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Listings in Health Notes are free and available to groups sponsoring free
or low-cost events for the public. Groups may submit notices
by fax at (770) 889 6017 or via e-mail at events “ forsythnews com
Narconon educates
families and friends on
the signs of drug
abuse through its pro
grams For a free bro
chure on addictions or
more information, call
(877)413 3073 or go
online at www drugs
no.com.
Whispering Hope
invites anyone
touched by abortion to
join one of its post
abortion healing
groups. It provides
confidential and pri¬
vate small group
opportunities and
Monday mornings and
Thursday afternoons
The group works
through "Forgiven and
Set Free," an eight
week course. For more
information, call (770)
889 8302.
The Forsyth County
Senior Center is
offering free life
coaching/counseling
the first, second and
third Wednesday of
each month, as well as
a free caregiver sup
port group the first
and third Wednesdays
of each month, at 595
Dahlonega St in
Cumming. Call Dan
Hill at (770) 781-2178
to make an appoint
ment.
Survivors of Suicide
Support Group
meetings are 6:30-8
p.m. the firstThursday
of each month at the
Warehouse, at Midway
Park-Family Festival.
The meetings are free,
confidential and open
to anyone who has
lost a friend or loved
one to suicide For
more information, call
Karen at (770) 355
1024 or Sherry at (404)
660 0907. If you are in
crisis, call the Georgia
Crisis and Access Line
at(800) 715 4225
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that their home doesn’t look as
fantastical as the master garden¬
ers' on the tour
“We've seen some really nice
ones too," Rick Holden said. "All
of them have got these special lit¬
tle touches."
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2012Tour of Gardens.
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Storms: Damage elsewhere
According to the National Weather
service, there is a 20 percent chance
of thunderstorms today The rest of
the week is expected to he partly
cloudy to sunny
“The storm that came through
overnight and (Monday] morning
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Banquet: Residents invited
live It will be an inspmng and uplift¬
ing evening."
Forsyth County Community
Connection is a nonprofit organiza¬
tion associated with the Georgia
Family Connection Partnership
It connects volunteers ami service
orgamzauons with children and fanu
lies in need and axirdmatcs the appro
pnate resources for positive outcomes
for families and the community
The organization also provides
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GriefShare is a spe¬
cial weekly seminar
and support group for
people grieving the
death of a loved one
The 13 weekly sessions
will be held at the
Church of the Apostles,
34 Grant Road West,
from 1-3 p m through
July 20. To register, call
(706) 216 4912.
Compassionate Care
Hospice is looking for
volunteers to help
those facing terminal
illness. The program
takes an hour a week
and has needs in the
Cumming area. For
more information, con
tact Lin at (770) 220
2723 or e-mail tatum
Iin46 “ gmail.com.
The Chestatee group
of Alcoholics
Anonymous meets at
noon and 6 30 p m
seven days a week at
Hwy 53 and War Hitt
Road, behind the tire
outlet All meetings are
open For more informa¬
tion. call (706) 265-6710
Alzheimer's Respite
Care is a service
offered by Forsyth
County Senior Services
for caregivers and for
individuals with early
to moderate
Alzheimer's disease or
other types of demen
tia The Sunshine Club
meets from 11:15 a m.
to 3 15 p m. Monday
through Friday The pro
gram provides caregiv
ers a block of time for
themselves by provid
ing a safe environment
filled with cognitively
and physically stimulat
mg activities for their
loved ones with
dementia A nutritious
lunch and snacks are
provided, and transpor¬
tation may be available
For more information,
call Laura Bagwell at
(770) 781-2178
Grate's garden was featured
for its use of many plants 220
varieties in a small space at
her Vickery Village home
On the county 's north end, the
10-acre Whittle Hill provides
plenty of land for a variety of
gardens and natural beauty
Now retired. Dennis Whittle
started his work 33 years ago,
when he was working as a prin¬
cipal for a county elementary
was very heavy in lightning, so hav¬
ing only one causing damage was
quite lucky," Shivers said
Forsyth's neighbors to the cast and
north also experienced some wrath
er related activity Monday
The storms were being blamed for
support to other local nonprofit scr
vice groups
Through a branch of the organiza¬
tion called Hands on Forsyth, volun¬
teers arc matched with agencies that
need the kind of assistance that each
volunteer may provide
Nicole Morgan, executive director
of community connection, cncour
aged Forsyth residents to attend the
awards banquet
"fhis is our opportunity to show
NAMI FDL support
groups, the National
Alliance on Mental
Illness, offers two local
support groups (for
families and peers).
