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children and adults with disabilities. UGA Wesley
Foundation, in the Prayer Chapel, on Thursday, Oct.
4. 6:15-7:15 p.m. FREE! 706-353-1408 or go to
www.ugawesley.org/ministries/childrens/.
ATHENA GROUP Women discussing women authors,
artists and mystics who have changed the "way we
understand the human condition." Second Friday
each month, supper at 6 p.m., discussion at 7 p.m.
For details, emailjoanconger@yahoo.com.
ATHENS AREA ARTS COUNCIL Learn more about
a public art program for Athens at the next AAAC
meeting. Lyndon House Arts Center on Thursday,
Sept. 27 at 5 p.m. www.athensarts.org.
BIKE NIGHT Athens motorcycle riders meet at Little
Kings every Thursday at 8 p.m. All brands welcome.
BODY IMAGE Body image support group at
Earthsong (in Bogart) begins Thursday, Sept. 27,
5-6:30 p.m. Eight weeks for $95. 706-614-6060 for
details.
BUDDHISTS Chanting and silent meditation in the
Nyingma lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. Sangha Yoga
Studio, 834 Prince Ave., Saturdays, 12:30-1:30 p.m.
All are welcome. Email: pbcathens@gmail.com.
CLARKE COUNTY DEMOCRATS Monthly meeting
in Room K of the Georgia Center for Continuing
Education (new location!) on Thursday, Sept. 27 at
6 p.m. Featured speaker is .Matt Weyandt. Executive
Director of the Democratic Party of Georgia. All are
welcome. Jenny Penny Oliver, 706-369-1982.
DIVORCE RECOVERY/ RESOURCE GROUP Now form
ing, one for ongoing divorce and one for divorce
recovery with professional facilitator. Call for more
info and to register, 706-818-2103.
MEDITATION GROUPS For information about medita
tion groups and classes in the Athens area, please
go to www.meditationinathens.com.
MEDITATION ON THE EASTSIDE The Village Herb
Shop Meditation Group meets at 1055 Gaines School
Rd. on Thursdays at 7:15 p.m. For more info, call
Marilyn Healey, 706-613-9049.
OFF-ROAD BIKING Meet others into off-road bik
ing at the Southern Off-Road Biking Association
(SORBA). Newcomers welcome. Meets at Earth Fare
on second Tuesday each month at 6 p.m. Beginners'
clinics and more held monthly. Find out more at
www.sorbaathens.org.
SPIRITUAL GATHERING OUTDOORS Come to an
evening of discussion and reading from the work
o f spiritual writers. Refreshments. Bring your own
chair. Located in Winterville, meets the first and
third Saturday of every month. Donation: $5. For
more info, call 706-254-7604.
YOUNG DEMOCRATS Join the UGA/ACC Young
Democrats for a presentation by Jason Cecil,
president of the Young Democrats of Georgia. UGA
Student Learning Center Room 348 on Wednesday,
Sept. 26 at 6 p.m. Open to the public, www.uga.
edu/youngdemocrats.
SUPPORT GROUPS
AIDS ATHENS General support group on the third
Thursday of every month. Women's support group
on the 4th Thursday of every month. Family support
group on Dec. 15. All groups meet 5-7 p.m. AIDS
Athens, 706-542-2437.
EATING DISORDERS Anorexia Nervosa and
Associated Disorders (ANAD) support group for any
one affected by eating disorders: anorexia, purging,
bingeing, etc. Athens YMCA on Thursdays, 6:30-7:30
p.m. Open to all. 706-543-6596.
MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT GROUP Support group
meets at St. Mary's Hospital (lobby conference
room) on Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. Rick, 706-783-
5706, www.athensmentalhealth.org.
POST-PARTUM DEPRESSION PACE (PPD Acceptance
through Compassion and Education) peer support
meetings are held on the second and fourth Tuesday
of every month at Nu^i's Space, 7-9 p.m. Drop-ins
are welcome, www.ppdacceptance.org.
