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FORSYTH COUNTY news - Sunday, March 21,2004
Diabetes support group
... will meet at the Christ
the King Lutheran Church on
Monday. April 4. at 7 p.tn. in
the fellowship hall. Jennifer
Roark, a certified diabetes
educator, will speak on com
plications prevention and
treatment of nerve damage.
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.
D.R.E.A.M. For A Cure
...Diabetes Research
Education Awareness Mission
will have a fund-raiser to ben
efit the Emory University
Center for Islet Transplanta
tion.
Islet Transplantation recip
ients are now producing their
own insulin and are living
injection-free. The fund-rais
ing event w ill be a swim meet
competition at Grand
Cascades Swim Center on
June 14 from 3-8 p.m.
Swimmers from 10 Forsyth
County swim teams w ill par
ticipate and they are currently
seeking sponsors to raise
money for this cause, individ
ual and business sponsorships
are welcome. The public is
invited to attend and join in
the raffle featuring great
prizes, the silent auction for
exciting items, and other
activities for young and old.
For more information, visit
the Web site at w w w.dream
foracure.org or
dschmidt@dreamforacure.org.
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 will be available through
Screen Atlanta. Northside’s
mobile mammography van. at
Kroger stores in Cumming
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The fee for services is SBS,
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Master Card and cash (exact
amount necessary). Insurance
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 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.m. 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
Card Os Thanks
We would like to thank each and every person who was so kind to us
during the illness and death of our loved one. Rex Sexton.
We appreciate so much the friends and relatives who came and stayed
with us at Xorthside Hospital - Forsyth, Dr. William Boling, and the
Intensive Care Nursing Staff. We would like to thank the people who
brought food to our homes and to Zion Hill Baptist Church who prepared
food after the funeral service. We appreciate the flowers and kind words
of encouragement that were spoken to us by everyone. We would like to
thank the pallbearers and comforting words of Rev. Gary Coffey and Rev.
Ruel Martin, especially. We arc thankful to have had Igram Funeral Home
take care of our needs along with the beautiful music, songs and singers
of Zion Hill Baptist Church.
We will always remember your love and prayers and kindness shown to
us. May God bless each and every one of you always.
Debbie Sexton &
Rade & Nettie Mae Sexton & Family
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HEALTH NOTES
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.
Hospice volunteers need
ed
... 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 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.
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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, calf
Jackie or Sonya at (770) 781-
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 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.
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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 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
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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 diagnosed men and
See HEALTH, Page 6A