 888-8775 or (770) 781 -
8086.
Volunteers needed
... in various departments
and shifts at North Fulton
Regional Hospital.
Volunteers provide valuable
services within the hospital
that benefit the departments
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