SUICIDE SURVIVORS Open to anyone who has lost
a loved one to suicide. Nu^i's Space, 396 Oconee St.
on the first and third Wednesday of every month at
5:30 p.m. Email linda@nuci.org or call ahead for
schedule changes. 706-227-1515.
HELP OUT!
AMERICAN RED CROSS Drives are being scheduled
all over town to help fill the critical need for blood,
especially Types 0 and B. Anyone donating in the
month of September can enter to win two free
round-trip tickets to any international destination
served by Delta Airlines. Call for times and locations.
Also, volunteers are needed year-round at the donor
center, at drives and in the office. Red Cross Blood
Donor Center, 3525 Atlanta Hwy. 706-546-0681.
COMMON GROUND Volunteers needed to staff the
center, organize and promote events and more.
Volunteer Orientation on the first Monday of every
month at 6:30 p.m. For more info, 706-548-6011,
volunteer@commongroundathens.com.
FILM FESTIVAL FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH Athens
International Film Festival for Children and Youth
needs volunteers to help promote this non-profit
event. 706-224-5471, lcotlar@hotmail.com.
GEORGIA NATURE CENTER Volunteers needed to
plant and care for more than 100 varieties of rare
and endangered carnivorous plants. 706-769-1000,
volunteer@naturecenter.com.
GEORGIA MUSEUM OF ART SHOP Volunteers are
needed to help staff the GMOA gift shop. Creating
and maintaining store displays, ringing up sales,
etc. Weekday and weekend shifts. Amy Miller, 706-
542-0450, millera@uga.edu.
HANDS ON GEORGIA WEEK Statewide week of
service, Sept. 29-Oct. 6. Volunteer projects will be
happening in town throughout the entire week. See
www.HandsOnNortheastGeorgia.org or dial 2-1-1 for
more info.
HEARTLAND HOSPICE NEEDS VOLUNTEERS Heartland
Hospice is seeking volunteers to provide extra sup
port to patients and their caregivers. Friendly visits,
light housekeeping, errands, and/ or respite care.
Volunteers also needed for clerical duties. Training
provided. Hannah Gieseke, 706-369-0917.
LIFELINK OF GEORGIA LifeLink of Georgia, a non
profit agency that coordinates organ and tissue
donation, is seeking volunteers to assist with its
educational programs. Also, speakers available. 800-
544-6667, www.lifelinkfound.org.
RECORDING FOR THE BLIND Recording for the Blind
and Dyslexic is seeking volunteers to record and pre
pare textbooks, 90 min. per week. Special need for
those with backgrounds in computers, science and
math. For more information, email kstanley@rfbd.
org or call 706-549-1313.
RIVERS ALIVE! Volunteers sought for a day of North
Oconee River cleanup, part of the statewide Rivers
Alive! waterways cleanup day. Breakfast provided
before, and picnic lunch afterwards. Prizes. Meet at
Dudley Park, across from the Chicopee Complex on
Saturday, Oct. 6 at 9 a.m. 706-613-3615, ext. 227,
www accleisureservices.com.
THRIFTSTORE FOR PROJECT SAFE The Project Safe
Thriftstore is seeking volunteers to sort and orga
nize merchandise, help pick up donations, move
furniture. 995 Hawthorne Ave., Monday-Saturday, 9
a.m.-5 p.m. 706-425-8863.
TUTORS NEEDED Volunteer tutors needed forfioys
and Girls Club in Jefferson. Please contact Beth
Deroshia at bderoshia@gmail.com.
Margaret Moore & Nicole Haysler
Cowboy Magic," paintings by Richard Roth at the Lamar Dodd School of Art Mam Gallery through Oct. 5.
PRESENT THIS COUPON FOR
YOUR TOTAL PURCHASE ON SEPT. 29
FALL SALE!
STUDIO CERAMICS
VAT THE STUDIO
SATURDAY, SEPT. 29TH
9AM-4PM
706-613-8525 - Call for directions
450 georgia drive • athens • www.rwoodstudio.com
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