Meetings are from
7 8:30 p m the second
and last Thursday of
each month at the
Forsyth County Senior
Center, 595 Dahlonega
Hwy in Cumming. For
more information, go
online at www namifdl
org or call (770) 406
8322. The help line is
(800) 950-6264
Sawnee View
Memorial Gardena
support group meets
from 11 a m. to noon
the second Wednesday
of each month at
Piedmont Methodist
clubhouse On the
fourth Wednesday the
meeting is at an area
restaurant The group
is for those who have
lost family members
and loved ones For
more information, call
Scott Bennett at (770)
887 2387 or William
Phillips at (770) 889
0607
Alcoholics
Anonymous meets at
6 45 p m Mondays,
Tuesdays and
Thursdays and at 6
p.m. Saturdays at
Lanier United
Methodist Church,
1979 Buford Hwy , in
the trailer behind the
church A 24 hour hot
line is available at (404)
525 3178
Oak Grove Baptist
Church presents its
GriefShare ministry, a
Christ centered sup
port group for those
grieving the loss of a
loved one Sessions
include topics like 'The
Journey of Grief," "The
Effects of Gnef and
"Living with Grief
Sessions are 6 30 p m
school.
Beginning with a vegetable
garden, the property now
includes an Asian garden with a
koi pond, woodland trails with
plantings anti a variety of flower
beds
Linda Whittle said she was
raised in the country working on
the land, but her husband grew
up in a city and took to garden
ing as a hobby after they settled
into their norihwestern Forsyth
home,
"He thinks hoeing is relaxing,
but I know better." Linda Whittle
joked
She helps her husband, a mas¬
ter gardener of 18 years, to tend
to the plants, and she creates
outdoor art for Whittle Hill,
including her “gourd head"
characters made fn>m the vege¬
table
Visitors spent plenty of time
perusing the organic garden,
which Carol Singleton described
as “just beautiful."
Singleton traveled from
Centre, Ala . for the Forsyth
County tour, since she has a
friend who’s a local master gar
doner
“I've enjoyed gardening a long
time," she said "I like to see
what other people are doing."
two building fires in Hall County and
fallen trees in Dawson County
In Hall, lighting stnkcs during the
height of the storm are believed to
have caused fires that damaged an
old chicken house m Oakwood and a
mobile home near Gainesville.
In Daw son, a numher of trees were
toppled, leading to at least one road
closure, though crews had debris
cleared and the road reopened by
daybreak
At a glance
•Whart: Celebration of
Hands Awards Banquet
•When: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Monday
•Where: Windermere Golf
Club, 5000 Davis Love Drive
• Cost: $27 per adult or
$13 per child ages 12 and
younger
• Online: Register at www.
handsonforsyth.org
our volunteers how much wc appre¬
ciate them,” she said
Mondays at the church.
For more information,
call Daphne Bagley
Moore at (770) 781
2866
RESOLVE, a peer led
support group for cou
pies struggling with
infertility, moets from
10-11:30 a m the third
Saturday of each
month at the counsel
ing offices of Beth
Franchini, off Ga 400,
Exit 13 To learn more,
contact Kate Badoy at
katie9924 >#hotmail.
com
Turning Point at
Chestatee Intensive
Outpatient
Counseling Program
is offered to residents
of several northeast
Georgia counties,
including Forsyth The
program, through
Chestatee Regional
Hospital and Golden
Care LLC in Dahlonega,
offers group, individual
and family counseling
for patients suffering I
from depression, loss
of independence, grief,
anxiety and other emo¬
tional stressors.
