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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 coun
selors 18 years of age or older
to assist with its weeklong
overnight camp program July
10-16 at Camp Twin Lakes in
Rutledge. Activities include
canoeing, mountain biking,
arts and crafts, outdoor living
skills, swimming, basketball,
soccer, baseball, tennis,
archery and more. For infor
mation or to sign up. call Vic
McCarty at (770) 518-8272 or
email vamccarty@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
years of age and up. and w ill
be given on a first-come, first
sene basis. Phone calls to
reserve the vaccine will not be
taken.
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.
Mammogram screenings
... Throughout the year.
Northside Hospital will offer
low -cost mammogram screen
ings and breast health educa
tion to Forsyth and north
Fulton residents. The screen
ings w ill be available through
Screen Atlanta. Northside's
mobile mammography van. at
Kroger stores in Cumming
and Alpharetta. Upcoming
dates and locations include:
• Hwy. 9 at Windward
Parkway, 12870 Hwy. 9, April
8. May'l2
• 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 Comer, 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 qualify and
appointments are required.
The fee for services is SBS,
payable by check. Visa.
Master Card and cash (exact
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can be filed; however, pay
ment will depend on policy
coverage.
For more information, to
schedule an appointment or to
find another Kroger location,
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 program
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,
1400 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. 14(X)
Building Everett and Teresa
Bennett Education Center
Classroom B
La Leche League of
Cumming
... offers mother-to-mother
support and information about
breastfeeding to new or preg
nant 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.
Life Link of Georgia
... the agency which coor
dinates organ and tissue dona
tions for Georgia, has speak
ers available for civic groups,
churches, schools, corpora
tions. etc. Speakers are trained
to provide information about
organ and tissue donation and
transplantation. Presentations
will be tailored to the specific
audience. To learn more, con
tact 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 vol
unteer opportunities, call
Jackie or Sonya at (770) 781-
2178.
Caregiver Support
Group
... meets in the Everett and
Teresa Bennett Education
Center, classroom B. at
HEALTH NOTES
Northside Hospital Forsyth,
14(X) Building, on the fourth -
Monday of each month at 6:30
p.m. For information, 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 dis
orders. 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 w ho
give their time and enjoy help
ing their community 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-
2611.
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 relat
ed dementia. The fee is S4O.
Given the increasing number
of Alzheimer’s patients that
are frequently reported as
missing, 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
I Tuesday of each month at 7
p.m. at the Northside Hospital
Forsyth in the library of the
1400 Medical Office Building.
Newly diagnosed men and
those dealing w ith 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-
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Volunteers needed
... in various departments
and shifts at North Fulton
Regional Hospital. Volunteers
provide valuable services
within the hospital that benefit
the departments and patients
along with their families and
friends. For information, call
Gail Sinno at (770) 751-2602.
Breast Cancer Support
Group
... Bosom Buddies meets
the third Sunday of each
month at 3 p.m. at Northside
Hospital Forsyth in the 1400
Medical Office Building.
For information, call
Donna Granger at (770) 205-
3943. Virginia Jones at (770)
888-9441 or Diane Littleton at
(770) 844-1940 or email cum
mingbosombuddies@yahoo.-
com.
For locations of other sup
port groups, call the main
office in Chamblee at (770)
455-7637.
Support group
... called A.S.C.E.N.D.
Autism Spectrum Community
Efforts and New Directions
—for parents of children
with Autism Spectrum
Disorder has been formed in
Forsyth County.
The group meets monthly,
the first Saturday from 11
a.m. to 1 p.m. on some
months and the second
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FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS Friday, March 12,2004
Tuesday from 7-9 p.m. on
alternating months.
The meetings are at
Parkway Presbyterian Church
on Bethelview Road in
Cumming near Exit 13 of Ga.
400. For information, call
(770)833-9966.
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Alcoholics Anonymous
... offers meetings at dif
ferent locations. For meeting
times and information, call
(770) 886-0696.
Narcotics Anonymous
... offers six meetings a
week and a 24-hour Help
Line. The Help Line number
is (678)549-2157.
Cancer Support Group
... a drop in cancer support
group will meet the first
Wednesday of every month at
Northside Hospital Forsyth
1400 Building Bennett
Education Center Classroom
A from 10-11:30 a.m.
All are welcome.
Special group counseling
series
... entitled “Grieving the
Loss of a Child” for parents
who have experienced the
death of a child is now being
offered on Mondays from
6:30-8 p.m. The series is at
the Hospice office, 2150
Limestone Pkwy, in
Gainesville. The program is
free, but registration is
required. To register or for
more information, call Donna
Moss at (770) 533-8888.
Grief Share seminar
... and support group meets
at 7 p.m. every Wednesday at
the Episcopal Church of the
Holy Spirit on Pilgrim Mill
Road.
Grief Share features
nationally recognized experts
on grief and recovery topics.
Seminar sessions include:
• “When Your Dreams Fall
Apart”
• “The Seasons of Grief’
• “The Emotions of Grief’
• “When Your Spouse
Dies”
• “Your Family and Grief’
and
• “Growing Through
Grief.”
For information, call (770)
887-8190.
The Young Women’s
Cancer Survivor Group
... meets the second
Tuesday of each month from
6:30-8:30 p.m. at
Northside/Interchange
Professional Building, 5780
Peachtree-Dunwoody Rd.,
Suite 445. This group is for
women ages 21-38 deal with
concerns around body image,
dating, sexuality, fertility, par
enting, family and work
issues. Laurel Gulish, M.A.,
who is a licensed psychother
apist, facilitates the program.
For information, call (404)
845-5640.
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