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Diabetes support group
... will meet at the Christ
the King Lutheran Church on
Monday. April 4. at 7 p in. 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 information or to sign
up. call Vic McCarty at (770)
518-8272 or email vamccar
ty@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 Transplan
tation. Islet Transplantation
recipients are now producing
their own insulin and are liv
ing injection-free. The fund
raising event will 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 will 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 www.dream
foracure.org or dschmidt@-
dream foracu re. 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
and Alpharetta. Upcoming
dates and locations include:
• Hwy. 9 at Windward
Parkway. 12870 Hwv 9. April
8. May 12
• Grassland. 5665 Ga.
Hwv. 9 at Frances Road. April
19 '
• Lakeland Plaza. 540
Lakeland Plaza. March 11.
April 1. May 4
• Keith Bridge Commons.
2655 Freedom Pkwy, at Hwv.
306. April 7
• Greens Comer. 2325
Bethelview Rd. at Hwy. 20.
April 13
• Sharon Greens. 1595
Peachtree Pkwy, at Sharon
Road. April 29
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and preservation of wildlife and
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Northside Hospital screening
guidelines to qualify and
appointments are required,
she fee for services is SBS.
payable by cheek. Visa.
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
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.in. in the south
Forsvth/John’s Creek area.
Call Tracey at (770)315-51 12
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
w rite cards to homebound
patients. For information, call
Heather at (404)874-8313.
Ext. 487.
Life Link of Georgia
... the agency which coor-
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and Gifts, Inc.
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Community for
Over 10 Years
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Cumming. Ga
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HEALTH NOTES
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 tl< 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
Northside Hospital Forsyth.
1-400 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 w heelchair, they may be
eligible to receive an electric
wheelchair paid for by
Medicare.
For information about
Medicare eligibility, contact
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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
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
T uesday of each month at 7
p.m. at the Northside Hospital
FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS Wednesday, M»rch 24, 2004
Forsyth in the library of the
1400 Medical Office Building.
Newly diagnosed 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 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.c
om. For locations of other
support 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 I p in. on
some months and the second
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.
Alcoholics Anonymous
... offers meetings at differ
ent 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 Lime
stone Pkwy, in Gainesville.
Io register or for more
information, call Donna Moss
at (770) 533-8888.
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