Patients attend the pro¬
gram one to five days a
week depending on
their level of need
Transportation to and
from the program and
lunch are provided. For
more information, call
John McMillon at (225)
385 5767 or (706) 867
4303
Restore Motherhood
is a nonprofit group
that helps chronically ill
mothers during their
tough times The group
assists with household
chores so that
"Mommy* can spend
time with her children.
Duties include laundry,
light cooking, dishes,
sitting with mom while
in the hospital and pro
vidmg a ride to the doc¬
tor If someone you
know could use some
help or you want to vol¬
unteer, call (770) 205
1147 or (770) 899 5641
or e-mail
moore68Q202 Wbell
south net The group's
Web site is restore- I
motherhood webs.com.
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these services; howev
or, it is always accept
ing donations and seek
ing volunteers
SMART Recovery,
Self Management and
Recovery Training,
helps individuals gain
independence from all
types of addiction. The
group's participants
form a worldwide com
munity that includes
free, self empowering,
secular and science
based at 6:30 p.m.
Tuesdays and
Thursdays at the office
of Professional
Recovery Counseling,
107 W Courthouse
Square, Suite 274 in
downtown Cumming
Call (770) 630-6892 or
go online at www
smartrecovery org for
more information.
The Cancer Support
Community offers the
following free events at
Northside Hospital
Forsyth, 1400 Northside
Forsyth Drive R S V.R
at (404) 843-1880
• Support group for
people with cancer/
their loved ones —
6.30-8:30 p.m every
Tuesday in Suite 180.
• Drop-in Breast Cancer
Support Group - 3 5
p m. the third Sunday
of the month in Room
140
Free individual coun¬
seling for seniors by
a qualified therapist,
will be held from 9 a m.
to 12:30 p m the sec¬
ond and fourth
Wednesday of each
month at the Forsyth
County Senior Center.
Call May Johnston at
(770) 781 2178to make
an appointment
Access Christian
Counseling has the
following 16 week
classes and is currently
accepting applications
for each
• Men's Sexual
Recovery Support
Group — for men
Struggling with sexual
addiction, sexual sin,
compulsive behavior,
affair recovery, sexual
identity issues, same
sex attraction problems
and abuse recovery
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• Spouses of Sexual
Betrayal Support Group
— for women who
have felt the betrayal in
their relationship
through sexual sin, sox
ual addiction, an affair
or related abuse of trust
in their relationship
• Adolescent Young
Men's Sexual Recovery
Support Group for
young men struggling
with sexual addiction,
sexual sin, compulsive
behavior, affair recov¬
ery, sexual identity
issues, same sex attrac¬
tion problems and
abuse recovery.
•Women's Sexual
Recovery Support
Group — for women
struggling with sexual
addiction, sexual sin,
compulsive behavior,
affair recovery, sexual
identity issues, same
sex attraction problems
and abuse recovery
For more information,
call Jeffrey Stull at (770)
888 7754
Happy Tails Pet
Therapy is recruiting
new volunteers. 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 ori¬
entation lasts one hour
and no reservations
are required. Sorry,
pets are not permitted
at orientation. Visit
HappyTailsPets org or
call (770) 740-8211 for
more information.
Mothers Against
Methamphetamine
Forsyth County
meets every second
Thursday of the month
at 7 p.m. at New Hope
United Methodist
Church, 4815
DawsonviHe Hwy. It
strives to provide com¬
petent and compas¬
sionate drug education
and rehabilitation
resources for the
addict, the family and
the community Contact
Claire McDonald at
(770) 889-8228 or (770)
889 7440 for more
information.