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you would like to volunteer to
help chronically ill mothers in
our community, please call
Sandy Moore, founder of
Restore Motherhood, at (770)
205-1147.
Mental Health Web site
... a new Web site, courage
expandslife.com, will list men¬
tal health providers available
in the Forsyth County area
with links to their own Web
sites. Included on the Web site
is a list of useful self-help
books, links to symptoms sur¬
vey instruments and to free
interactive software programs
that use the Internet to do
modified cognitive behavioral
therapy.
Northside Hospital
...hosts community blood
drives. Throughout the year,
Northside Hospital hosts com¬
munity blood drives at each of
its hospitals in Atlanta, Forsyth
and Cherokee. All non
Northside employee donors
will be reimbursed for the $3
deck fee (Atlanta only). There
will be free parking in Forsyth
and Cherokee counties.
Donors will each receive a free
Northside T-shirt. Anyone who
is healthy, weighs at least 110
pounds and is 17 or older can
give blood every 56 days. For
more information, or to sched¬
ule an appointment, please
contact: Jamie Kelley at (770)
844-3838 or at
jamie.kelley@northside.com,
Debbie Lucca (Atlanta) at
(404) 845-5185 or at
debbie.lucca@northside.com,
or Tracy Posey (Cherokee) at
(770)720 -5117 or at
tracy.posey @ northside.com.
Upcoming blood drives
include:
• Aug. 19- 6 p.m.-mid
night. Northside Hospital
Patient Access (Main
Admissions), 1000 Johnson
Ferry Road NE, Atlanta.
Free aerobics class
is from 5:30-6:30 p.m.
every Tuesday and Thursday at
North Lanier Baptist Church,
located at 829 Atlanta Road in
Cumming. This is a high
impact aerobics and toning
class, but the class is for all
levels and you can work at
your own pace. Call (770)
781-5433 for more informa¬
tion.
Northside Hospital
... will have its sixth annual
Tennis Against Breast Cancer
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fit patients in the breast care
program. The day will be filled
with activities. Space is limited
so please reserve a spot for
your team. Please tell friends
and neighbors about this fun
and rewarding event. For more
information, call Patricia A.
Daniel at (404) 851-6285 or
email at patricia.daniel@north
side.com.
Free individual counsel¬
ing for seniors
... by a qualified therapist,
will be held from 9 a.m.-12:30
p.m. the second and fourth
Wednesday of each month at
the Forsyth County Senior
Center. Call May Johnston at
(770) 781-2178 to make an
appointment.
Access Christian
Counseling
... announces the beginning
of the following 16-week
classes and is currently accept¬
ing applications for each:
• Men’s Sexual Recovery
Support Group- for men strug¬
gling with sexual addiction,
sexual sin, compulsive behav¬
ior, affair recovery, sexual
identity issues, same sex
attraction problems and abuse
recovery.
• Spouses of Sexual
Betrayal Support Group- for
women who have felt the
betrayal in their relationship
through sexual sin, sexual
addiction, an affair or related
abuse of trust in their relation¬
ship.
• Adolescent Young Men’s
Sexual Recovery Support
Group- for young men strug¬
gling with sexual addiction,
sexual sin, compulsive behav¬
ior, affair recovery, sexual
identity issues, same sex
attraction problems and abuse
recovery.
• Women’s Sexual
Recovery Support Group- for
women struggling with sexual
addiction, sexual sin, compul¬
sive behavior, affair recovery,
sexual identity issues, same
sex attraction problems and
abuse recovery.
For more information, call
Jeffrey Stull at (770) 888-
7754.
Grief Support: Circle of
Hope
... is a weekly seminar and
support group at Cumming
First United Methodist Church
for people who are grieving
the death of someone close to
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them. It’s a place to be around
people who understand what
you are feeling. At Grief
Support, you’ll learn valuable
information about recovering
from your grief and renewing
your hope for the future. To
sign up, or if you have ques¬
tions, contact the Rev. Ron
Preuss, minister of pastoral
care and older adults, at (770)
887-2900, ext. 212, or by e
mail at rpreuss@cfumcga.com.
Caregiver Support Group
... will meet on the second
Monday of each month, at
7:30 p.m., in Classroom B of
the 1400 Building at Northside
Hospital-Forsyth.
The Forsyth Disability
Coalition Inc.
... a nonprofit organization
of “people helping people” for
any individual or family mem¬
ber of an individual with a dis¬
ability. Support group meet¬
ings are held the third Sunday
of each month at 3 p.m. in
Classroom B of Northside
Hospital-Forsyth. For more
information call (770) 889-
4272.
Happy Tails Pet Therapy
... is recruiting new volun¬
teers. It needs volunteers and
their pet dogs, cats or rabbits
to help brighten days at more
than 140 metro Atlanta health
care facilities, social agencies
and special needs programs.
Volunteers must be 18 or
older. Monthly orientation
lasts one hour and no reserva¬
tions required. Sorry, pets are
not permitted at orientation.
Visit HappyTailsPets.org or
call (770) 740-8211 for more
information.
MAMA Forsyth County
... Mothers Against
Methamphetamine meets
every second Thursday of the
month at 7 p.m. at New Hope
United Methodist Church,
4815 Dawsonville Hwy. We
strive to provide competent
and compassionate drug edu¬
cation and rehabilitation
resources for thp addict, the
family and the community.
Contact Claire McDonald
(770) 889-8228 or (770) 889-
7440 for more information.
Cancer support group
... presented by The
Wellness Community offers
ongoing support for people
with cancer where they can
create an extended family
and explore new ways to deal
with stressors and cancer.
The group will meet on
Tuesday evenings from 6:30
p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at
Northside Hospital-Forsyth,
1400 Medical Office
Building, Suite 180 in
Cumming. R.S.V.P. by call¬
ing (404) 843-1880. A brief
interview and a commitment
to regular attendance are
requested. For more informa¬
tion about The Wellness
Community’s cancer support
programs, call (404) 843-
1880 or visit
www.TheWellnessCommunit
y-atlanta.org.
Alcoholics Anonymous
... offers meetings at dif¬
ferent locations. For meeting
times and information, call
(770) 886-0696.
Alzheimer’s respite pro
gram
... A planned program of
activities is provided for
those suffering from
Alzheimer’s and other forms
of dementia or related neuro¬
logical conditions. The group
meets on Mondays,
Wednesdays and Thursdays
from 11:15 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.
at the Forsyth County Senior
Center, 595 Dahlonega Hwy.
Referrals are now being
accepted for the program.
Activities include music, art
and crafts, games and light
exercise. Volunteers are also
needed for this program.
Volunteers assist participants
ini a variety of activities
under the direction of staff
members. For more informa¬
tion, call Laura Bagwell at
(770)781-2178.
Angels Have Wheels
... all Medicare recipients
should be aware that if they
suffer from conditions such
as arthritis, cardiovascular
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. Call (888) 810-
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...an inside look at local Forsyth County
and Dawson County local businesses.
A special edition created to give you an opportunity
to tell your business story in your own words.
Publishing Sunday, August 31st
Deadline: Wednesday, August 20th
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The answer to these questions could mean
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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.
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After less than 1/4 mile, enter left into Castleberry Township office A
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building 6045 on your left.
For locations of other sup¬
port groups, call the main
office at (770) 455-7637.
Caregiver support
group
... our regular monthly
meetings scheduled for the
third Monday of each month
are temporarily canceled.
Please call Sharon Waters at
(770) 889-4272 if you wish to
talk or meet with someone to
discuss care-giving.